Public welcome at all events
Meetings are held at Plainfield Community Services Complex
482 Norwich Road, Plainfield, CT (unless otherwise noted.)
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September 27, Wed., 7 pm, “The Golden Age of Radio,” an evening of radio nostalgia with radio veteran Bob Schultz. Do you remember or have you heard about the days when families sat in the living room “watching’ the radio?

        “I have in mind a plan of development which would make radio a ‘household utility’ in the same sense as the piano or phonograph. The idea is to bring music into the home by wireless.”

        from a 1916 memo from David Sarnoff to his superiors at American Marconi Co. (later to become Radio Corporation of America.) Sarnoff, a former wireless operator, eventually became president of RCA.

October 15, Sun., 1 pm, “Grand Central,” a free, guided walk through history sponsored by the historical society during the annual Walking WeekendS in the Quinebaug-Shetucket National Heritage Corridor. Learn about the mills along the Moosup River and how Central Village got its name. Meet at the gazebo at Central Square Condominiums in Central Village for the stroll down Main Street with historian Bruce Clouette.

For information about other Walking Weekends walks October 6-9 and 13-15, call toll-free 866-363-7226 or visit www.thelastgreenvalley.com. To receive an invitation to the Kick-Off Event, “Spirits of the Valley,” Oct. 5, 4-9 pm at Hole-In-The-Wall, Ashford CT, call the toll-free number.

October 25, Wed., 7 pm, “Survival and ‘Survivance’ of French Canadians in the Mill Cities and Towns of New England” with Dr. Claire Quintal, award-winning author and academic noted for her work in fostering an in-depth knowledge of Franco-Americans. What brought French Canadians and Acadians to New England and how did they survive the grueling pace of the mills while preserving their language, religion and traditions of their ancestors.

Nov. 29, Wed., 7 pm, “The Mayflower Compact” with Dr. Lavius Robinson, noted lecturer on the Pilgrims and early Colonial New England. Who wrote the compact and why? Was it a success in keeping law and order? Half of the Plymouth colonists failed to survive that first winter.

*Happy Holidays! See you in March 2007.