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 Barb Burdge is the presenter for our October Program. Ms. Burdge teaches at Manchester University and is a resident of Roann, IN. She has a...

Presenter: Carrie Mugford, Clerk Treasurer for the Town of North Manchester

Carrie has worked for the town for two decades and was first elec...

 Presenter: Dr. Jay Perry

“In July of 1835, 600 Irish immigrant laborers stopped digging the Wabash and Erie Canal. Half Marched west from Hu...

Presented by: North Manchester Historical Society

Presenters: Katy Gray Brown, Professor of Philosophy and Peace Studies

Tara Smithson, Profes...

The November program for the North Manchester Historical Society was created by David Pfeiffer, Museum Director for the Johnson County Museu...

Many people ask, "What is a Hoosier?"—and while the term's origins may be up for debate, a traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Soc...

One of the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS's) traveling exhibits which showcases Indiana's contributions to the war effort and the war's l...

 MCS Art Extravaganza - the Center for History will host a selection of art from Manchester Community School students from K -12. Artwork ha...

Dr. Jay Perry will present the first North Manchester Historical Society program of the year. His program, "St. Patrick's Day: An American H...

Jared Christiansen will be our visiting artist. A professional photographer, based out of Fort Wayne, IN, Jared is a former resident of Nort...