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Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Manchester was a large industrial center in the 19th and 20th centuries, with glassworks, lumber and silk mills, including the Cheney Brothers Mill, which was the world’s largest silk operation.
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- 1854 - Manchester
Manchester, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, intersected by the Providence, Hartford, and Fishkill railroad, 8 miles E. from the city ...Read MORE... 
1878 - Guided by a Spirit
In a paper mill in Manchester, Connecticut, is in use an improved machine, in building which the maker says that he followed the directions given by...Read MORE...- 1883 - Eels Stop Paper
The machinery in a paper mill at Manchester, Connecticut, was stopped by four large eels blocking the wheels. One was taken out whole. Its length was ...Read MORE... - 1888 - A BAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT. BOTH THE ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
Hartford, Conn., March 28. - There was a bad accident on the New York and New England Railroad near Manchester at 8 o'clock this morning by which...Read MORE... - 1894 - Intelligent Puss
A young woman bookkeeper employed in an office at South Manchester, Connecticut, has been in the habit for some time past of giving the office cat a...Read MORE... - 1895 - Manchester
Manchester, a post-village and township of Hartford co., Conn., on the Hockanum River, 9 miles by rail B.N.B. of Hartford. Two weekly newspapers are...Read MORE... 
Municipal Building and Center Congregational Church, Manchester, Conn.
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Bon Ami Factory
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S. O. Manchester, Conn. Ruins of Old Glass Works Built in 1783
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Manchester, a post-village and township (town) of Hartford co., Conn., on the Hockanum River, 9 miles ENE. of Hartford on the New York, New Haven and ...Read MORE... 
Main Street, 1908
Postcard- 1910 - Pullet In Manchester, Conn., Has Record of Laying on 37 Consecutive Days.
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 1 - With all previous Connecticut records smashed beyond recognition, the famous industrious pullet of Wesley Hollister, of...Read MORE... 
Congregational Church
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Railroad Station and Depot Square
Postcard- 1913 - 1,600 PUPILS ESCAPE FIRE.
Manchester, Conn. - Sixteen hundred school children were endangered when fire broke out in the Pine district grammer school here. The pupils were...Read MORE... 
North Main Street, looking East
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Oakland Dam
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New 8th District School
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Lincoln School and Center, South Manchester
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Hotel Sheridan
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Manchester Memorial Hospital
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Municipal Building and Center Congregational Church, Manchester, Conn.
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
S. O. Manchester, Conn. Ruins of Old Glass Works Built in 1783
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Bon Ami Factory
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Main Street, 1908
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Congregational Church
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Railroad Station and Depot Square
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
North Main Street, looking East
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Oakland Dam
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
New 8th District School
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Lincoln School and Center, South Manchester
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Hotel Sheridan
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Manchester Memorial Hospital
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History, News and Stories of Manchester, Connecticut, USA
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1854 - Manchester
Manchester, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, intersected by the Providence, Hartford, and Fishkill railroad, 8 miles E. from the city ... Read MORE...
1878 - Guided by a Spirit
In a paper mill in Manchester, Connecticut, is in use an improved machine, in building which the maker says that he followed the directions given by... Read MORE...
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1883 - Eels Stop Paper
The machinery in a paper mill at Manchester, Connecticut, was stopped by four large eels blocking the wheels. One was taken out whole. Its length was ... Read MORE...
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1888 - A BAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT. BOTH THE ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
Hartford, Conn., March 28. - There was a bad accident on the New York and New England Railroad near Manchester at 8 o'clock this morning by which... Read MORE...
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1894 - Intelligent Puss
A young woman bookkeeper employed in an office at South Manchester, Connecticut, has been in the habit for some time past of giving the office cat a... Read MORE...
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1895 - Manchester
Manchester, a post-village and township of Hartford co., Conn., on the Hockanum River, 9 miles by rail B.N.B. of Hartford. Two weekly newspapers are... Read MORE...
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Manchester, CT History in Old Postcards
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Manchester, a post-village and township (town) of Hartford co., Conn., on the Hockanum River, 9 miles ENE. of Hartford on the New York, New Haven and ... Read MORE...
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1910 - Pullet In Manchester, Conn., Has Record of Laying on 37 Consecutive Days.
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 1 - With all previous Connecticut records smashed beyond recognition, the famous industrious pullet of Wesley Hollister, of... Read MORE...
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1913 - 1,600 PUPILS ESCAPE FIRE.
Manchester, Conn. - Sixteen hundred school children were endangered when fire broke out in the Pine district grammer school here. The pupils were... Read MORE...
Manchester, Connecticut, USA Genealogy
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Ancestors buried in Manchester - Cemeteries in Manchester, Connecticut, USA
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Genealogy Resources for Manchester
Manchester City Directory, 1930Manchester City Directory, 1934
Manchester City Directory, 1937
Manchester City Directory, 1939
Manchester City Directory, 1944
Manchester City Directory, 1945
Manchester City Directory, 1947
Manchester City Directory, 1948
Manchester City Directory, 1950
Manchester City Directory, 1952
Manchester Connecticut Directory, 1953-54
Manchester Directory 1958-59
Manchester Directory 1960
Manchester Directory 1961
Manchester Directory 1962
Manchester Directory 1965
Manchester Directory 1977. New Haven CT: Price & Lee Co., 1977
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