Tours of the 1785 house and one-room Keeney schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet […]
The Town Historian will present a talk at 12:30 about Manchester Green and its changes over the last 250 years. The 1830s-era farmhouse and grounds welcome visitors, young, old, and […]
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.
This museum has a new exhibit of old Manchester -- dinosaurs and their remains in Buckland, Podunk Americans, and information from Mathias Spiess's history of Manchester. Permanent exhibits include Manchester […]
Tours of the 1785 house and one-room Keeney schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet […]
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. […]
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 […]
Town Historian, Susan Barlow, will talk about the myth(s) of Manchester and the importance of accuracy in our history. This theme fits in with our "250th" lecture series in that […]
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 […]
Tours of the 1785 house and one-room Keeney schoolhouse, with activities for all -- mini-concerts, weaving demonstrations, quilt shows, etc. Come and visit for 10 minutes or two hours. Meet […]
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. […]
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 […]