Ferrisburgh Historical Society Presentation
Date: Sunday, March 9
Time: 2:00
Place: Ferrisburgh Town Hall/Community Cente
Speaker: Ken Wheeling- Presentation on Carriages and Sleighs.

His interest in western vehicles stems from an appreciation of western history and the search for documentation and historical records of traveling in the mid-west and west. Focusing on the Concord coach, he has made an in-depth study of these vehicles, having examined and photographed 134 of the 156 known extant examples. He maintains detailed record files about all types of stagecoaches. He is also deeply interested in wagon research, documenting the histories of those companies which made major contributions to the wagon trade and to the ability of immigrants to travel into the western territories. Realizing that an understanding of the carriage building trade is dependent upon European influences, he has traveled widely in Europe, visiting over 49 museum and private carriage collections, studying 18th and 19th century vehicles.

All are welcome. Free.

Oct 18 to 19, 2024

Oct 18, 2024, 4 to 6 PM

Oct 19, 2024, 8:30 AM to 12 PM