July 12, 2023

1 On Exhibit: Henry W. Herrick

2 Mt. Calvary Cemetery Tour

3 2022 Annual Report

5 Introducing New MHA Staff

6 Collection News

7 Manchester Trivia Questions

Now on Exhibit:

“Henry W. Herrick: Manchester’s Most Versatile Artist”

The Millyard Museum's current featured exhibit showcases the works of artist and illustrator Henry W. Herrick.

Henry W. Herrick (1824-1906) was a talented wood engraver, book illustrator, and watercolorist. After spending his childhood in New Hampshire, Herrick began his career as an artist in New York, working for several prominent publishers and teaching at the School of Design for Women. In 1865, he returned to Manchester where he continued to work as a designer and engraver and took up the art of watercolor. This exhibition features many of his works from throughout his long and illustrious career.

On exhibit through September 30, 2023 - included with regular admission

Mt. Calvary Cemetery Tour

Thursday, August 3, 2023

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Join us for an interactive summer evening tour of the Mount Calvary Cemetery. Partnering with the Majestic Theatre, live actors will engage guests in the telling of first person accounts of some of Manchester’s most prominent citizens, including sculptor Lucien Gosselin, Mayor George Trudel, and photographer Ulric Bourgeois.

474 Goffstown Rd, Manchester, NH. Meet in the parking lot of the cemetery office on the opposite side of the road. Please note, this tour involves extensive walking on uneven terrain, and may not be suitable for indivduals with mobility issues.

COST: $10 Manchester Historic Association members – $15 General Public

Pre-registration is required. Click here to register

2022 Annual Report



2022 Annual Report

The Manchester Historic Association's 2022 Annual Report is now available! Please click on the above link to view or download the report.  

Print copies of the report are also available at the front desks of the Millyard Museum and Research Center and can be mailed upon request.

We hope you enjoy reading about some of the highlights from the past year!

Ashley Holm Joins MHA Staff

The Manchester Historic Association is pleased to welcome Ashley Holm to the staff as Collections Manager.

Ashley most recently worked as Collections Care Technician at Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, MA. She has a BA in History and Museum Studies from Gordon College and an MA in History, Anthropology, and Archaeology from the University of Rhode Island.

As Collections Manager, Ashley will be responsible for the care and preservation of the MHA's extensive collection of objects, archival records, photographs, and other materials. Welcome, Ashley!

Collection Highlight



The MHA archives includes a bound volume of issues of the New Hampshire Labor Review, Vol. 6, No. 12 (November 1929) through Vol. 8, No. 11 (October 1931).

The Labor Review was a monthly magazine for employees of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company the succeeded the Amoskeag Textile Club's "Amoskeag Bulletin". Each issue contains ”Amoskeag News” with reports about employees in various departments, as well as numerous advertisements and various articles. Finding aids are available for each of these three types of articles contained in the Review. Click here for more information and to view the finding aids.

Last Month's Trivia Question: Following the Civil War, what did the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company attempt (unsuccessfully) to grow in Wagner Park?

ANSWER: Cotton

In an attempt to keep costs down and keep up with southern competition, the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company unsuccessfully tried to grow cotton on the property that would become Wagner Park.

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This Month's Trivia Question: Who was the first Black female landowner in Manchester?

The answer will appear in next month's newsletter.