Cheney Homestead

Events

Cheney Railroad history hike

North to South, meeting north of the tracks that intersect Main Street near North Main Street; park at the strip mall at that intersection. Hikers will have an easy, fairly flat, walk along the former railroad, built in 1869 to connect the Cheney silk mills to the main rail line in the North End. At […]

August TV show: Center Park Monuments

Saturdays during August, "Center Park Monuments,” a 34-minute television show recorded on September 17, 2022 in Center Memorial Park, describing the history of each. Guests were Glenn Campellone and Malcolm Barlow, reading about the unveiling of the Civil War statue on September 17, 1877, the fifteenth anniversary of the battle of Antietam. The show airs […]

Event Series Woodbridge Farmstead Open House

Woodbridge Farmstead Open House

Woodbridge Farmstead 495 Middle Tpke E, Manchester, CT, United States

All welcome to visit the historic barns and grounds, and take a guided tour of the downstairs of the circa 1830 house. Located at 495 Middle Turnpike East, at Manchester Green. Special activities throughout the season, which is generally noon to 2:00 on the second and fourth Sundays of the warmer months; extreme weather cancels. […]

August TV show: Center Park Monuments

Saturdays during August, "Center Park Monuments,” a 34-minute television show recorded on September 17, 2022 in Center Memorial Park, describing the history of each. Guests were Glenn Campellone and Malcolm Barlow, reading about the unveiling of the Civil War statue on September 17, 1877, the fifteenth anniversary of the battle of Antietam. The show airs […]

Event Series Woodbridge Farmstead Open House

Woodbridge Farmstead Open House

Woodbridge Farmstead 495 Middle Tpke E, Manchester, CT, United States

All welcome to visit the historic barns and grounds, and take a guided tour of the downstairs of the circa 1830 house. Located at 495 Middle Turnpike East, at Manchester Green. Special activities throughout the season, which is generally noon to 2:00 on the second and fourth Sundays of the warmer months; extreme weather cancels. […]

Event Series Open House!

Open House

Cheney Homestead 106 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT, United States

Usually open 1:00 to 4:00 on the second Sunday of each month except holidays, and also by appointment and for special events. /$5 suggested donation.

$5

Porter Street area history hike

Highland Park School 395 Porter St, Manchester, CT, United States

A unique neighborhood with historic and modern houses, reservoirs, a Nature Center, and the home of Hart Porter (1812-1891), whose house, built about 1820, is on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, as a secret stop on the Underground Railway. Little remains of the Porter Mill, except Porter Brook. In 1928, a wooden Porter Street School was […]

Event Series Woodbridge Farmstead Open House

Woodbridge Farmstead Open House

Woodbridge Farmstead 495 Middle Tpke E, Manchester, CT, United States

All welcome to visit the historic barns and grounds, and take a guided tour of the downstairs of the circa 1830 house. Located at 495 Middle Turnpike East, at Manchester Green. Special activities throughout the season, which is generally noon to 2:00 on the second and fourth Sundays of the warmer months; extreme weather cancels. […]

Annual member meeting and lunch

Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

Members are called to the annual meeting. The invitations that were mailed have several errors. Note that the date is Sunday, September 29! The meeting starts at 12:00 noon, with a catered lunch ($40 per person) after the meeting, approximately 1:00 p.m. Both events are at the History Center. RSVP for the lunch by email: […]

$40

District walk with Christopher Paulin

Fuss & O'Neill 146 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT, United States

Annual stroll through the silk mill district, with commentary on the Landmark status of the district, labor relations, worker housing, and historic buildings, such as Cheney Hall. Dr. Christopher Paulin teaches history at CT State Manchester, formerly MCC, and follows John Sutherland in leading this walk. Moderate pace, covering about 1.25 miles, in about 2 […]

Free