Vermonters have always been inventive, especially when it comes to agricultural innovations. Time and labor saving inventions that ease the hard work of farming have always been important in our rural, agricultural state. In this illustrated lecture, retired engineer Paul Wood of Walden, VT presents a sampling of farm tools, implements and artifacts invented or produced in Vermont, examining their use, uniqueness of design, and the often fascinating stories of the inventors themselves. Paul has long been an enthusiast of farm and household tools and machinery, and has a vast collection. He will be speaking at the Glover Town Hall, Main Street, Glover on Sunday afternoon, August 21, at 2 PM.

In addition, the GHS will have on display many artifacts from the museum that document the patent process of one of Glover’s inventors, D.B. Randall, who received a patent for a butter churn improvement and two for wooden clothes dryer improvements. The 4th grade class at Glover researched the life of Randall, and their work will be exhibited.

Paul Wood’s talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact the Glover Historical Society (GHS) at (802) 525-6212 or joanalex_05839@yahoo.com. The talk is hosted by the GHS, with support from the Vermont Council on the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.