Manchester Historical Society
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A unique opportunity!
Arts & artisan crafts at the Homestead.
Fall classes at 106 Hartford Road 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. Taught by Trudy Mitchell.
• The Provincetown Print (White-Line Woodcut), technique created in Provincetown over 100 years ago that incorporates a range of colors into the finished print without carving separate blocks. Wednesdays, September 11 to October 16, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Taught by Steve Sottile.
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Listing of classes and prices:
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Left: Old North End, looking east. Note Trolley and railroad tracks.
Right: Old high school, now Bennet Apartments, Downtown Main Street.
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We recently posted the
1956 high school yearbook
. Thanks, Bob Gauthier, for scanning. Some of the administrators pictured were still at Manchester High School years later.
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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.
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At the Homestead --
Sunday, September 8 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., "Back to School 1820" and after-school chores. At the Keeney Schoolhouse and Cheney Homestead, 106 Hartford Road. Visitors will have an actual 1820s one-room schoolhouse lesson! After school, try your hand at various chores such as weaving, spinning, sharpening at the grindstone, historic gardening, and churning butter. Learn about 19th-century life and art and find out more about the people of the Cheney Homestead (1785) and Keeney Schoolhouse (1751).
Visit this early American home, including the recently opened Homestead Art Gallery and be inspired by Manchester's rich history in art. The Homestead was donated to the Manchester Historical Society by the Cheney family in 1968 for use as a house museum. For old photos and history of the Homestead on this website, visit
Cheney Homestead history.
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We plan Open Houses on the second Sunday of the month. Donations welcomed for the upkeep of the Homestead.
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Weaving classes at the History Center
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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.
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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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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!
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Questions? Call the Society at 860-647-9983, or reply to this email.
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Spread the word --
Please feel free to forward this email to friends, or let them know they can use this link to
subscribe for themselves
or use the red
"Sign Up For Free E-News"
rectangle on our home page. Always easy to unsubscribe at any time.
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The History Center, 175 Pine Street, is open Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., except holidays. • The Cheney Homestead, 106 Hartford Road, is open the second Sunday of the month 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and on special occasions • The Old Manchester Museum, 126 Cedar Street, is open the first Saturday of the month from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m. in summer; noon to 2:00 p.m. in winter. • The Woodbridge Farmstead grounds and barn, 495 East Middle Turnpike, at Manchester Green, are open the second and fourth Sundays from noon to 2:00 p.m. May to October.
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