News from the Manchester Historic Association

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July 10, 2024

In This Issue

1 War of 1812 American Girl Tea Party

2 Murder and Mayhem: A Manchester Game of Clue

3 Walking Tour of Pine Grove Cemetery

4 Millyard Museum Featured on NH Chronicle

5 Now on Exhibit: Who Wore It? The Forensics of a Dress

6 Special Exhibit: Legacy of the Manchester Housing Authority

7 2023 Annual Report

8 Manchester Trivia Questions

War of 1812 American Girl Tea Party

Saturday, August 17, 2024

11:30 a.m.

Millyard Museum

$20 per person

Join us at the Millyard Museum for our popular American Girl summer tea party! This year's theme is all about time period surrounding the War of 1812, inspired by Caroline Abbott. Guests will enjoy crafts, treats, and stories about the War of 1812 in New England. Bring your doll and join us for this special program!

Purchase tickets here

All children must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.

Walking Tour of

Pine Grove Cemetery

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Join us for a walking tour of Manchester’s Pine Grove Cemetery. Manchester Historic Association staff will guide visitors through the cemetery, visiting the graves of many interesting individuals from Manchester’s past, including philanthropist Frank P. Carpenter, Broadway star Betty George, Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine Inventor Nehemiah Bean, composer Alonzo Elliot, Civil War surgeon Esther Hill Hawks, and four New Hampshire governors.

Pine Grove is Manchester’s only active municipal cemetery. The cemetery was first developed in 1851. Over the years the city made several additional land purchases, until the cemetery grew to around 275 acres.

The tour will begin at the Ursula Chapel. Please note, this tour involves walking on uneven terrain, and may not be suitable for individuals with mobility issues.

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

Pre-registration is required. Click here to register or call or e-mail today to reserve your spot! (603) 622-7531 / history@manchesterhistoric.org

Murder and Mayhem:

A Manchester Game of Clue

Thursday, October 3, 2024

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Millyard Museum

Join us at the Millyard Museum on October 3rd a for a fun evening of intrigue, murder, and mayhem: A Manchester Game of Clue, featuring 3 distinct historic Manchester murders.

Partnering once again with the Majestic Theater, come experience a first person

reenactment of the events as they unfolded right here in our fair Queen City. Can you solve the case of the Chauffeur in the Kitchen with the poison? How about the Barkeep in the Woods with the Knife?

The evening will include a cash bar and heavy hors d’ oeuvres. Advanced registration is required. This is a 21+ event.

COST: $15 Manchester Historic Association members – $20 General Public

Pre-registration is required. Click here to register, or call or e-mail today to reserve your spot! (603) 622-7531 / history@manchesterhistoric.org

Millyard Museum Featured on NH Chronicle

The Millyard Museum's special exhibit, "Who Wore It: The Forensics of a Dress" was recently featured on NH Chronicle! If you missed it, click below to watch MHA staff give insight into the idea behind the exhibit and show highlights of some favorite dresses!

Also featured in this episode is MHA Trustee Jen Drociak's Manchester T-Shirt line!

Click here to watch!

Now on Exhibit:

"Who Wore It? The Forensics of a Dress"

This special exhibit features 200 years of dresses worn by amazing women from Manchester’s past. These matriarchs of Manchester lived incredible lives as entrepreneurs, philanthropists, doctors, teachers, activists, New Hampshire First Ladies, and homemakers.

Generously donated by loved ones and lovingly preserved by the Manchester Historic Association, these dresses tell the stories of the vibrant women who wore them. Bearing witness to the happiest and saddest moments in the lives of their owners, these dresses witnessed both unspeakable joy and unbearable pain and every emotion in-between.

As you travel though the history of fashion and evolution of design and fabrication, we ask that you imagine the memories these gowns might hold. Motherhood, careers, and the simple tasks of everyday life become immortal through every worn hem and altered seam.

On exhibit through November 1, 2024

Special Exhibit:

Legacy of the Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority

The Manchester Historic Association is pleased to partner with the Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority on a special, temporary exhibit that recognizes

80 years of service and work that has shaped the City of Manchester.

Over the past eight decades, the work of the MHRA has touched nearly every neighborhood in the city, clearing unsanitary blight, building affordable housing, supporting veteran families with post-war housing, and facilitating funding for industrial and community projects. This exhibit features dozens of photographs from the archives of both the MHA and MRHA that tell the story of the Housing Authority's work and lasting impact on Manchester.

On exhibit in the Millyard Museum Discovery Gallery

2023 Annual Report

The Manchester Historic Association's 2023 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!

Manchester Trivia

Last Month's Trivia Question:

At one time, Manchester had the largest number of French-speaking Roman Catholic parishes of any city in the United States. How many French language parishes were in Manchester and what were they?

ANSWER: 8

The eight French-speaking Roman Catholic parishes in Manchester were:

Saint-Augustin

Sainte-Marie

Saint-Georges

Sacred Heart (Sacré Coeur)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Saint-Edmond

Saint-Anthony

Sainte-Theresa

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This Month's Trivia Question: Who is the only person to serve as Mayor of Manchester, Governor of New Hampshire, and U.S. Senator?

The answer will appear in the next newsletter.

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 (Commercial and Bedford St.) and Manchester Research Center on Amherst Street.