Manchester Historical Society
The Manchester Evening Herald project fundraising has nearly reached 50% of its goal!
Making The Herald available online.
THANKS to all who have contributed so generously to the project to digitize the old Manchester Evening Heralds and South Manchester News. We welcome you to donate to this fund-raising effort to pay for the conversion from microfiche to digital technology. Any amount from $1 up will be gratefully received. The overall goal is about $11,000 to cover all costs. 
You may drop by with cash or a check to the History Center (Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 to 2:00), or mail a check to: Manchester Historical Society, 175 Pine Street, Manchester CT 06040, with a NOTE (important!) on the check: for The Herald project!
Questions? Call the Society at 860-647-9983, or reply to this email.
A unique opportunity!
 Arts & artisan crafts at the Homestead. Fall classes at 106 Hartford Road with instructor Trudy Mitchell start in early September in the historic north-light studio. ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME!
Two offerings of Classical Drawing : either Wednesday or Saturday 9:30-12:30, beginning September 4 or 7.
Observational Drawing Thursdays 9:30-12:30, beginning September 5 and designed to complement a home-schooling curriculum. Six-week sessions.
Listing of classes and prices:
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 We recently posted this circa 1915 "Clean Teeth Banner" photo by John Knoll, digitized and restored by volunteer Dick Jenkins.

Also posted: Ferris Building moved .
Woodbridge farmstead
at Manchester Green --
Sunday, August 25 , 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., celebrating Women's Equality Day -- we'll demonstrate some of the tasks of 19th-century farm women, such as washing clothes, sewing, and cooking. The Woodbridge barn is located at 495 East Middle Turnpike. Visit: Woodbridge poster for details of where to park, etc.
Added to our collection:
Thanks to donor Zenta Ozols Barger for this Cheney silk scarf. Zenta said, "My father-in-law or mother-in-law acquired this scarf in the late 1960s -- not sure where they got it -- and I've enjoyed wearing it myself over the years. But now we are downsizing and I'm donating it to the Historical Society."
Pictured above right , staff member Gerry Gallo and curator Dave Smith hold up the scarf.

This chair , upholstered in Cheney silk, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Fascinating 1910 booklet , "A Short Description of Silk and Silk Manufacture."
Membership for yourself or --
Consider a gift membership for a friend or loved one.
Why join a local historical society, even if you don't live in that town? Some reasons: • support education about the history of the town • support preservation of artifacts and vintage photos • join in advocating for preservation of historic buildings and parks that make Manchester charming.
Print this online donation form and mail to 175 Pine Street. Or drop by the History Center, Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00 to 2:00. Direct questions to 860-647-9983.

Art in Manchester on TV --
Watch on your computer or on TV during August: "Art in Manchester,” a 50-minute television program with examples of gifted artists who worked in Manchester: artists, architects, educators, and organizers. The show airs Saturdays at 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m. on Cox cable channel 15 on Saturdays, and runs on all the Saturdays of the month. The show changes each month. This Channel 15 broadcasts in Manchester, Glastonbury, South Windsor, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill and Newington. Or watch on Public Access website Public Access TV -- choose Manchester Schedule, and then put "Historical" into the Search Box.
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