Events

Cheney Homestead Open House – note date

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

Due to the special town-wide house tour (fundraiser for the Sculpture Project), the Homestead will be open in October only on the 26th. It will be closed in November.  Its […]

Meet & Greet with Sonya Owen

Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

Historical Society member and former employee, Sonya Owen, has written the book Thanks for the Love of "The Hood," and will be at the History Center to talk about the […]

Highland Park history hike — 2 options

Case Parklet at Highland Park 670 Spring St, manchester, CT, United States

Meet at the Land Trust boulder at the small parking lot on Spring Street near the bridge and waterfall, not far from the intersection of Spring Street and Glen Road, […]

Cheney Homestead Special Holiday Open House

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

Annual holiday open house with special decor by the Manchester Garden Club. View the 1785 Homestead at its holiday best! Art, furniture, tools, and kitchenware tell the story of this […]

Cheney Homestead Open House

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

Come for a visit to the 1785 Homestead, rich with holiday decor, artistically arranged by the Manchester Garden Club. Art, furniture, tools, and kitchenware tell the story of this cozy […]

New Year’s Day walk on the Great Lawn

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

This free history walk features the "Great Lawn" and proceeds along streets and lawn to view historic mansions and the nine acres purchased by the Town in 2005 for open […]

Free

Railroad history hike

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

Weather permitting -- the rail trail is not snow-shoveled -- we'll walk from south to north, tracing the route of the former railroad, built in 1869 to connect the Cheney […]