The Manchester City Archives has received a grant of $3,855 from the New Hampshire State Library's "Moose Plate" Grant fund to de-acidify, mend, rebind, microfilm and scan two volumes of the Record of Corporations/Articles of Agreement, 1838-1874.  These grants are awarded to New Hampshire cities and towns, libraries and historical societies to aid in the preservation of rare historic documents.

The Record of Corporations books document the growth of industry and business in Manchester.  They also reveal...

The Manchester Industrial Council was founded in 1950 to reduce local unemployment through the establishment of new businesses.  Grenier Field, now the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport complex, was one of their primary fields of endeavor.  A guide to the Grenier Field records can now be seen on the Manchester Archives website.

Ward Record descriptions for Wards 1 through 8 are now available on the Manchester City Archives website.

 

The Ward Room served as a place where election warrants could be posted and candidates were nominated for office.  All election activities took place within the confines of the ward room from the actual voting to the tabulation of ballots.

The process of building a Ward room for Ward 5 began on March 26, 1867 when the City of Manchester purchased the land from the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company for $360.  At that time, no designation was made as to what building would sit on the site. Construction began...

THREE MAYORS IN ONE YEAR – 1894

Edward J. Knowlton, 1893-May 10, 1894 Byron Worthen, Chairman (dejure) May 10, 1894-December 31, 1894 David B. Varney (defacto) May 10, 1894-July 9, 1894

1894 proved to be a unique year in the political history of Manchester.  Edgar J. Knowlton was elected mayor in 1893 for a second term but on May 10, 1894, he resigned his position at a special meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.  He also sent his letter of resignation to Manchester’s other governing body,...