Best New Year wishes

Referring to the Herald article on the right ...90 years ago, the populace was happy to bid farewell to "the disastrous year just past" -- and welcome in the new year, 1931, with "that age-old greeting, 'A Happy and Prosperous New Year!'" Unfortunately, economic upheaval continued throughout the 1930s. The Great Depression seemed to go on forever. This article starts on page one, and continues inside on page 12.

See the entire Herald edition for January 1, 1931.

To browse all the years (that we have) of The Herald, see the news calendar.

What fabulous resource is this snippet from? Is this resource available to the public? Have you ever used it?

Scroll down to the bottom of the e-newsletter for the answers.

Time on your hands? Check out these fun and sometimes dated From Your Neighbor's Kitchen cookbooks. Maybe cook, maybe enjoy the recipes and write-ups about the neighbor whose recipe is featured.

Click the image at left to browse all the Neighbor's Kitchen books.

January 1, 1941, in The Manchester Herald.

80 years ago today - "Down Argentine Way" was playing at the Circle Theater. "The Santa Fe Trail" was playing at the State Theatre. Both theaters were Downtown. Police chief Sam Gordon completed 32 years of service to the town. See the entire Herald edition of 1/1/1941.

The 1941 New Year's Day edition includes a recap of the previous year's news.

You can browse the old Heralds to find out more about Everything Manchester -- sports, clubs and organizations, government, police news, schools, births, deaths, hospital admissions, marriages, opinion, and more, more, more.

Pictured on right, art studio, lower level of History Center, former Cheney Machine Shop, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, built beginning in 1895, although this part of the building dates to the early 20th century.

Ongoing and new offerings -- Info: art classes at the History Center. Questions may be directed to Trudy Mitchell. Trudy has created an arts newsletter; you can subscribe here.

1915 view of the old North End, razed in the 1960s' Urban Renewal, when the motif was "out with the old, in with the new." Click the image on the left to try the jigsaw puzzle.

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Please share your Manchester COVID reflection! Details about contributing... Think about how life has changed, how we've been negatively affected, what benefits we've noticed. School e-newsletter editor, Jim Farrell, is calling upon us to write a 200-800 word essay, and if it's published in the newsletter, it will also be printed in a hard-bound book to be donated to the Manchester Historical Society and displayed at our museum. More info: Manchester essays wanted. Send contributions to Jim Farrell, communications director of the school district at [email protected]."

Counting down to Manchester's 200th anniversary year, which begins January 1, 2023: 730 days.

The Manchester Historical Society is planning exciting activities for the Town's year-long bicentennial celebration. Check out the activities of the 1923 celebration, documented in this booklet on our website.

January TV show airs at noon and 8:00 p.m. Saturdays throughout January --

A 2017 interview with Bob Gorman -- "94 Years of Manchester Memories,” a 56-minute show featuring Manchester resident Bob Gorman telling of his early life in Manchester, the Gorman family's history, and interesting tales from his (then) 94 years of living in the Manchester area. A World War II veteran, Niagara College graduate, and early entrepreneur as a Manchester Herald paperboy, Bob relates stories of the past with humor and gusto. The television show is produced by Susan Barlow and directed by Kathryn Wilson, volunteers of the Manchester Historical Society. You can watch this month's show on Channel 15 Saturdays at noon and 8:00 p.m. throughout the month (the show changes each month), or watch online at the Town website Historical shows on demand. You can watch this month's show on the Public Access website "94 Years of Manchester History" show.

The image is from the Historic & Architectural Survey, conducted in the 1990s by consultants. Several spiral-bound volumes describe selected historic properties throughout town. The snippet shows Kerry Street in the North end. Other properties can be viewed on our webiste -- click the Kerry Street image for the link. Thanks to the volunteers who scanned and organized these books. Yes, I have used the info in the surveys! Have you?

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.

Additional ways to donate: Employer matching gifts! Direct United Way donations to the Society. Sign in to Amazon via Amazon Smile and have a percentage of your purchases go to the Society. .