Woodbridge Farmstead

Events

Annual meeting & 60th anniversary celebration

Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street, Manchester, United States

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.

Old Manchester Museum open house

The former Cheney School, built in 1859, houses permanent and special exhibits, maps, school information, Pitkin glass, Cheney silk, etc. Hosts Bob Kanehl and Art Pongratz can help answer local-history questions, and there's a museum shop to browse -- books and maps about local history, as well as gifts for yourself or others. Free admission, […]

Landmark District walking tour

146 Hartford Road, Manchester 146 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT, United States

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 visits the former silk mills, and related buildings and streets, with commentary on silk manufacturing, labor relations, and the South Manchester Railroad. This will be […]

Woodbridge Farmstead open house

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

Visit for 10 minutes or 3 hours. The 1830s-era farmhouse and grounds welcome visitors, young, old, and in between! Take a guided tour of the house and a self-guided tour through our 18th-century barn. Check out the displays inside our Visitor Center Barn showing some of the history of Manchester Green. The Farmstead committee organizes […]

Old Manchester Museum open house

The former Cheney School, built in 1859, houses permanent and special exhibits, maps, school information, Pitkin glass, Cheney silk, etc. Hosts Bob Kanehl and Art Pongratz can help answer local-history questions, and there's a museum shop to browse -- books and maps about local history, as well as gifts for yourself or others. Free admission, […]

Old Manchester Museum open house

The former Cheney School, built in 1859, houses permanent and special exhibits, maps, school information, Pitkin glass, Cheney silk, etc. Hosts Bob Kanehl and Art Pongratz can help answer local-history questions, and there's a museum shop to browse -- books and maps about local history, as well as gifts for yourself or others. Free admission, […]

History Hike of Highland Park

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

Explore the Case Brothers National Historic District in the Highland Park section of Manchester. Includes history walk, visit to the 1917 cabin, and an optional climb to the lookout with it scenic view of Hartford and beyond. Meet at the small parking lot on Spring Street near the historic bridge and waterfall, not far from […]

New Year’s Day walk on the Great Lawn

146 Hartford Road, Manchester 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 space and historic preservation. Cheney district commission members Tom Ferguson and Susan Barlow will comment on the historic landscape and buildings. There is some steep […]