Show Your Manchester Pride with a Manchester-Themed Gift

The Shoppes at Buckland Hills are not the only shoppes in town with two “p”s and an “e” at the end of the word.

Herewith some doggerel, for which Manchester Patch takes full responsibility:

Forget not

the Manchester Town Hall “shoppe”!

for an easy Christmas gift

for someone you almost forgot.

(The Manchester Historical Society also has a gift shop (open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, according to the society’s website). At the bottom of this article is a list of some items they have to offer which might make for good gifts this Christmas.)

Here’s an announcement reminding you that ye olde Customer Service and Information Center Gift Shoppe is available for shoppe-ing:

For those in search of unique “Manchester” gifts, please visit the Customer Service and Information Center Gift Shoppe in Town Hall!

The Manchester Road Race Committee is offering a “Finish Line Series” of limited edition posters that capture some of the great moments in the event’s history.

Or Warm up with a cozy, light-weight blanket with the Pride in Manchester logo: the perfect item to bring with you to the Manchester Thanksgiving Day Road Race, football games at UCONN, Manchester or East Catholic High, or any outdoor activity, or just to have ready in your car.

All proceeds go to Pride in Manchester Week, held the first full Saturday to Saturday in June of each year.

Other gifts include trivets, T-shirts, hats, tote bags, mugs, historical books, greeting cards, MDOG hoodies, Cruisin’ on Main posters and much more! We also sell American flags and flag kits.

Another unique idea is a donation to the Memorial Tree Planting Program.

Call for more info, or stop by to browse! 860-647-5235. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

http://customerservice.townofmanchester.org/index.cfm/merchandise/

From another Web page on the Town Hall website:

Here’s a sample of gift merchandise for sale in the Town Hall Customer Service & Information Center:

• American Flag Decals, 3”x5” (.40 cents)
• American Flags, 3’x5’ all weather nylon with embroidered stars ($15.00)
• American Flag Kits, including pole and accessories, ($39.00)
• Case Mountain Notecards: $5.00 for pack of 5, benefits the Conservation Commission
• Cruisin on Main Tshirts ($5 - $15), Posters ($1 - $2)
• Historical Society Books: Historical Walking Tour - Self Guide ($3); Old Manchester Picture Book ($25); Manchester Green Picture Book ($28); The Storytellers, Old Manchester II ($15); From Warsaw to Manchester ($4) and many more!
• Historical Society DVDs & Videos: ($15)
• Historical Society Magnets: Bon Ami ($2.00); Framed ($5.00)
• Historical Society Mugs: $10
• Historical Society Notecards: various designs ($5 - $10.00)
• Historical Society Ornaments $8-$15
• Historical Society Postcards: 50 cents; or vintage: $3.00
• Historical Society Tote Bags: ($15)
• Historical Society Tshirts, $15-$20 (sz. M-XL)
• Hockanum River Tshirts ($10) & Sweatshirts ($20) (sz. S-XL in forest green or navy blue)
• Manchester Cooks! (Cookbooks) (to benefit the Manchester Historical Society, ($10.00); Forest St. Recipes ($5.00)
• Manchester Dog Owners Group (MDOG) Tshirts, Sweatshirts, and Hoodies ($15-$30)
• Manchester Dog Owners Group (MDOG) Cookbooks ($10)
• Manchester Firefighters Memorial Garden Tshirts ($10.00)
• Manchester Land Conservation Trust Tshirts ($10)
• Manchester: The City of Village Charm Tshirts ($10) (sz. S-XXL in yellow, gray or green; also youth sizes!)
• Manchester baseball caps ($5)
• MARC Inc. assorted Greeting Cards, 12 pack for $8.00
• Patriotic Tshirts Sz. S-XXL = $10.00 (to benefit VFW Post 2046)
• Pride in Manchester Fleece Blanket $20
• Road Race Limited Edition Posters: signed $25; unsigned: $10
• Road Race 75th Anniversary Book: REDUCED TO $10!
• Tote Bags - Reusable shopping totes, forest green with Manchester Town Seal, $2.00
• Trivets: Road Race $20 and Historical $10 - $16
• Donations to the Memorial Tree Program: (minimum $25)

Items Available from the Manchester Historical Society

Information from this Web page:

The Historical Society has two Museum Stores, one at the History Center, 175 Pine Street, open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, and the other at the Old Manchester Museum, 126 Cedar Street, open the same hours as the museum (generally Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m., during the late spring, summer, and fall). The Town Hall’s Customer Service Center carries many of our items for sale. Several books about Manchester history can also be borrowed from the Manchester public libraries.

