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Page Last Updated: 04/10/2008

Thursday, October 23:

02:00PM to 07:00PM:    Registration

07:00PM to 08:00PM:    James Arthur Lecture:  Curtis Mann (Springfield Historian)

08:00PM to 09:00PM:    Antiquarian Horological Society Meeting (All Invited)

09:00PM to 10:00PM:    Horological Science - Chapter 161 (All Invited)

Friday, October 24:

07:00AM to 08:30AM:    Registration 

08:30AM to 08:35AM:    Welcome - Les McAlister 

08:35AM to 09:30AM:    Bill Ellison - Benjamin Franklin and Early Electricity

09:30AM to 10:00AM:    Break and Tabletop Displays

10:00AM to 11:00AM:    Ken DeLuca - Electricity for Horologists 

11:00AM to 12:00AM:    Marybess Grisham - Self Winding Clock Company

12:00AM to 01:30PM:    Lunch 

01:30PM to 02:30PM:    Alan Bloore - Standard Electric Clock Company

02:30PM to 03:30PM:    Ken Kerr - When The Power Fails

03:30PM to 04:00PM:    Break and Tabletop Displays

04:00PM to 05:00PM:    Rodney King - How I Became Addicted to Electric Horology

07:00PM to 09:00PM:  Reception hosted by Farrell Gay at the Iles House Museum with a "World Class" display of Illinois Watch Company wrist and pocket watches.

Saturday, October 25:

08:30AM to 09:30AM:    Les McAlister - History of the Sangamo Clock

09:30AM to 10:30AM:    Les McAlister - Sangamo Clock Display, Coffee and Walkthrough

10:30AM to 11:30AM:    Ken Kerr - Sangamo Time-Related Devices

11:30AM to 12:30PM:    Ken Kerr - Sangamo Time-Related Devices, Coffee and Walkthrough

12:30PM to 12:40PM:    Information on Springfield Attractions

12:40PM to 06:00PM:    Afternoon is free for participants to explore Springfield attractions for the history and culture of the region.

06:00PM to 07:00PM:    Social Hour (Cash Bar)

07:00PM to 08:00PM:    Banquet and Acknowledgements

08:00PM:                        Banquet Speaker