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  • August 2026

  • Sun 30

    Popular Culture at the Time of the Revolution.

    August 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
    Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

    A talk by Manchester Historical Society president and CCSU professor, Steve Armstrong, emphasizing primary sources in describing life in the eighteenth century. There will be a book table fundraiser.

  • September 2026

  • Sun 13

    Manchester Green history walk

    September 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Manchester Senior Center 549 Middle Tpk East, Manchedter, CT, United States

    Explore "The Green" and visit the Woodbridge Farmstead in this one-hour walking tour. The Green boasts our first post office and the tavern that hosted a visit from George Washington. Meet on the front steps of the Senior Center. Plenty of parking behind the building. Rain or shine.

  • Sat 19

    Walking tour in Center Memorial Park

    September 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
    Town Hall 41 Center Street, Manchester, CT, United States

    We'll visit the monuments in the park, noting the memorials to soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, Civil War, and Spanish American War. The Civil War statue was unveiled on September 17, 1877, the 15th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland, and we'll provide commentary on this huge ceremony with its […]

  • October 2026

  • Sat 3
    Ribbon mill

    Landmark District walking tour

    October 3 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    146 Hartford Road, Manchester 146 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT, United States

    Free history walk in the Cheney Brothers National Historic Landmark District, co-sponsored by the District Commission, and the CT State Community College Manchester Institute of Local History. This two-hour walk visits the former silk mills, and related buildings and streets, with commentary on silk manufacturing, labor relations, and the South Manchester Railroad. This will be […]

  • Sat 10

    Bush Hill walk

    October 10 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Cider Barn 330 Bush Hill Road, Manchedter, CT, United States

    Three-mile moderately paced walk at the former Botti farm, farmed for most of the 20th century by immigrants from Italy. We'll offer several options, including a couple of shorter distances. Learn more about the Bush Hill area, which included a Podunk Indian camp, as we explore the Manchester Land Trust's 177.5-acre property in southwestern Manchester. […]

  • Sun 11

    “Harmonies From Their Homelands” music and history

    October 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

    Welcoming Entwyned, three professional musicians presenting a music and history program, a special concert celebrating our country's 250th birthday. When the explorers and colonists arrived in the Americas, the music of their countries was an integral part of the culture that they brought with them. Each country had its own musical expression, instrumentation, and performance […]

  • Sun 18

    Adaptive re-use in the South End

    October 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    146 Hartford Road, Manchester 146 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT, United States

    View major examples of re-use of buildings in this one-mile walk in the Historic District, with special guests. Mill buildings now apartments; firehouse now a museum. Moderate pace along sidewalks. We'll also visit the Cheney Homestead, built in 1785 and opened in 1969 as a house museum.

  • November 2026

  • Sun 1

    Annual meeting and history presentation

    November 1 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

    All welcome to this annual membership meeting with a presentation, "10 Years of Dedication, Legacy Art in Manchester," by The Manchester Sculpture Project. Light refreshments will be served.

  • Sun 8
    East Cemetery

    East Cemetery walk

    November 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
    East Cemetery Harrison Street, Manchester, CT, United States

    We'll explore several parts of the cemetery with Ruth Shapleigh-Brown of the CT Gravestone Network. Ruth will describe the change from graveyards to cemeteries along with symbolism of the artwork on the older gravestones. We'll visit the 2.5-acre Cheney Cemetery, adjacent to East Center Street. Meet at the Harrison Street entrance to the cemetery. Park […]

  • Sat 14
    Apel Opera House

    North End history walk

    November 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Whiton Library, 100 North Main St. 100 North Main St., Manchester, CONNECTICUT

    Explore the charm of the old North End, viewing what remains from Urban Renewal of the 1960s. We'll visit Whiton Library, the "Y," Apel's Opera House (pictured), Woodbridge and Hudson Streets. About one mile along streets and sidewalks. Rain or shine. Extreme weather cancels. We'll meet at the front steps of the Whiton Library. Park […]

  • December 2026

  • Sun 6

    Women in the American Revolution

    December 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
    Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

    A talk by Manchester Historical Society president and CCSU professor, Steve Armstrong, discussing the participation and contribution of women in the Revolution. There will be a book table fundraiser. Light refreshments.

  • Sat 26

    History Hike of Highland Park

    December 26 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Case Parklet at Highland Park 670 Spring St, manchester, CT, United States

    Explore the Case Brothers National Historic District in the Highland Park section of Manchester. Includes history walk, visit to the 1917 cabin, and an optional climb to the lookout with its scenic view of Hartford and beyond. Meet at the small parking lot on Spring Street below the historic bridge and waterfall, not far from […]

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