Saturday, August 11, 2018
10:00 a.m.- noon
$5 Manchester Historic Association members - $10 General Public
Pre-registration is required - Please call (603) 622-7531 
Meet at the parking lot of the Brookside Congregational Church, corner of Elm and Clarke Streets. 

Visit the neighborhood of Manchester's movers and shakers when the new century dawned in the early 1900s. Learn about the amazing mansions of North River Road, and a controversial dump! Join local historians  Dick Duckoff and Matt Labbe for a unique tour in the city's North End.

NOTE: The tour will finish on River Road near Stark Park

Tour of Mount Calvary Cemetery

Saturday, September 22, 2018 

10:00 a.m.- noon

Visit Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Dick Duckoff and Matt Labbe to hear the stories of local Franco-American pioneers from all walks of life.  Learn about luminaries such as sculptor Lucien Gosselin, photographer Ulric Bourgeois, baker Amie Normand, zoo owner Leandre Charbonneau, dentist Nazaire Biron, credit union founder Joseph Boivin and so many, many more. Meet at the Mausoleum/Office parking lot on Goffstown Rd, opposite the cemetery. 

$5 Manchester Historic Association members - $10 General Public 
Pre-registration is required - Please call (603) 622-7531.  

Manchester and the Great War

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Millyard Museum

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, the Manchester Historic Association is presenting the exhibit "Manchester and the Great War".  This exhibit will take an in-depth look at the ways Manchester was affected by World War I.  Join us as we open this exhibit on Wednesday, September 19.    

The Manchester Rotary Club, celebrating its centennial, wants to make sure Manchester students get a dose of Queen City history, and has just announced a $15,000 grant to the Manchester Historic Association to fund field trips to the Millyard Museum for every fourth grade class in the city, starting this September.  “Manchester is a resilient city that has reinvented itself more than once,” said incoming Rotary Club President Susan Manchester. “We need to learn from our past, which is why Manchester Rotary Club is pleased to donate this sum to MHA so our students can witness the successes, challenges and perseverance of those who came before them.”

The grant money will cover bus rentals and the cost of two educational programs at the Millyard Museum.  The grant award was embraced by Manchester’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Bolgen Vargas, who is an avid fan of the Millyard Museum.  “Manchester has a rich history, and all of our children should have the opportunity to learn more about what makes our city unique,” said Vargas. “We are thankful to the Manchester Rotary Club for providing the resources that will help the Millyard Museum reach more than a thousand fourth-graders in the next school year. I know that our teachers and students will be eager to participate in the educational programs available.”

As funding permits, the MHA will also reach out to parochial schools and charter schools in the city, according to MHA Executive Director John Clayton.  “To this very day, I remember full well my fourth grade field trip to the MHA from Gossler Park School,” he said, “and the Manchester Rotary Club is now giving that same opportunity to so many kids. We couldn’t be more grateful.”

Pictured, from left: MHA Board Chair Ed Brouder, incoming Rotary Club President Susan Manchester, MHA Board Member Gail Spaulding York,, third generation Rotary Club members Mark Burns and Charlie Goodwin and Honorary Chair Ron Covey, CEO of St. Mary’s Bank.