See our booklet, 2026 events commemorating our country's 250th birthday UPCOMING EVENTS
History Center open house: Weds, Thurs., Fri., and Saturday 10:00-2:00. Exhibits, research, museum store. 175 Pine Street. 860-647-9983
Open houses at our other museums -- Woodbridge Farmstead, Cheney Homestead, and Old Manchester Museum -- generally May through October.

Hikers will trace the route of the former railroad, built in 1869 to connect the main rail line in the North End with the Cheney silk mills in the South […]

A talk by Manchester Historical Society president and CCSU professor, Steve Armstrong. The American Revolution was affected by events and ideas  in both Europe and other parts of the Western […]

Explore the Case Brothers National Historic District in the Highland Park section of Manchester. Includes history walk, visit to the 1917 cabin, and an optional climb to the lookout with […]