1998-1999
Wrentham Historical Society
Schedule of Events October 1998- April 1999
| Thursday, October 1, 1998 | THE WRECK OF CLEOPATRA'S BARGE
Dr. Paul Johnson, Curator, Maritime Museum, Smithsonian Institute, underwater archeologist, explores America's only Royal Yacht. |
| Thursday, November 5, 1998 | THE HISTORY OF THE THERMOMETER
Richard Porter, "The Thermometer Man of Cape Cod". |
| Thursday, December 3, 1998 | THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD 1919
Jerry Cronin, President, Westwood Historical Society, describes the epic consequences when two million gallons of molasses erupted from a storage tank. |
| Thursday, January 14, 1999 | THE STRAW HAT INDUSTRY
Jack Authelet, newspaper editor, author and authority on the Straw Hat Industry. |
| Thursday, February 18, 1999 | HISTORY OF BOOT AND SHOE INDUSTRY
Peter Oakley, Sturbridge Village, will demonstrate the hand crafting of early footware. |
| Thursday, March 25, 1999 | THE AMES COMPANY
Stephen Jendrysik, Chicopee, Mass. on swords, cannons, statues, and gun making equipment. |
| Thursday, April 29, 1999 | THE INDIAN CULTURE
John "Running Deer" Brine of the Abenaki Tribe. |
ALL MEETINGS AT FISKE LIBRARY, RANDALL ROAD, AT 7:30 P.M. WHS MEMBERS FREE. NON-MEMBERS, $5 DONATION. INQUIRIES: 508-384-7151