Manchester Historical Society

Manchester Historical Society Keeping Manchester's Past Alive Through Preservation and Education.

05/29/2026

We are excited! The Cheney Homestead Great Wheel, aka Walking Wheel, is receiving a “tune-up” courtesy of spinner, Gale Olsen. It will soon be ready to demonstrate the art of spinning, which was essential to Colonial households.

Stay tuned to our page for info on our first spinning demonstration.

Photo caption: Spinner, Gale Olsen, adjusts the “drive band” on the Great Wheel.

Oh, boy, lead paint. 100 years ago in the Manchester Herald.
05/27/2026

Oh, boy, lead paint. 100 years ago in the Manchester Herald.

Drawing from the 1914 panoramic map of Manchester, showing Rogers paper mill, located in what is today Charter Oak Park....
05/27/2026

Drawing from the 1914 panoramic map of Manchester, showing Rogers paper mill, located in what is today Charter Oak Park. See the whole map here:http://www.manchesterhistory.org/reprints/AeroviewManch1914.pdf

Thanks to all who came to the thought-provoking lecture about our founders, 250 years ago, and related topics. Next in o...
05/24/2026

Thanks to all who came to the thought-provoking lecture about our founders, 250 years ago, and related topics. Next in our series: Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (they're all on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.), June 14, Steve Penny presents "Making War Before the War." Come out for an informative talk. Free. More events https://manchesterhistory.org/events/

White Eagle ad in a 1946 Herald.
05/24/2026

White Eagle ad in a 1946 Herald.

Knitting mill at Manchester Green. Ad in a 1946 Herald.
05/23/2026

Knitting mill at Manchester Green. Ad in a 1946 Herald.

Oakland paper mill, Courant, 9/19/1935.
05/18/2026

Oakland paper mill, Courant, 9/19/1935.

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175 Pine Street
Manchester, CT
06040

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Friday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

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