Please join us at Windsor Historical Society on Wednesday, April 17th at 7 p.m., when historian Bill Hosley will present his illustrated lecture: Silicon Valley of the 19th Century: Rediscovering the Connecticut Valley’s Industrial Heritage. [...]
Christopher Miner Spencer was an almost compulsive inventor and tinkerer from his childhood into his old age. The people who knew him best describe long hours of puzzling over problems he hoped to solve and designs he hoped to improve on inventions like his rifles, automatic screw machine, steam-powered boat, and automobiles. They also describe a man who was kind, generous, and friendly.
Please join us at Windsor Historical Society on Tuesday, October 30 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM: when we open a new exhibit, Christopher Miner Spencer: An Inventive Mind. Christopher Miner Spencer (1833-1922) was one [...]