Cheney Homestead Museum

In 2021, the Cheney Homestead was gifted a videotape of Cheney family home videos from the 1920s. Recently, we were able to convert the recording to a digital format. The compilation includes recordings of various family events in Manchester as well as other locations that the family traveled to in the very early 20th century. One event of particular note in the video are scenes from the wedding of famous pediatrician and author Benjamin Spock, who married Jane Cheney in 1927.

Cheney Family Movies from the 1920s A collection of family movies recorded by Philip Cheney in the 1920s at various Cheney family events. It was apparently compiled for a family reunion in 198...

Join us today and other wonderful local historic homes to benefit the Manchester Sculpture Project! But tickets at the Philip Cheney house on Hartford Road/$40. Don’t miss this fun, historic, fascinating, fundraising event! For information contact Tana Parseliti at (860) 913-0523.

Happy Birthday to our Keeney School House “School Mistress,” Jamie Lynn who was a vision from the past with Homestead lilacs! 🌿🎂🌿

What a wonderful day for our first Open House this past Sunday! Join us again on June 9 as we continue to offer goodies for the garden - all to benefit the much-needed roof replacement for the Homestead! See you June 9 beginning at 10:00 - the Homestead will be open for tours!