Who were the people who were already settled on the land when Europeans first arrived in Southern New England, and where did they come from? Learn more!
Who were the people who were already settled on the land when Europeans first arrived in Southern New England, and where did they come from? Learn more!
The Historical Society's Genealogy Group usually meets on the second Wednesday of the month. Society members free, non-members $3.00.
Please consider a donation to the annual fund to support the operations and mission of the Historical Society. A donation in any amount may be mailed to 175 Pine Street, Manchester, CT 06040. If you would like an annual appeal packet mailed to you, please email newsletter@manchesterhistory.org with your home mailing address. Thank you! To […]
Who were the people who were already settled on the land when Europeans first arrived in Southern New England, and where did they come from? Learn more!
Our Society properties and two others: Cheney Homestead open 11 to 3 at 106 Hartford Road. Old Manchester Museum open 10:00 to 2:00 at 126 Cedar Street. History Center open 11 to 3 at 175 Pine Street. Woodbridge Farmstead open 11:00 to 3:00 at 495 East Middle Turnpike. CT Firemen's Historical Society Museum, 230 Pine […]
Penny will present an illustrated talk about her great-grandparents, Gustavus Farley Jr. and Katharine Cheney Farley. Katharine, the daughter of the youngest of the Cheneys who founded Manchester's silk industry, married a tea merchant from Massachusetts, and in 1880, they traveled to Japan, where her husband based his tea-importing firm. There in Yokohama, the 26-year-old […]
A meeting for both amateur and more experienced genealogists. Free for Society members, $3 for non-members. Our genealogy library is open Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 to 2:00, and Saturday, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. -- same hours as History Center, where it is located. Questions: 860-647-9983.
A meeting for both amateur and more experienced genealogists. Free for Society members, $3 for non-members. Our genealogy library is open Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 to 2:00, and Saturday, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. -- same hours as History Center, where it is located. Questions: 860-647-9983.
Our properties will be open 11:00 to 3:00 on this special state-wide Open House Day. Visit the History Center at 175 Pine St., the Old Manchester Museum at 126 Cedar Street, the Cheney Homestead and Keeney Schoolhouse at 106 Hartford Road, and the Woodbridge Farmstead at 495 East Middle Turnpike, with decor by the Manchester […]
Members are invited to the annual meeting to vote on the slate of elected directors and to hear reports on financial and other activities of the Society in the last year. There will be an illustrated presentation commemorating the 60th anniversary of our founding. Details to come.
Free -- come visit and travel back in time through the history of the North End via photos, artifacts, and audiovisual presentations. Meet the volunteers who have spent two years researching, designing, and constructing the exhibit, which includes schools, churches, industries, mills, Depot Suare, and 135 years of the history of the Manchester Fire Department, […]