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The Historical Society has two Museum Stores, one at the History Center, 175 Pine Street, open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, and the other at the Old Manchester Museum, 126 Cedar Street, open the same hours as the museum (generally Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m., during the late spring, summer, and fall). The Town Hall's Customer Service Center carries many of our items for sale. Several books about Manchester history can also be borrowed from the Manchester public libraries.

Some of the items for sale:

OLD MANCHESTER... A Picture Book
by M. K. Adams & A. J. Thibeau 1994 (Reprinted 1999 )
$ 25.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

OLD MANCHESTER II... The Storytellers
by M. K. Adams & A. J. Thibeau 1995
$ 15.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

OLD MANCHESTER III... Manchester Green
by M. K. Adams & A. J. Thibeau (Revised 2003)
$ 28.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

EAST CEMETERY HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR
by John & Elizabeth Spaulding 1999
$ 3.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

HISTORY OF BUCKLAND SECTION OF MANCHESTER
by Gladys S. Adams 1995; (facsimile reprint)
$ 25.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

LOOKING BACK, HISTORIC IMAGES OF NORTH CENTRAL CONN.
(Includes images of Manchester, Andover, Bolton Coventry East Hartford and Hebron)
by Richard Tambling and Journal Inquirer 2002
$ 39.95 plus $ 5.00 P/H

MANCHESTER REMEMBERS
The Homefront at War 1941-45
by Patricia Thorstenson 1995
$ 25.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

HISTORY OF MANCHESTER, CONN. (facsimile reprint)
by Mathias Spiess & Percy Bidwell 1924
$ 39.95 plus $ 5.00 P/H
if currently unavailable, may be ordered for later delivery
We occasionally have available original copies at prices from $60 to $75

THE TOWN WITH THE HEART OF GOLD
A history of Manchester's Thanksgiving Day Road Race from 1927 to 1985
By Eamonn Flanagan 1986
$ 5.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

SILK ALONG STEEL The Story of the South Manchester Railroad
by Thomas R. Lewis, Jr 1976
$ 15.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
Very limited quantity available

GROWING UP WITH GRAMP KEENEY
by Herbert Keeney Seymour 1992
$ 15.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
Limited quantity available

TALES MY STETHOSCOPE TOLD ME
Former Manchester doctor tells about his experiences, and the daily life of a busy doctor.
by Martin Duke, M.D. 1998
$ 10.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

FROM THE OLD COUNTRY
A history of European Migration to America containing many Manchester references
By Bruce M. Stave and John F. Sutherland 1994 (281 pages)
$ 23.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

BROTHERS IN BATTLE
One Marine's Account of War in the Pacific.
Bruce Watkins' experiences in the First Marine Division from Dec. 1941 until Nov. 1945.
by R. Bruce Watkins, Capt USMCR Ret.
$ 12.00 plus $ 5.00P/H

A COMBAT ENGINEER REMEMBERS
WWII experiences of the 150th Engineer Combat Battalion
by Norman C. Southergill 2002 (104 pages)
$ 15.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

BEN AUSTRIAN, ARTIST
Ben Austrian was the creator of the Bon Ami chick, the trademark still used today.
Geoffrey D. Austrian 1997 (120 pages)
$ 45.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

FROM WARSAW to MANCHESTER; Talking with Helen Kopman
Helen and her husband owned the Parkade bakery, but both had lived in the Warsaw ghetto and Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
by Susan Barlow, 2005
$ 4.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

VET HAVEN AND RELATED TALES
Stories and pictures of a short-lived community of houses built for veterans returning from WWII. Featuring Ted Cummings and Family.
by Susan Barlow, 2006
$ 5.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

CUSTOMS and INCIDENTS of EARLY DAYS in MANCHESTER
Reminiscences about a South Manchester boyhood in the post-Cvil War era. E.L. Bidwell originally wrote these memoirs for publication as columns in the Manchester Herald.
Published in 2007 by the Manchester Historical Society.
$ 8.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

MUGS (for coffee or collecting )
Cheney Homestead and Old Manchester Museum scenes
$ 10.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

T-Shirts
With Manchester Historical Society logo
$ 12.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

KEENEY SCHOOLHOUSE
Picture on 6" x 6" tile
$5.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

Historic Manchester Video Series -- Partial Listing
a. Tour of Marlow's, and interview with George Marlow
b. Tour of the Mansion Inn, a Bed & Breakfast in a former Cheney mansion
c. Talking About the Great Depression, with four women who lived in the Cheney District in the 1930s
d. History of Children's Literature, with Bob Brindamour
e. Cheney Historic District Walking Tour, with John Sutherland
f. Earl Yost on Manchester Sports
g. Union Village, Becoming a Historic District
h. Two Historic Houses
i. Pioneer Parachute, Then & Now
j. Highland Park History Hike, with Ed Richardson
$ 15.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

Books and videos shipped via Media Mail, unless arrangements made for First Class Mail (extra charges apply)

FRAMED COLOR PRINTS
a. Cheney Hall circa 1920
b. Cheney Homestead
Frames measure 14 x 18; Pictures measure 7.5 x 11.5
$ 25.00 plus $ 8.00 P/H

Matted Color Prints of "Historic Manchester Green" in the early 1900's
a. Small (mat size 11"x14") $ 25.00 plus $6.00 P/H
b. Large (mat size 16"x20") $ 30.00 plus $8.00 P/H

MAPS AND PRINTS
All are photocopies of varying quality

a. 1625 Map of Connecticut Indian Trails, Villages and Sachemdoms
by M.Spiess
Small $ 2.00 plus $ 2.00 P/H
Large $ 12.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

b. 1849 Map of Manchester - $ 3.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
c. 1855 Map of Manchester - $ 3.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
d. 1869 Map of Manchester - $ 3.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
e. 1880 Aero view of South Manchester - $ 12.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
f. 1902 Map of Manchester (Bowers) - $ 7.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
g. 1914 Aero view of South Manchester - $ 12.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H
h. 1922 Map of Manchester (Bowen) - $ 5.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

NOTE CARDS with envelopes
a. Painting of Highland Park Falls; 4 for $ 5.00 or $ 1.50 ea., plus $1.00 P/H
b. Painting of Mary Cheney's Garden, color; 4 for $ 4.00 or $ 1.25 ea. plus $1.00 P/H
c. 1960s Downtown Manchester, black & white photos; 8 for $ 12.00 plus $1.50 P/H
d. Cheney Fashions, vintage drawings, in color; 5 for $ 10.00 plus $1.50 P/H

POSTCARDS
A variety of new and old postcards.

Tote bags, picture magnets, old yearbooks, and other items are available in our museum shops.

Please make checks payable to
MANCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

You can purchase memberships online by visiting our donation page

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
IN PRESERVING MANCHESTER'S HERITAGE.