Thursday, October 15th
5:30 PM – 7 PM
Manchester Community Library
Arriving in Manchester during the Woodrow Wilson era, master tailor Fred Nicklewhite became an essential thread in the fabric of Manchester Village. Renowned for crafting fine bespoke suits for summer guests at the Equinox Hotel, Fred was equally known for his gentle spirit, love of scripture and poetry, and personal friendships with Harlem jazz legends like Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. Join Manchester Historical Society Curator Shawn Harrington in the Library as we celebrate the story of a man who lived past his second century, loved horse racing and great music, and left an indelible mark on our community.
The full Threads of History program series:
- Taconic Music with Tunes and Textiles of the Past | Saturday, October 3, 3:00 pm
- The Jane A. Stickle Quilt | Thursday, October 8, 5:30 pm
- Pulping the Green Mountains – How Manchester Helped Feed the Nation’s Hunger for Paper | Saturday, October 10, 11:00 am
- The Remarkable Life of Fred Nicklewhite: Tailor, Jazz Lover, and Village Icon | Thursday, October 15, 5:30 pm
- The Story of the Manchester Journal: 165+ Years of “Local Intelligence” | Thursday, October 29, 5:30 pm
- Broadside Printing with A Revolutionary Press | Saturday, November 14, 11:00 am
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This program is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.vermonthumanities.org.
The Threads of History program series at MCL, in partnership with MHS, features Manchester and Southern Vermont’s textile past and weaves the fabric of history into auditory, visual, and tactile experiences of the Industrial Revolution. The series, supported in part by Vermont Humanities, explores themes from this year’s Vermont Reads book, Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden.
