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Lunch & Learn: Charles Goodyear: The Story of a Connecticut Native
January 3, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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$10 Per Person

This lecture series offers the opportunity for good food and a guaranteed conversation about local or art history.
Born over 200 years ago, Charles Goodyear was an inventor on the cusp of change. He spent ten years trying to uncover the secret to creating fully cured rubber, called vulcanized rubber, that would feed the second stage of the world’s industrial revolution. Join us to hear more about Goodyear’s amazing achievements and how products made from his patents changed the world we live in.
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Bring your own lunch or order ahead from La Famiglia Tedesco: Jeff’s Kitchen at Rose Hill. All boxed lunch meals can be picked up and paid for at the beginning of the lecture. Please call Abigail Sites, Education Programs Manager at 203-753-0381 x117 to place your order. Orders must be placed by 5 PM on Tuesday, January 2 to ensure accurate ordering.
Support for this program is provided by Christine and Eugene Shugrue.