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SUMMARY:Open House Day -- History Close to Home
DESCRIPTION:Across Connecticut\, the public is invited to visit history museums. The Manchester Historical Society will have all its museum properties open\, so please come visit — stay for 10 minutes or several hours! \nCheney Homestead and Keeney Schoolhouse\, 106 Hartford Road\, with \n\nInteractive Colonial era songs with Manchester Town Troubadour\, Christian Loftus\nChildren’s history scavenger hunt with prizes\nColonial era children’s games and crafts\nComplimentary Shady Glen ice cream.\nTours of the 1785 Homestead and 1751 replica Keeney Schoolhouse.\n\nOld Manchester Museum\, 126 Cedar Street\, with The Mathias Spiess Tour Book: Dinosaurs\, Podunks\, Colonists\, featuring artifacts from prehistoric times to the colonial era\, with assistance from the Peabody Museum at Yale and our own Lutz Children’s Museum. There is a small museum store with local-history books\, coffee mugs\, etc. \nWoodbridge Farmstead\, 495 Middle Turnpike East\, invites guests to: \n\nStroll the grounds of a farm that was already running during the Revolution and hear our George Washington story\nEnjoy refreshments and professional songsters Judy Handler and Mark Levesque\nLearn about farming in the restored 18th and 19th century barns\nPlay old-fashioned children’s games\nTake a guided tour of the circa 1830 farmhouse.\n\nHistory Center and Museum\, 175 Pine Street\, with fascinating exhibits in the former Machine Shop\, constructed beginning in 1895 and now on the National Register of Historic Places. Visit the museum store for local history items: books\, maps\, jewelry\, coffee mugs\, tee-shirts.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/open-house-day-history-close-to-home/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cheney Homestead/Keeney Schoolhouse,History Center,Old Manchester Museum,Open House,Woodbridge Farmstead
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Barlow":MAILTO:newsletter@manchesterhistory.org
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