As we gear up for another snowstorm in the coming days, I can't help but look back at the Blizzard of 1888 and feel a lot better about the few inches of snow we will be seeing this weekend and the powerful snow plows we have now! Here are some fantastic images of Manchester, New… Continue reading The Great Blizzard of 1888
C. 1960 Photo Credits: Millyard Museum This image of John F. Kennedy in Victory Park during his presidential campaign around 1960, shows how times truly have changed! With the politician being squeezed through a crowd of Manchester residents, business owners, workers and supporters, the police struggle to hold back the people reaching out to shake… Continue reading JFK in Victory Park
The Mighty Merrimack River! The Merrimack river runs right through Manchester and is a staple of the city as it flows and bends 117 miles from New Hampshire into Massachusetts. From the 1850's to the 1930's the river was used to produce power for not only the citizens, but for the textile mills that had… Continue reading #ThrowBackThursday July 26th, 2018
The Bright Blue Piggy Bank Downtown This week we are revisiting what once was an eye-catching gem of downtown, the blue piggy bank! Do you remember this interestingly shaped bank that was located downtown in the 1970's? Well, according to a tiny news blurb in The Southeast Missourian‘s November 20, 1972 issue, the pig was “28… Continue reading #ThrowBackThursday
Pine Island Park was THE place to be for summer fun right here in Manchester and it sure has some history behind it! Check it out! Pine Island Park opened in 1902 right here in Manchester. "It was an 18 minute trolley ride from City Hall on Elm Street to a location down on Brown… Continue reading #Throwback Thursday
A Day in the Life of Manchester Citizens - 1936 It's always interesting to see just how much our city has changed throughout the years! We decided to take a glimpse in the past of a few Manchester residence in the year 1936! During this time the Amoskeag Manufacturing companies had just filled bankruptcy and… Continue reading #ThrowBackThursday
A Year without Summer - 1816 Who would have thought that just over 200 years ago, New Hampshire would have experienced a year without a summer? After Mt. Tambora in Indonesia erupted in 1815, the impact of this explosion was felt all the way across the world, particularly in New England, where residence endured a… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday June 7, 2018
The past two weeks we have learned quite a bit about winter carnivals that used to be held right here in Manchester. From the crazy diving Brownies, to the "longest" sled in the world, Manchester sure loved celebrating winter! 1927 was no exception! The Amoskeag Textile Club hosted the Snow Shoe Carnival which consisted of… Continue reading Throwback Thursday Jan-18-2018
Last week we dove (quite literally) into the first Throwback Thursday of 2018 with the tale of the Brownies, their crazy antics, and the Winter Carnival. Throughout my research it seems as if the Winter Carnival was more than the Brownies diving--but it included a myriad of activities as well! One activity I found an… Continue reading Throwback Thursday Jan-11-2018
Happy New Year! We're less than a week in, and already facing our first Nor'easter! Ready to feel even colder? The story, like many of our Throwback Thursday tales, begins with the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. According to the Manchester City Library, Amoskeag opened a quarry, in what is now Derryfield Park in the late 1800s… Continue reading Throwback Thursday Jan-4-2018
