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I recently had the fortune of joining the neighborhood association Manchester Alliance and attending the first meeting, at Cafe Zata in May. This blog will serve to record my impressions of future meetings, as well as goings-on around the modern Manchester neighborhood. Posts will follow shortly after each meeting, covering and reflecting on the agenda.…

On April 1, 2025, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) turns 40. Visit the National Archives History Office website for more … NARA Turns 40

We have now reached the final stop on the tour, the Maury and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries. I would like to point out that there are a number of smaller cemeteries throughout the southside Richmond area, some of which include the graves of former residents of Manchester. These include the Weisiger-Carroll House in the Spring Hill…

R. Elliott Martin is proud to announce that a driving tour of sites associated with the nineteenth-century city of Manchester is currently under development! Stops include the Manchester Courthouse, Mayo’s Bridge, Ancarrow’s Landing (Site of the Manchester Docks), First African Church of Manchester, and the Maury and Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Manchester’s industrial past will come…

Weisiger, Benjamin B. III. Old Manchester & Its Environs, 1769-1910 (William Byrd Press, Richmond, Virginia, Fine Books Division, 1993). Thrower Stowe, Kristin. A History Lover’s Guide to Richmond (The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2021). The Virginia Museum of History and Culture The Valentine Museum Library of Virginia: Virginia Chronicle; Virginia Untold newspapers.com fold3.com ancestry.com