Watch the 2014 MHA Walking Tour Series
This year, Manchester historians John Jordan and Dick Duckoff conducted a series of historical walking tours for the Manchester Historic Association. If you missed any of these fascinating programs, or would like to see them again, three of the tours were filmed and can be viewed by clicking on the links below. Special thanks to Pam Manney for filming the tours. Check back for information regarding next year's walking tours and other programs!
August 9, 2014 = Walking Tour of the Victorian North End
Travel the trail of the visionaries and the successful citizens of Manchester's Victorian era. See the elegant Straw mansion, the fairgrounds and trotting park, and the site of Webster General Hospital!
September 20, 2014 = Walking Tour of Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery's 275 acres is the final resting place for many of Manchester's citizens -- the prominent, the notorious and the unsung heroes. Hear John Jordan and Dick Duckoff tell the many fascinating stories of the city's people, the history of the cemetery and the memorial art that it contains.
October 18, 2014 = Walking Tour of the New Century Neighborhood
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!