Programs: Manchester Heritage Festival
Date1993-1994
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.72.16-.17
Description2015.196.72.16: program booklet, Manchester Heritage Festival, 1993
2015.196.72.17a-b: (a) program booklet and (b) schedule, Manchester Heritage Festival, 1994
NotesSubject Note: From the Town of Manchester website, information about this event and its history: “The late Joseph Negri, a former member of the Board of Directors, started Pride In Manchester Week as a one-day event, when residents volunteered their time cleaning up the streets of Manchester. The program grew each year, adding a senior dance, roller-skating party, and a concert. The Pride committee invites community organizations to participate by offering free events to the public. From 1991 to 2015, Heritage Day was held on the final Saturday of Pride week, and it was based on "Homeland Day," a day set aside in 1914 by Cheney Brothers to recognize and celebrate the many ethnic backgrounds of those who came to Manchester to work in the Cheney silk mills. Starting in 2016, we have combined Heritage Day with the Concert in the Park on the first Saturday of June.” (Source: http://prideinmanchester.townofmanchester.org/)2015.196.72.17a-b: (a) program booklet and (b) schedule, Manchester Heritage Festival, 1994
CCHAP suggested participants to Heritage Day committee member Mary Ann Handley.
Additional materials exist in the CCHAP archive for this event; see 2015.196.969
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
