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Southbridge News April 3, 2013 Article on the Museum

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Vienna Restaurant Tribute to OHM (L), Donna Silverberg, Diane Matuck, and Dick Whitney

hold AO Sign from the former AO Lens Plant

See new video on what Southbridge has to offer - New 9-May-13

Meeting of AO, Bausch and Lomb and Zeiss Executives in 1907

in Southbridge Ma (On the Steps of AO's Main Plant)

AO Technical Publications Library -
Vast collection of publications available for download
Newly digitized AO Books / Publications

Ophthalmic Optical Industry Links
Rev 16-May-13

"Some History of Eyewear" - John Young/Optical Heritage Museum
Previously unpublished ,Posted 16-May-13

AO Fiber Optics / IEEE plaque Oct 26, 2012 dedication event in Southbridge Ma

http://www.dickwhitney.net/RBWAOFiberOptics.html

March 2012 First Media Vision

Optical Heritage Museum Article

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(1mb pdf)

Southbridge News May 2012 Dick Whitney profile discussing the Museum

American Optical History Updated frequently

March 2010 Slideshow for Vision Council Optical Forum in NYC
17mb pps file

1983 Information on the formation of the AO Museum

Youtube video by Dick Whitney of AO History

Hand made model of the AO Main Plant
by Southbridge Artist Mary Larochelle
Given to Dick Whitney in July 2011 on behalf of the Museum
Thanks Mary!!!

AO Sculpture in Southbridge, MA

http://www.dickwhitney.net/AOSculpture.html

AO History Chronology Slideshow -
8mb Download of pps file

AO History Slides -

Pdf Version of Slideshow

More Optical Heritage Museum info (Dick Whitney's site)

Paintings of American Optical

The Floods of Southbridge (photos on the AO Complex)

American Optical worker measuring ophthalmic lens power

on an AO Lensometer (~1920)

More Lensometer images
AOTransitionsOpticalHotelDisplayMay2009.htm.

MA Opticians Board prior to their annual Nov 2010 meeting

A look back at the

Nov 2011 Ma Optician Meeting

at the Southbridge Hotel

Displayed at OSV in Nov 2011 (a Display set up for MA Opticians Dinner)

President John Adams Glasses - OSV Collection/Diane Matuck photo

Optical Heritage Museum (AO photos of the 1920's)

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The AO Main Plant Optical Heritage Museum collection display (1983- 2000)

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Non You tube version of above Video -Museum Display as it was in 1997

Optical Heritage Museum, Inc. Contacts:

Director- Dick Whitney
Curator - Donna Silverberg
Archivist - Diane Matuck

Advisor- Jeanine McElroy

MISSION STATEMENT
FOR THE
OPTICAL HERITAGE MUSEUM
(Featuring the American Optical Collection)
"The Optical Heritage Museum is dedicated to the education and enrichment of the general
public in the history, growth and contributions of 'The Eye of the Commonwealth' -
Southbridge, MA. This will be accomplished through continuing efforts to collect, maintain,
preserve and display cultural, social and industrial artifacts from Southbridge and
surrounding communities within the Quinnebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor."

AO 1983 Museum Brochure

AO 1987 Brochure

Southbridge MA History - Where American Optical was born

AO Reunions every June and Dec- meeting info
Sponsors

Simon Murray

Past OHM Fundraisers

Contact Dick Whitney via email at dickwhitney@charter.net
Interactive Calendar of Industry Events
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