The Freedom Historical Society will be hosting speaker Robert B. Perreault on Aug. 17 at Freedom Town Hall on Elm Street at 7 p.m. as he presents a program entitled: "Having a Fine Time in Manchester: Vintage Postcards and Local History."

During the golden age of the postcard, before telephones, personal messages could contain anything from the mundane, "Having a fine time, wish you were here..." to more profound reflections on family life or colorful portraits of towns and cities from the perspective of newly-landed immigrants. Vintage postcards of Manchester offer a lively, nostalgic adventure through a major industrial center, home to people from around the world. In addition, a new Freedom Historical Society Museum exhibit will display fascinating reflections of Freedom from a bygone era. A historical society volunteer has been working all summer on this new exhibit of over 30 vintage postcard images of Freedom.

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