• CHARCOAL HIKES
> Charcoal Hearth Features Historian and author Walter Landgraf (1941-2007) presented an illustrated talk at the Manchester Historical Society on the charcoal-making process, from which this flyer was made for distribution at charcoal-themed hikes.
> Charcoal Hike Information Remains of Connecticut's charcoal industry can still be found in the woods east of the Case Mountain summit. Find out more about Manchester's charcoal mounds in this flyer.

• CHENEY MANSIONS
> Richard Otis Cheney Several of our walking tours visit "Oak Hill," the former home of Richard Otis Cheney and family. Although it is now vinyl-sided and converted into apartments, it still maintains many features of its historic past.
> Frank W. Cheney ("Big Red") This home, which was torn down in the early 1930s, was home to Ruth Cheney Goodwin. She wrote about this house in her memoir, Under the Family Tree. A quote from the book,“Christmas and the fourth of July gave full vent to the family capacity for doing things on a large scale. And Thanksgiving was the miracle of the loaves and fishes in reverse. The largest number of people I remember dining in the house on that day was seventy-two—my sister says eight-nine. Thirty would have been considered few."
> Chair Upholstery Image and description of a chair with Cheney silk upholstery at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, including information about the firm Tiffany & Wheeler.
> Chest-on-Chest Auction Story and photo: An Aaron Chapin chest-on-chest (2 chests-of-drawers, affixed one atop the other), a piece of furniture formerly owned by the Cheney family in Manchester. The flyer is the January 18, 2013 The Antiques and The Arts newspaper story about its sale at auction. The flyer includes a picture of it, a description and the auction estimate of $100,000 - $150,000.

• CHENEY SILK MILLS
> Chair Upholstery Image and description of a chair with Cheney silk upholstery at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, including information about the firm Tiffany & Wheeler.

• CIVIL WAR
> Manchester Answers A flyer first handed out at a September, 2012 Civil War Reenactment at Wickham Park, it provides information on the contribution in men and materiel that Manchester provided during the War Between the States. (Click on the image to get a full-sized view.)

• DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER
> Historic Downtown Manchester The Historical Society leads periodic tours of downtown Manchester, pointing out buildings of historic and architectural significance.
> Hidden Gems Our "Hidden Gems" walking tour starts at the Town Hall and visits some special places in the Downtown area that are hidden from people driving by in their cars. We take a closer look at Center Memorial Park, and historic buildings on both sides of Main Street.
> Jaffe and Podrove Building This circa 1920 building is on our walking tours of Downtown Manchester, and despite changes over the years, it still retains much of its historic Colonial Revival architectural details. Manchester's Downtown iis on the National Register of Historic Places.
> St. Mary's Tiffany Windows One of the stops on the "Hidden Gems" tour is at the St. Mary's Episcopal Church, whose five antique stained glass windows were designed and crafted by the famed studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The windows were given to St. Mary’s by members of the Cheney family, and restored in 2009.

• HACKMATACK STREET and ENVIRONS
> Bidwell Walk With the publication of E.L. Bidwell's memoirs, the Manchester Historical Society leads walks along the route that young Bidwell took from his home to the old South School.

• HILLIARDVILLE
> Hilliardville Talk and Tour Learn about the woolen mill complex that was centered in this part of Manchester, which flourished under the Hilliard family into the 1930s. Additional information on Hilliardville and the mills can be found in the Manchester Historical Society's web site, by clicking Hilliardville, Then and Now.
> E. Hilliard Obituary This flyer contains the obituary of Elisha Hilliard.

• HILLIARD MILLS
> 1956 Gray Manufacturing Strike This flyer is a Manchester Herald article reporting on a 1956 strike by workers at the Gray Manufacturing Company, which at the time was located in the Hilliard Mills building.

• NORTH END
> North End ("Union Village") The North End of Manchester, also known as Union Village, was a lively center of industry starting in the 18th century. Urban redevelopment made massive changes in its historic landscape, but vintage buildings and atmosphere remain. The Historical Society leads periodic hikes in the North End, as well as walking tours along the old Cheney railroad, which ran between the north and south ends of Manchester.