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News from the Manchester Historic Association
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Collect, Preserve, Share
Manchester
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1. Mini Gallery Tours of the Millyard Museum
2. 2020 Historic Preservation Awards
3. Annual Appeal Campaign
4. Now on Exhibit: Manchester and the Path to the Presidency
5. Exhibit Opening: Manchester's Urban Ponds
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Mini Gallery Tours of the Millyard Museum
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Please join us one Wednesday each month at 10:30 a.m. for a guided group tour at the Millyard Museum. Each 45-minute tour will cover a specific topic from Manchester’s rich history. Each tour will include time for questions with your tour guide. Museum admission is included with tour; please feel free to visit the entire Millyard Museum at your leisure.
MHA Members FREE!
AARP Members $3
General Public $8
Wednesday February 5, 2020 10:30 a.m.
TOMORROW!
“Manchester and the Path to the Presidency”
Every four years, Manchester is visited by numerous presidential candidates, campaigning in the New Hampshire Primary. This year, the Millyard Museum is showcasing a chronological history of this process through images of candidates through the years as they engaged with Manchester voters in their homes, on the streets and in the many iconic watering holes that are the lifeblood of so many campaigns.
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent, you're certain to see some of your favorite candidates - Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama - as they meet with your friends and neighbors in their quest to win election to our nation's highest office. We believe Manchester is the crucible of the Presidential Primary process in New Hampshire, and with this exhibit, we demonstrate our pivotal role in American political history.
Wednesday March 11, 2020 10:30 a.m.
“Abenaki and Archaeology: Digging up Manchester’s’ Past”
The presence of the Merrimack River is the most important reason for the early settlement of this area, first by the Paleo-Indians, then by the Native Americans, called the Abenaki.
The Manchester Historic Association has nearly 20,000 artifacts recovered from local Native American sites. This is one of the most important archaeological collections of Native American materials in New England. This collection represents every phase in the habitation timeline of the Merrimack Valley since the first known peoples arrived more than 11,000 years ago. You will see here some fine examples of stone artifacts, some quite ancient, as well as pottery sherds and a more recent item made of quillwork and birch bark.
Wednesday April 8, 2020 10:30 a.m.
“John Stark’s Derryfield: Manchester and the American Revolution”
The story of the city of Manchester started in the 1720s when the first European settlers came to the area – these were the Scots-Irish and the English. During the 1740s English settlers came to the area and in 1751 incorporated it as the town of Derryfield. Among its residents, John Stark, who became New Hampshire’s greatest hero of the Revolutionary War. He gained recognition for his coolness during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, and in 1777 led the New England troops to victory at the Battle of Bennington against General Johnny Burgoyne’s Hessian Troops. After the war, Stark retired to his Derryfield home, enjoying the role of honored patriarch to his large and prosperous family. He was active in local affairs, hosting town meetings at his house and helping to build the local schoolhouse.
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2020 Historic Preservation Awards
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May 12, 2020
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Saint Anselm College
The Manchester Historic Association is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Historic Preservation Awards:
Development of a Cultural Resource Award:
Rex Theatre
– 23 Amherst Street
Restoration of a Historic Site Award:
Manchester Hebrew Cemetery
Stewardship Award:
FaithBridge Church
– 301 South Main Street
Home Renovation Award:
Scott and Sharon Cairns
– For their home at 116 Everett Street
Conservation of a Cultural Resource Award:
The Kalil Family
– For the Toufic H. Kalil House at 117 Heather Street
Leadership & Advocacy Award:
Raymond J. Wieczorek
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The Historic Preservation Awards program recognizes and supports the efforts of individuals, businesses and organizations who have made significant contributions to the preservation of buildings, neighborhoods, traditions and other historic resources in the Queen City.
Over 27 years, more than 230 recipients have been recognized for a wide variety of preservation efforts in 40 different categories. The annual event has become the MHA's single largest fundraiser to support its non-profit mission of collecting, preserving and sharing the history of Manchester.
Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 28th Annual Historic Preservation Awards. Click
here
to learn more.
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2019-2020 Annual Appeal Campaign
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Manchester Historic Association's Annual Appeal drive! Through your support, we have raised over $25,000 so far. Gifts to the Heritage Fund make it possible for the MHA to operate the Millyard Museum and Amherst Street Research Center, provide educational programs to school groups in Manchester and beyond, continue to offer fresh new exhibits, and maintain the Association's important collection of artifacts and documents pertaining to Manchester's history.
We have less than $10,000 remaining to meet our goal this fiscal year. If you have not yet made a donation, please consider giving to the MHA's Heritage Fund through our Annual Appeal. No gift is too big or too small and all donations are tax deductible! Your support makes it possible to continue to tell Manchester's story through our exhibits and programs. Click
here
or mail your gift to the Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101. Thank you!
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Now on Exhibit:
Manchester and the Path to the Presidency
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In the Henry M. Fuller State Theatre Gallery in the Millyard Museum
Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Included with museum admission
As the New Hampshire Primary fast approaches, be sure to check out this exhibit all about the history of Manchester's important role in the primary process.
Every four years, Manchester is visited by numerous presidential candidates, campaigning in the New Hampshire Primary. This year, the Millyard Museum is showcasing a chronological history of this process through images of candidates through the years as they engaged with Manchester voters in their homes, on the streets and in the many iconic watering holes that are the lifeblood of so many campaigns.
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent, you're certain to see some of your favorite candidates - Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama - as they meet with your friends and neighbors in their quest to win election to our nation's highest office. We believe Manchester is the crucible of the Presidential Primary process in New Hampshire, and with this exhibit, we demonstrate our pivotal role in American political history.
On exhibit through February 29, 2020
Thank you to our Exhibit Sponsor!
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Exhibit Opening: Manchester's Urban Ponds
Manchester's Urban Ponds: Past, Present, and Future
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m.
Millyard Museum
FREE Admission
Join us for the opening of an exciting new exhibit and learn about both the history and future of Manchester's ponds.
Although ponds may not be the first thing one thinks about in Manchester, the Queen City has several ponds that have played an important role in the area’s history. More recently, the Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program, established in 2000, has led cleanup efforts to help return the city’s ponds to their historic uses. This exhibit looks at the history of several of Manchester’s urban ponds, including Crystal Lake, Dorrs Pond, Maxwell Pond, Nutts Pond, Pine Island Pond, and Stevens Pond and celebrates the accomplishments of the Urban Ponds Restoration Program over the last 20 years.
Sponsored by City of Manchester, Department of Public Works, Environmental Protection Division
If you are unable to join us on April 14, "Manchester's Urban Ponds: Past, Present, and Future" will be on display in the Millyard Museum's State Theater Gallery through August 1.
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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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Thank you to our Business Partners!
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To learn more about being a Business Partner with the Manchester Historic Association, click
here or call (603) 622-7531
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Manchester Historic Association
(603) 622-7531
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