Manchester Historical Society
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History Center opportunity --
Help needed with our Museum Shop, which is moving into the front right corner room at the History Center, 175 Pine Street. The store sells local-history items such as books, town directories, maps, note-cards, tee-shirts, magnets, etc. We need a volunteer to manage inventory, bookkeeping, etc. Dennis Gleeson, current manager, will train you, starting as soon as you can on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 2:00. Dennis will continue through October 15. Contact Administrative Assistant
Sonya Owen as soon as possible.
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Woodbridge farmstead
at Manchester Green --
Sunday, September 22, "Farm tools day,"
and we'll also be planting. We are open the second and fourth Sunday of the month, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. The Woodbridge barn is located at 495 East Middle Turnpike. Visit:
Woodbridge poster
for details of where to park, etc. You can park on the property by entering from Woodbridge Street, near Lawton Road. The vehicle gate will be open.
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Reminder from the membership coordinator:
Kris Miller, Historical Society board member and membership coordinator, reminds members to come to our annual membership meeting,
Sunday, September 22
at 1:00 p.m. at the History Center. "We will be voting on accepting new and some old candidates onto the Board of Directors and electing officers."
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Mini-event --
Wednesday, September 25 from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m., Reenactment on the steps of Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Road, one of several events in this 100th anniversary year of passing the 19th amendment for women's voting rights. This event looks back to the 1874 visit to Cheney Hall by voting-rights activists Susan B. Anthony and Isabella Beecher Hooker. Yes, right here in Manchester, Connecticut! The Town Troubadour will present some vintage music. The program includes a short history of Cheney Hall, which was dedicated in 1867, reading of a Susan B. Anthony speech, an 1874 letter to the editor of The Hartford Courant, and introduction of retired history professor Mary Ann Handley, who'll be speaking on
Votes for Women on October 27. Read more about the event:
Poster: reenactment.
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All welcome to this free outdoor event, to be held rain or shine, so please bring an umbrella if the weather's wet. More::
Events on our website.
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For frequent postings of photos and clippings. Here's an interesting article about a 1981 photo exhibit,
"Cheney Brothers Was The World."
The exhibit was created by Manchester Community College professors John Sutherland and Sylvian Ofiara. The title of the exhibit is a quote from a Cheney Brothers worker, who summed up, in those words, his memory of the "years when Manchester was known as the silk kingdom."
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Free reenactment of Cheney Hall speeches, Wednesday, September 25, 5:30 p.m.
Free walking tour of the Cheney District, Saturday, October 5, 1:00 p.m.
100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: Sunday, October 27, 1:00 p.m.
Bah Humbug Hullabaloo with Steampunk impresario Oddball Newt: December 7
New-style Holly and Ivy Gala, Sunday, December 15 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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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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Summertimes Past in Manchester on TV --
Watch on your computer or on TV during September:
"Summertimes Past,” a 62-minute television program recorded live at the Manchester Senior Center in July -- an illustrated talk about what has changed, what hasn't. With Town Historian Susan Barlow. 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 reached over 60% 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. The Journal Inquirer newspaper ran
this article
about the project on September 10. We encourage donations -- any amount from $1 up will be gratefully received. The overall goal is about $11,000 to cover all costs. 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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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 the other three seasons. • The Woodbridge Farmstead grounds and barn, 495 East Middle Turnpike, at Manchester Green, are open the second and fourth Sundays, noon to 2:00 p.m. May to October.
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