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Stonington Historical Society - Calendar of Events

Robert Frishman presents: Timekeeping in New England

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  • Date & time 5p – 6p, 05/05/2017
  • Description TIMEKEEPING IN EARLY NEW ENGLAND AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE BY BOB FRISHMAN With more than 100 digital images, Bob portrays the history of clocks and watches in New England, beginning with the arrival of the Mayflower up to the 1883 adoption of Standard Time. From Eli Terry’s wooden movements to Henry David Thoreau’s banjo clock, the story traces the changes from agrarian sun-time to ubiquitous ticking timepieces governing our lives.
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    Captain Palmer House

    Stonington Historical Society - Captain Palmer House

    • Captain Nathaniel B.Palmer House
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