Town of Manchester Newsletter for Important Town News, Information, and Events.
Next date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
In partnership with our fellow historical societies, we present talks by Dr. Matt Warshauer, author, professor of history at Central CT State University. • Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. 161 Nevers Road, South Windsor. “Connecticut and the American Revolution.” Hosts: South Windsor Historical Society and Public Schools. Where was Connecticut in the colonial disagreement with England? • April 2026 date, time, location to be announced. “Connecticut, the Provision State.” Host: Bolton Historical Society. Connecticut consistently answered requests for supplies for the Continental Army. How was such a little state able to quickly answer the call? • May 2026 date, time, location to be announced. Host: Historical Society of Glastonbury. “Four Score and Seven Years Ago. Abraham Lincoln’s 87-year U-turn of the Declaration and the Meaning of America.” Lincoln, in his Gettysburg Address, brought Americans back to the Declaration, not the Constitution. It was a “new birth of freedom.”
Please check event locations and times for each event.