Some of the items for sale:

OLD MANCHESTER... A Picture Book
by M. K. Adams & A. J. Thibeau 1994 (Reprinted 1999 )
$ 25.00 plus $ 7.00 P/H

OLD MANCHESTER II... The Storytellers
by M. K. Adams & A. J. Thibeau 1995
$ 15.00 plus $ 7.00 P/H

OLD MANCHESTER III... Manchester Green
by M. K. Adams & A. J. Thibeau (Revised 2003)
$ 28.00 plus $7.00 P/H

JUST EMILY, MANCHESTER’S EXTRAORDINARY SCOUT LEADER
by Claire Olds 2011
$19.49 plus $ 6.51 P/H

EAST CEMETERY HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR
by John & Elizabeth Spaulding 1999
$ 3.00 plus $ 3.00 P/H

HISTORY OF BUCKLAND SECTION OF MANCHESTER
by Gladys S. Adams 1995; (facsimile reprint)
$ 25.00 plus $ 7.00 P/H

LOOKING BACK, HISTORIC IMAGES OF NORTH CENTRAL CONN.
(Includes images of Manchester, Andover, Bolton Coventry East Hartford and Hebron)
by Richard Tambling and Journal Inquirer 2002
$ 39.95 plus $ 7.00 P/H

MIRACLE WORKERS
Reproduction of a Cheney Brothers Silk recruitment booklet.
$ 15.00 plus $ 6.00 P/H

MANCHESTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE FIRST 75 YEARS
by George A. F. Lundberg, Jr., M.D.
$ 20.00 plus $ 6.00 P/H

MANCHESTER REMEMBERS
The Homefront at War 1941-45
by Patricia Thorstenson 1995
$ 25.00 plus $7.00 P/H

HISTORY OF MANCHESTER, CONN. (facsimile reprint)
by Mathias Spiess & Percy Bidwell 1924
$ 39.95 plus $ 7.00 P/H
if currently unavailable, may be ordered for later delivery
We occasionally have available original copies at prices from $60 to $75, $7.00 P/H

THE TOWN WITH THE HEART OF GOLD
A history of Manchester’s Thanksgiving Day Road Race from 1927 to 1985
By Eamonn Flanagan 1986
$ 5.00 plus $ 6.00 P/H

MY JOURNAL, MEMOIRS OF A FRENCH CHILDHOOD IN PEACE AND WAR
by Jeanne Low (1905-1991) a gifted teacher and community volunteer.
Published by the Historical Society 2012 (34 pages)
$ 10.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

SILK ALONG STEEL The Story of the South Manchester Railroad
by Thomas R. Lewis, Jr 1976
$ 15.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H
Very limited quantity available

GROWING UP WITH GRAMP KEENEY
by Herbert Keeney Seymour 1992
$ 15.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H
Limited quantity available

TALES MY STETHOSCOPE TOLD ME
Former Manchester doctor tells about his experiences, and the daily life of a busy doctor.
by Martin Duke, M.D. 1998
$10.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

BROTHERS IN BATTLE
One Marine’s Account of War in the Pacific.
Bruce Watkins’ experiences in the First Marine Division from Dec. 1941 until Nov. 1945.
by R. Bruce Watkins, Capt USMCR Ret.
$12.00 plus $ 6.00P/H

A COMBAT ENGINEER REMEMBERS
WWII experiences of the 150th Engineer Combat Battalion
by Norman C. Southergill 2002 (104 pages)
$15.00 plus $6.00 P/H

BEN AUSTRIAN, ARTIST
Ben Austrian was the creator of the Bon Ami chick, the trademark still used today.
Geoffrey D. Austrian 1997 (120 pages)
$45.00 plus $7.00 P/H

FROM WARSAW to MANCHESTER; Talking with Helen Kopman
Helen and her husband owned the Parkade bakery, but both had lived in the Warsaw ghetto and Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
by Susan Barlow, 2005
$4.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

