Manchester
Historic Association
Here
are a few interesting facts about the museum and library collections of the
MHA:
Did you know?
That the MHA has records of
approximately 90,000 people who worked at the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
during the period from 1912 until the mills closed in 1935.
Did you know?
The MHA is the repository for
more than 100,000 negatives of images taken by the Union Leader newspaper
between 1957 and 1971.
Did you know?
The MHA has one of the most
important archaeological collections in the state. Nearly 20,000 artifacts
recovered from local Native American sites are in the archaeological
collection.
Did you know?
The MHA collection includes
Native American stone artifacts that cover every phase in the habitation
timeline of the Merrimack Valley since the first known peoples arrived nearly
12,000 years ago.
Did you know?
The MHA clothing and textile collection
includes over 5,000 articles of period clothing and accessories from the 18th
Century to the present day.
Did you know?
The MHA is home to several of
George Washington Morrison Nutt’s (1848-1881) personal effects including his
first stage costume and his miniature 22-caliber pistol. Born to an early
Manchester family, the dwarf became known as “The Commodore” performing on
stages worldwide for P.T. Barnum.
Did you know?
The MHA has works by
Manchester artist Henry Herrick ranging from his Mayors of Manchester
watercolor portrait series to samples of his engravings and drawings.
Did you know?
The MHA is the place to go to
learn that in 1906 the prize for the best pigeons in Manchester (a pair of Blue
Barred Homers) as judged by the Queen City Poultry Association was a package of
Death to Lice, offered by the John B. Varick Co.
Your history. Get into It.