The Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present History Curator, Carrie Brown PhD exploring the technological triumph that helped save the Union and then transformed the nation. During the Civil War, northern industry including NH and VT, produced 10.5 million rifles, along with tens of thousands of pistols and carbines. This mass production of interchangeable parts lead to the technology that from 1870-1910 fueled the development of mass consumerism. While this program tells a broad, national story, it focuses on the critical and somewhat surprising role of VT and NH in producing industrial technology that won the war and changed American life.

Join us at the Stowe Cinema 3Plex on Wednesday Oct. 16 from 1-2pm. To best register for this presentation go to learn.uvm.edu/olli/lamoille or call 802-656-8407 during regular business hours. We can assist you with this registration process at the door but it is best to go online.

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