VET HAVEN AND RELATED TALES
Stories and pictures of a short-lived community of houses built for veterans returning from WWII. Featuring Ted Cummings and Family.
by Susan Barlow, 2006
$ 5.00 plus $5.00 P/H

CUSTOMS and INCIDENTS of EARLY DAYS in MANCHESTER
Reminiscences about a South Manchester boyhood in the post-Cvil War era. E.L. Bidwell originally wrote these memoirs for publication as columns in the Manchester Herald.
Published in 2007 by the Manchester Historical Society.
$8.00 plus $5.00 P/H

MUGS (for coffee or collecting)
Cheney Homestead, “Dancing Bears” sculpture, and Old Manchester Museum scenes
$10.00 plus $ 7.00 P/H; inquire about postage cost for multiple mugs

COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS
For the Manchester History Center (2012), Woodbridge House (2013, and Woodbridge Barn (2014), ceramic ornaments.
$13.00 plus $ 7.00 P/H

T-Shirts
With a picture of the Dancing Bears or Manchester Historical Society logo
The shirts are in adult sizes medium, large, extra large, and 2XL, children’s sizes small, medium, and large.
$15.00 plus $6.00 P/H (with Dancing Bears picture)
$12.00 plus $6.00 P/H (with Manchester Historical Society logo)

KEENEY SCHOOLHOUSE
Picture on 6” x 6” tile
$10.00 plus $7.00 P/H

Historic Manchester Video Series -- Partial Listing
a. Tour of Marlow’s, and interview with George Marlow
b. Tour of the Mansion Inn, a Bed & Breakfast in a former Cheney mansion
c. Talking About the Great Depression, with four women who lived in the Cheney District in the 1930s
d. History of Children’s Literature, with Bob Brindamour
e. Cheney Historic District Walking Tour, with John Sutherland
f. Earl Yost on Manchester Sports
g. Union Village, Becoming a Historic District
h. Two Historic Houses
i. Pioneer Parachute, Then & Now
j. Highland Park History Hike, with Ed Richardson
$ 15.00 plus $6.00 P/H

Books and videos shipped via Media Mail, unless arrangements made for First Class Mail (extra charges apply)

FRAMED COLOR PRINTS
a. Cheney Hall circa 1920
b. Cheney Homestead
Frames measure 14 x 18; Pictures measure 7.5 x 11.5
$25.00 plus $10.00 P/H

Matted Color Prints of “Historic Manchester Green” in the early 1900’s
a. Small (mat size 11”x14”) $25.00 plus $8.00 P/H
b. Large (mat size 16”x20”) $30.00 plus $10.00 P/H

MAPS AND PRINTS
All are photocopies of varying quality

a. 1625 Map of Connecticut Indian Trails, Villages and Sachemdoms
by M.Spiess
Small $ 2.00 plus $3.00 P/H
Large $12.00 plus $5.00 P/H

b. 1849 Map of Manchester - $3.00 plus $5.00 P/H
c. 1855 Map of Manchester - $3.00 plus $5.00 P/H
d. 1869 Map of Manchester - $3.00 plus $5.00 P/H
e. 1880 Aero view of South Manchester - $12.00 plus $7.00 P/H
f. 1902 Map of Manchester (Bowers) - $7.00 plus $7.00 P/H
g. 1914 Aero view of South Manchester - $12.00 plus $ 7.00 P/H
h. 1922 Map of Manchester (Bowen) - $5.00 plus $ 5.00 P/H

NOTE CARDS with envelopes
a. Painting of Highland Park Falls; 5 for $8.00, plus $5.00 P/H
b. Painting of Mary Cheney’s Garden, color; 4 for $4.00 or $1.25 ea. plus P/H, please inquire
c. 1960s Downtown Manchester, black & white photos; 8 for $12.00 plus $5.00 P/H
d. Cheney Fashions, vintage drawings, in color; 5 for $10.00 plus $5.00 P/H

POSTCARDS
A variety of new and old postcards.

Tote bags, picture magnets, old yearbooks, vintage Kage Company decorations, old Manchester Herald “Neighbor’s Kitchen” cookbooks, and other items are available in our museum shops.

Please make checks payable to
MANCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Phone us at 860-647-9983 to order with a credit card.

Photo: The cover of ”Manchester Remembers: The Homefront at War” by by Patricia Thorstenson, one of the books available at the Manchester Historical Society gift shop.