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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T130000
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SUMMARY:“The American Revolution as Seen in American History”
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Manchester Historical Society president and CCSU professor\, Steve Armstrong. The American Revolution has been seen in very different ways in different periods of American history.  This session will analyze these different interpretations of the American Revolution and what they tell us about the time periods in which they were created.  In addition\, we will discuss how Americans today interpret the American Revolution and what this says about our country. One of our series of 250th-anniversary commemorations.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/the-american-revolution-as-seen-in-american-history/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
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SUMMARY:"The American Revolution as an International Event"
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Manchester Historical Society president and CCSU professor\, Steve Armstrong. Preview of this talk here.The American Revolution was affected by events and ideas in both Europe and other parts of the Western Hemisphere.  This presentation will discuss the intersection of these ideas and events\, and analyze how the American Revolution impacted and inspired actions in other countries. One of a series of 250th-anniversary commemorations. Free.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/the-american-revolution-as-an-international-event/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20251006T140418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T140418Z
UID:6358-1760875200-1760893200@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:North End exhibit opening reception
DESCRIPTION: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\, 8th District.  
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/north-end-exhibit-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Barlow":MAILTO:newsletter@manchesterhistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20250209T195537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T112927Z
UID:6057-1759068000-1759075200@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Annual meeting & 60th anniversary celebration
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20250422T142039Z
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SUMMARY:CT Open Museum Day
DESCRIPTION: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 Garden Club and music by Judy and Mark Handler starting at 1:00\, classical and folk. ALSO\, the Pitkin Glass Works at the corner of Pitkin and Putnam Streets\, South Methodist Church at 1266 Main Street (celebrating its building’s 100th anniversary)\, and the CT Fire Museum at 230 Pine Street will also be open. Free.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/ct-open-museum-day/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T120000
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CREATED:20250307T201752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T201752Z
UID:6078-1741773600-1741780800@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Genealogy group
DESCRIPTION: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. 
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/genealogy-group/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T100000
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UID:6078-1741773600-1741780800@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Genealogy group
DESCRIPTION: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. 
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/genealogy-group/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T143000
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CREATED:20240307T012849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T121650Z
UID:4771-1717938000-1717943400@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:"Tea and Silk" -- presentation by Penny West
DESCRIPTION: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 bride set up housekeeping\, learned Japanese\, entered into the British expat society\, had a child\, bought a building lot in her own name at the Bluff\, and designed and built a house with her husband. Free for members\, $5.00 for non-members.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/presentation-by-penny-west/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20240228T142852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T212837Z
UID:4604-1717844400-1717858800@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Open Museum Day 6 places to visit in Manchester
DESCRIPTION:Our Society properties and two others: \n\nCheney Homestead open 11 to 3 at 106 Hartford Road.\nOld Manchester Museum open 10:00 to 2:00 at 126 Cedar Street.\nHistory Center open 11 to 3 at 175 Pine Street.\nWoodbridge Farmstead open 11:00 to 3:00 at 495 East Middle Turnpike.\nCT Firemen’s Historical Society Museum\, 230 Pine Street\nPitkin Glassworks\, open 11:00 to 3:00\, 22 Pitkin Street at intersection of Putnam and Parker Streets.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/open-museum-day/
LOCATION:Cheney Homestead\, 106 Hartford Road\, Manchester\, CT\, 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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20240414T210811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T123354Z
UID:5100-1716123600-1716129000@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Presentation about Native Americans at Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:This third of three illustrated presentations will focus on King Philip’s War and its devastating consequences for the tribes of Southern New England\, including our local tribe\, the Podunks. The focus of the series has been: 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? How did they live before the Mayflower dropped anchor in Cape Cod Bay\, and what changed as the European population increased? Steve Penny will take us from our roots in Africa to the last we know of the Podunks: 60\,000 years of human activity in three illustrated presentations: Sundays at 1:00\, March 17\, April 14\, and May 19\, at the Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street. Free for members; $5 for non-members; free to children under 16. Parking available along Pleasant Street and in the small lot north of the building.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/presentation-about-native-americans-at-historical-society-2/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240715
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20240516T114843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T212027Z
UID:5297-1715817600-1721001599@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Annual appeal for donations
DESCRIPTION: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 read the letter and print out the form: AnnualAppeal2024.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/annual-appeal-for-donations/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Barlow":MAILTO:newsletter@manchesterhistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20240418T015521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T183634Z
UID:5216-1715162400-1715169600@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Genealogy Group meeting\, all welcome
DESCRIPTION:The Historical Society’s Genealogy Group meets at the History Center\, 175 Pine Street — a meeting for both amateur and more experienced genealogists. This month\, welcoming genealogist Noreen Cullen\, who will walk through some online websites\, both free and paid\, that can be used for genealogy research. “We can also talk about various ethnicities of interest to the group’s participants. Then we can discuss in more detail the use of siblings of your direct-line ancestors\, to open up a path to go back another generation. Our plan is to project the websites onto a big screen\, so we can walk through the steps together. You are welcome to bring an ancestor’s name and dates of birth and death\, if known\, so we can explore research tactics\, as an example for the group. Finally\, we can do some searches on the escheated funds your ancestors may have left behind.” The Genealogy Group consists of Historical Society members\, but non-members are also welcome ($3.00 fee for non-members). The group usually meets on the second Wednesday of the month.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/genealogy-group-meeting-2-2/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20240108T231014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T011055Z
UID:662-1710680400-1710685800@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Presentation about Native Americans at Historical Society
DESCRIPTION: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? How did they live before the Mayflower dropped anchor in Cape Cod Bay\, and what changed as the European population increased? Steve Penny will take us from our roots in Africa to the last we know of the Podunks: 60\,000 years of human activity in three illustrated presentations: Sundays at 1:00\, March 17\, April 14\, and May 12\, at the Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street. Free for members; $5 for non-members; free to children under 16. Parking available along Pleasant Street and in the small lot north of the building.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/presentation-about-native-americans-at-historical-society/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T003459
CREATED:20240108T231014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T011055Z
UID:662-1710680400-1710685800@manchesterhistory.org
SUMMARY:Presentation about Native Americans at Historical Society
DESCRIPTION: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? How did they live before the Mayflower dropped anchor in Cape Cod Bay\, and what changed as the European population increased? Steve Penny will take us from our roots in Africa to the last we know of the Podunks: 60\,000 years of human activity in three illustrated presentations: Sundays at 1:00\, March 17\, April 14\, and May 12\, at the Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street. Free for members; $5 for non-members; free to children under 16. Parking available along Pleasant Street and in the small lot north of the building.
URL:https://manchesterhistory.org/event/presentation-about-native-americans-at-historical-society/
LOCATION:Manchester History Center\, 175 Pine Street\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Center,Lectures/Presentations
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cdn.manchesterhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/28183755/Native-American.jpg
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