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This marker commemorates people of African descent who labored in Southern states to produce cotton, the raw material on which the textile industry depended in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
To commemorate her birth one hundred years ago, historian and Metalious scholar Robert B. Perreault will give a talk at the Millyard Museum on September 7 entitled “Before Peyton Place: In Search of the Real Grace Metalious” about her life and formative years in Manchester.
This exhibit highlights the works of Frank Kelly, a prominent Manchester photographer from the 1950s through the 1980s. Kelly owned Frank Kelly Studio in Manchester for 49 years. Over his long career, he, along with his wife Eleanor, photographed many Manchester people, businesses, and landmarks.
The Millyard Museum in Manchester opened its brand new exhibit on the erstwhile Queen City Athletic Hall of Fame Tuesday evening, with supporters, inductees and family members of late athletes in attendance.
An artistic reunion some 130 years in the making is now being featured at the Millyard Museum.
No matter your political persuasion, you’re certain to see some of your favorite candidates — Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama — as they meet with your friends and neighbors in their quest to win election to our nation’s highest office.
The Manchester Historic Association is proud to present, “Manchester’s Masters: The Artist’s Perspective,” opening March 27 and featuring the lives and work of Henry W. Herrick, Edward L. Custer, Lisa Anne Fletcher, Omer T. Lassonde, and George C. Soule – artists who called Manchester home.