EC-CHAP Lecture Series: “The History of Radio in Connecticut - Part-1”
FREE ADMISSION - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Special Note: EC-CHAP is excited to offer a new Lecture Series with focus on interesting local, regional, and statewide historical topics. Through our "Synergistic Framework", EC-CHAP is committed to develop collaborations with various partners in an effort to raise historical awareness, foster ongoing discourse, create opportunities for shared programming, and encourage the preservation of historical assets. It is with great pleasure that we welcome John Ellsworth, Director of the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut, to present Part-1 in this series on the "History of Radio in Connecticut"!
Presentation by:
JOHN ELLSWORTH, Director of The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
Have you ever wondered how wireless communication came about?
The miracle of being just about anywhere on earth, and a caller being able to dial your number and the signal finds you and connects. Or you turn on a radio in your home or car and the signal from local radio stations magically comes through the speaker. Well wireless communications had its start long before signals were sent through the air in the form of telegraphy, telephones, and wireless telegraphy.
Many discoveries and inventions had to occur to make it happen. We will look at this early development as well as the early history and development of the technology right here in the state of Connecticut.
Delivered from his Washington, DC home on November 10, 1923, the recording is the earliest known of a radio broadcast - and may have been the first remote (non-studio) radio broadcast.
Please join us for this first segment in “The History of Radio in Connecticut”. This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP) and The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut. Doors 6:30pm / Presentation 7:00pm. Free Admission - Registration Required.
Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food TM (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required).
For more information, please call 518-791-9474.