Spring
2008
MARCH
Business Meeting: Thursday, March 06, 7:30 P.M. at the museum 22 DeForest Street. This is our first regular business meeting for 2008 and is open to all members. Reports will be presented and placed on file.
Work Night at the Museum: Thursday, March 20, 7:30 P.M. at the museum 22 DeForest Street. Please join us at the museum to help clean, sort, and organize the collection. Call us at 860-274-1050 if you can help.
APRIL
Board Meeting: Thursday April 17, 7:00 P.M. at Walker Hall, 50 DeForest Street. Committee reports will be presented to update us on the progress of things at the museum.
Train Service in Watertown: Thursday April 17th, 7:30 P.M. at Walker Hall, 50 DeForest Street.
Gary Ruzbasan of the New Haven Public School system will lecture on the history of train service in Watertown and the Watertown Branch. Gary is in the process of creating a virtual tour of the Naugatuck Valley rail service as in appeared in the 1940ʼs. He will be sharing his research on the Watertown branch with a powerpoint presentation and lecture. Please join us and find out why the train ran backwards when leaving the Watertown depot and other interesting facts. This program is free and open to the public.
MAY
Business Meeting: Thursday, May 15, 7:30 P.M. at the museum 22 DeForest Street. This is a regular business meeting open to all members and the public. Reports for the 2007/2008 year will be presented and placed on file.
JUNE
Board Meeting: Thursday June 19, 7:00 P.M. at Walker Hall, 50 DeForest Street. Reports will be presented and placed on file.
Modernist Jewelry: Thursday June 19th, 7:30 P.M. at Walker Hall, 50 DeForest Street.
On Thursday June 19th at 7:30 pm, Polly Curtiss curator of the Watertown Historical Society Museum, will give a lecture on Modernist jewelry. The Modernist jewelry movement had its beginnings around 1940 and lasted until 1970. The jewelry was hand crafted and primarily made of silver with semi-precious gemstones. This group of artists created pieces that were highly unusual, and they still have the powers to startle and surprise. The jewelry they made is now being purchased by major museums and is highly collectible. Polly Curtiss is the owner of affordablevintagejewelry.com, a web site that specializes in vintage sterling silver jewelry. This event will take place at Walker Hall on 50 Deforest Street in Watertown, CT. After the lecture she will be doing jewelry appraisals, so please join us and bring a piece of antique or vintage jewelry. The suggested donation for a verbal appraisal will be $5.00 and will benefit the museum. This program is free and open to the public..
