Tours of the 1785 house and one-room schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet our knowledgeable volunteer guides. Generally open seasonally, the first and third Sundays of the month from noon to 2:00 p.m., plus special events throughout the year.
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.
Tours of the 1785 house and one-room schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet our knowledgeable volunteer guides. Generally open seasonally, the first and third Sundays of the month from noon to 2:00 p.m., plus special events throughout the year.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Tours of the 1785 house and one-room schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet our knowledgeable volunteer guides. Generally open seasonally, the first and third Sundays of the month from noon to 2:00 p.m., plus special events throughout the year.
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. […]
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 […]
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.
Tours of the 1785 house and one-room schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet our knowledgeable volunteer guides. Generally open seasonally, the first and third Sundays of the month from noon to 2:00 p.m., plus special events throughout the year.
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.