The Morris County Historical Society is proud to announce Mr. Martin Kan e, local historian, author, and president of the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, will give a special presentation on Hudson Maxim, Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. at MCHS’s Acorn Hall in Morristown. Mr. Kane wi ll share little known information on Hudson Maxim, a highly respected, loca l innovator who held a patent for smokeless gunpowder, invented a variety o f high explosives, and designed a torpedo-proof ship. Maxim, well ahead of his time, advocated for a national armaments movement prior to the United S tates’ entry into WWI, and was an early and ardent supporter of women’s rig hts.
MCHS’s exhibit “1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sc iences” features the work of Hudson Maxim, and illustrates how local men an d women contributed to tremendous advances in weaponry sciences during the WWI era. The exhibit also focuses on sacrifices of Morris County residents who served, and gave their lives, during the War, and highlights the era’s associated cultural changes as women sought equal recognition and the right to vote.
Space is limited, and tickets must be purchased in advance. The cost for the presentation is $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; $7 for s tudents, and Free for MCHS members. Please contact the MCHS at 973-267-3465 , or MCHSAcornHall@gmail.com for more information and to purchase tickets. The MCHS is located at Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Avenue in Morristown, NJ.
This presentation is offer ed as part of the MCHS’s Jeanne H. and William C. Watson Memorial Speakers Series, in honor of the MCHS’s first Executive Director, Jeanne Watson, 198 0 – 1996.
The Morris County Historical Society, founded in 1945, is a member-supported 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to preserve and pro mote the history of Morris County.
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