November 15, 2023

1 Exhibit Opening: Posted!

2 2023 Annual Appeal Campaign

3 Holiday Open House December 2

4 American Girl Doll Tea Party: 2023 Christmas Tea

5 Love Manchester T-Shirts

6 Path to the Presidency Exhibit

7 2023 Manchester Holiday Ornament

8 2024 Historic Preservation Award Nominations

9 Manchester Trivia Questions

Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family

from the Manchester Historic Association

Please note: 

The Millyard Museum will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23

The Museum and Museum Shop will be OPEN Nov. 24 & 25

The Research Center will be CLOSED Sat., Nov. 25 and Sat., Dec. 2



Exhibit Opening Tomorrow!

Posted!

A Collection of Posters from Manchester's Past

Thursday, November 16, 2023

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Millyard Museum

Throughout history, posters have played a critical role in conveying information. They can advertise products, annouce events, publicize instructions, and urge action. Some are utilitarian in design, while others can be considered works of art. 

Join us tomorrow evening as we open a fun and colorful exhibition at the Millyard Museum that explores over one hundred years of posters that have informed Manchester’s citizens, from proclamations and health notices to navy recruiting and movie theater advertisements.

Free Admission. Please RSVP by calling (603) 622-7531 or email history@manchesterhistoric.org

2023-24 Annual Appeal Campaign

This Thanksgiving, we want to say how thankful we are for all of our members and supporters. Your support makes it possible for the MHA to operate the Millyard Museum and Research Center, provide educational programs to school groups in Manchester and beyond, continue to offer fresh new exhibits, maintain the Association's important collection of artifacts and documents pertaining to Manchester's history, and provided needed maintenance to our historic Amherst Street building.   

 In this season of giving, please consider giving to the MHA's Heritage Fund through our Annual Appeal. Your support makes it possible to continue to tell Manchester's story through our exhibits and programs. 

Please click here or mail your gift to the Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101. Thank you!



2023 Holiday Open House

Saturday, December 2, 2023

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Millyard Museum

FREE Admission

Visit with Santa Claus from 11:30 to 1:00!

Enjoy time spent with your neighbors, family and friends on this festive day of shopping and fun family activities in the Millyard Museum!

Enjoy children's holiday crafts, cookies and cider, and shop for the holidays in the Museum Shop, featuring historical books, locally made products, our 2024 historic Manchester calendar and unique collectible brass ornaments.

Members of the Manchester Historic Association receive an extra 10% discount this day only (at least 20% off all shop items).

American Girl Doll Tea Party:

2023 Christmas Tea

Saturday, December 2, 2023

11:30 a.m.

Bring your doll and join us for an American Girl Doll Tea Party! A tour of the Millyard Museum will be followed by refreshments and crafts. 

$20 per person. Space is limited! Click here to purchase tickets.

Please Note: Children MUST be accompanied by an adult with a ticket.

Love Manchester T-Shirts

Have you seen the new "Love Manchester" t-shirts? Manchester native Jen Drociak has partnered with Manchester Ink Link to create an assortment of Manchester-themed t-shirts. These fun designs feature a variety of Manchester icons, including such historical features as the Notre Dame Bridge, Pine Island Park, Weston Observatory, and the "Piggy Bank" drive-through.

These shirts make great gifts for Manchester-loving friends and family! The shirts can be ordered online and a portion of the proceeds of the history-themed shirts will benefit the Manchester Historic Association!

Path to the Presidency Exhibit

As the NH Primary season once again gets under way, here at the Millyard Museum we have opened an exhibit highlighting many of the presidential candidates who have visited Manchester over the last several decades. Come and see some of our favorite images of candidates campaigning in the Queen City, whether speaking to large crowds or meeting people one-on-one over a cup of coffee.

The exhibit is on display in the Museum's Discovery Gallery through the Primary season!

2023 Manchester Holiday Ornament



The Manchester Historic Association is pleased to announce this year's holiday ornament featuring the Pandora Mill and the Pandora sign.

The ornament features a colorized depiction of the Pandora Mill building (now UNH Manchester) and the iconic large blue neon “Home of Pandora Sweaters” sign that stood atop the building for many years and became a much-loved symbol of the Queen City. 

Each year the Manchester Historic Association produces an original, limited edition brass-plated ornament that celebrates Manchester's history. These unique, detailed ornaments are handcrafted in the United States by the same company that makes the annual White House Holiday Ornament. They make perfect Christmas tree decorations or gifts for the holidays and for many other occasions. Each comes in a decorative box. 

These ornaments are available for $28.00 in the Millyard Museum Shop as well as at the MHA Research Center. The 2023 ornaments, as well as a limited number of ornaments from past years, can also be purchased online.   

2024 Historic Preservation Award Nominations



The Historic Preservation Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Historic Preservation Awards.  

The Historic Preservation Awards program recognizes and supports the efforts of individuals, businesses and organizations who have made significant contributions to the preservation of buildings, neighborhoods, traditions and other historic resources in the Queen City.

Over 30 years, more than 230 recipients have been recognized for a wide variety of preservation efforts in 40 different categories. The annual event is the MHA's largest fundraiser to support its non-profit mission of collecting, preserving and sharing the history of Manchester.

If you are interested in nominating a person, organization or business for a Historic Preservation Award, please complete the HPA 2024 Nomination Form by December 2.

The 32nd Annual Historic Preservation Awards will be held on May 21, 2024 at Saint Anselm College. Further details will be announced in the coming months. 



Last Month's Trivia Question:

What Revolutionary War hero, known as the “Father of American cavalry" is memorialized by a statue in Manchester? 

ANSWER: Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski

Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski (1745-1779) was a Polish nobleman who served in the Continental Army under George Washington during the American Revolution. Pulaski died in October 1779 from injuries sustained in the Battle of Savannah. Known as the Father of the American Cavalry, he is celebrated as one of the great heroes of the Polish American community in the United States.

Manchester’s Tremont Park, the common bounded by Bridge, Union, High and Pine Streets was renamed Pulaski Park in 1933 at the request of the local Polish community who wished to honor General Pulaski. The bronze equestrian monument of Pulaski in the park was created by accomplished Manchester sculptor Lucien Gosselin, and dedicated in a formal ceremony in 1938.

The Pulaski Monument underwent extensive restoration in 2019 that included cleaning, repairs, and refurbishing of the bronze sculpture, the granite base, and the iron fence.

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This Month's Trivia Question: What Manchester Fire Chief witnessed the transition from hand-tub engine, to steam engine, then to motor apparatus?

The answer will appear in next month's newsletter.