News from the Manchester Historic Association

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Manchester

October 20, 2020

In This Issue

1. Millyard Walking Tour with John Clayton

2. MHA Apparel Store

3. 2020 Holiday Ornament

4. Super Saturday Dual Pass

5. Watch the 28th Annual Historic Preservation Awards

6. Manchester's Urban Ponds Exhibit

Millyard Walking Tour with John Clayton

Saturday, November 7, 2020

10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

$10 Manchester Historic Association members - $15 General Public

Pre-registration is required. Space is very limited! Please purchase tickets for your desired time slot by clicking here.

Join Executive Director John Clayton on a history tour of the Amoskeag Millyard. Home to the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company from 1831-1936, this mile of brick mill buildings housed the behemoth of American industry.

Space is limited; guests limited to 30 per time slot. Social distancing and masks are required.

Please meet outside the Millyard Museum (Commerical Street entrance) 10 minutes prior to the start of the tour.

MHA Apparel Store

The MHA is pleased to bring back our online apparel store. Show your support for the Manchester Historic Association with a variety of jackets, sweatshirts, polo shirts, and beanie hats, all with the MHA logo!

These are only available for a limited time. The online store will only be open until November 13th. Orders will be delivered (to you or to the Millyard Museum) by December 14.

Click here to view the store or place your order!

2020 Holiday Ornament

The Manchester Historic Association is pleased to announce this year's holiday ornament featuring Rock Rimmon.

The ornament features a colorized depiction of Rock Rimmon, an important Manchester landmark and arguably the city’s most recognizable geological feature.

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 $25.00 in the Millyard Museum Shop as well as at the MHA Research Center. The 2020 ornaments, as well as a limited number of ornaments from past years, can also be purchased online.

TWO GREAT EXPERIENCES IN ONE HISTORIC MILL BUILDING!

We are excited to announce the launch of a dual pass that visitors can purchase on Saturdays for both the Millyard Museum and SEE Science Center.

Now you can visit both the Millyard Museum and the SEE Science Center at 200 Bedford Street in Manchester, NH with one pass for only $13!

Purchase your Super Saturday Dual Pass at either location.

The pass is valid for:

Same day admission on Saturdays only

Individuals age 12 and up

Please Note:

Admission for ages 4-11 is $9 at SEE, and free at Millyard Museum

Admission for ages 3 and under is free at both locations

Check for current hours at each location

Don't forget...Members of the Manchester Historic Association and the SEE Science Center receive free reciprocal admission any time!

28th Annual Historic Preservation Awards

WATCH NOW!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 28TH ANNUAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

We would once again like to thank all our supports for making this year's Historic Preservation Awards possible.

If you have not yet watched the program, please click the link above, or visit our website and click "Preservation Awards".

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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.

As part of this year's event celebrating Historic Preservation in Manchester, please consider making a gift today in support of the Manchester Historic Association and our mission to collect, preserve, and share Manchester's history!

Thank you to all our sponsors for your support, including our Lead Sponsor:

RBC Wealth Management.

Please click here to see a slideshow of all of our sponsors for this year's event

Manchester's Urban Ponds - Exhibit Open!

Manchester’s Urban Ponds: Past, Present, and Future

In the Henry M. Fuller State Theatre Gallery in the Millyard Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - Included with museum admission

Although ponds may not be the first thing one thinks about in Manchester, the Queen City has several ponds that have played an important role in the area’s history. More recently, the Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program, established in 2000, has led cleanup efforts to help return the city’s ponds to their historic uses. This exhibit looks at the history of several of Manchester’s urban ponds, including Crystal Lake, Dorrs Pond, Maxwell Pond, Nutts Pond, Pine Island Pond, and Stevens Pond and celebrates the accomplishments of the Urban Ponds Restoration Program over the last 20 years.

Sponsored by City of Manchester, Department of Public Works, Environmental Protection Division

"Manchester's Urban Ponds: Past, Present, and Future" will be on display in the Millyard Museum's State Theater Gallery through November 28.

The Manchester Historic Association is an independent tax-exempt charitable 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization with the mission to collect, preserve and share the history of Manchester, New Hampshire USA. The Association operates the Millyard Museum and Research Center.