An overview of the 175 year history of historic preservation in America highlights the March 20 program of the South Windsor Historical Society and Wood Memorial Library/Museum.
The speaker is William Hosley, formerly director of the New Haven Museum & Historical Society and of the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society. Prior to that, as a curator and exhibition developer at Wadsworth Atheneum, he organized major exhibitions including the acclaimed “The Great River: Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley,” “Sense of Place: Furniture from New England Towns,” and “Sam & Elizabeth: Legend and Legacy of Colt's Empire.” As a preservationist, museologist, photographer and storyteller Bill's aim is to protect places and things worth caring about. He has lectured throughout the country and served as a content specialist for PBS, BBC and CPTV film documentaries. He has also written articles for Connecticut Magazine, Boston Magazine, Antiques, American Heritage and others, More recently, he led a project to renovate Hartford’s Old North Cemetery and started Terra Firma, his own consulting business.
The program will be held at 2 p.m. at Wood Library, 783 Main St., South Windsor. Admission is $7 ($5 for members of the Friends or the historical society).
For more details, visit southwindsorhistory.org or woodmemoriallibrary.org.
