August 7, 2018
In This Issue
Walking Tour: New Century Neighborhood
Saturday, August 11, 2018
10:00 a.m. - noon
$5 MHA members - $10 General Public  
   
Pre-registration is required - Please call (603) 622-7531 
 
Meet at the parking lot of Brookside Congregational Church, corner of Elm and Clarke Streets.   
 
Visit the neighborhood of Manchester's movers and shakers when the new century dawned in the early 1900s. Learn about the amazing mansions of North River Road, and a controversial dump! Join local historians  Dick Duckoff and Matt Labbe for a unique tour in the city's North End.
 
NOTE: The tour will finish on River Road near Stark Park 
Exhibit Opening: Manchester and the Great War
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
5:00-7:00 p.m. 
 
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, the Manchester Historic Association is presenting the exhibit "Manchester and the Great War".  This exhibit will take an in-depth look at the ways Manchester was affected by World War I.  Join us as we open this exhibit on Wednesday, September 19.      
 
Please RSVP to (603) 622-7531, or e-mail history@manchesterhistoric.org.
 
If you are unable to join us for the opening, "Manchester and the Great War" will be on display in the Millyard Museum's State Theater Gallery through December 31. 
Walking Tour: Mount Calvary Cemetery
Saturday, September 22, 2018
10:00 a.m. - noon
$5 MHA members - $10 General Public  
   
Pre-registration is required - Please call (603) 622-7531 
 
Visit Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Dick Duckoff and Matt Labbe to hear the stories of local Franco-American pioneers from all walks of life.  Learn about luminaries such as sculptor Lucien Gosselin, photographer Ulric Bourgeois, baker Amie Normand, zoo owner Leandre Charbonneau, dentist Nazaire Biron, credit union founder Joseph Boivin and so many, many more.  
 
Meet at the Mausoleum/Office parking lot on Goffstown Rd, opposite the cemetery.
Millyard Museum Beer Tasting and Silent Auction
 
Watch Recent MHA Programs
     
Did you miss some of our recent programs?  Thanks to Manchester Public Television Service, video of recent programs are now available.  Click on the links below!
 
July 21, 2018 
   
Gail Downs, author of "The Black Suitcase Mystery"
July 7, 2018 
 
 
Museum Shop End of Summer Sale!
     
Take advantage of our End of Summer Sale in the Millyard Museum Shop - now through Labor Day!
 
Save 5% on books and merchandise
 
* Excludes Ornaments
 

The Manchester Historic Association is an independent tax-exempt charitable 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization with the mission to collect, preserve and share the history of Manchester, New Hampshire USA. The Association operates the Millyard Museum and Research Center.   

 

The Millyard Museum is located at 200 Bedford Street in the historic Amoskeag Millyard. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Research Center is located at 129 Amherst Street in the Victory Park Historic District. The Research Center is open to the public on Saturdays 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., and Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.   

 

Admission for both facilities is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (62 and over) and for college students, $4 for children 12-18, and free for children under 12. Group rates are available. Please call (603) 622-7531 for more information, or visit the website www.manchesterhistoric.org.


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