Manchester’s modern history began with the Cheney family, prominent early settlers who played a key role in the town’s development by founding the Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company in 1838.

The museum regularly hosts exhibitions that showcase various aspects of fashion, including thematic, contemporary and historical designs.

Sefton Manor, now called Mill Neck Manor, is a Tudor-Revival mansion that sits on 86 acres on the north shore of Long Island overlooking the Sound in Mill Neck.