Around the World in 80 Minutes

The Granite Church 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, United States

Take your seats for a musical grand tour with the Orchestra Lumos string quartet! Enjoy the sites and sounds from old Vienna to the Emerald City. This concert makes no apologies for making you smile as you enjoy the nostalgia of the Wizard of Oz and the Beatles, the folk music of Denmark and Hungary, and Mozart’s evergreen Eine kleine Nachtmusik. What’s not to love?

A Discussed History of Georgetown

The Granite Church 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, United States

Destination: Georgetown, Part Three. Redding Co-Historian Brent Colley discusses how the railroad shaped Gilbert & Bennett’s success and aided the growth of surrounding areas.

Immigration and the Mill: A look at Swedetown

The Granite Church 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, United States

Destination: Georgetown, Part Four. The Gilbert & Bennett’s mill village, “Swedetown,” was an enclave of Scandinavian heritage in Weston. Listen to Samantha Kulish-Fargione discuss the community’s lasting ethnic impacts.

The Gilbert & Bennett Schoolhouse

The Granite Church 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, United States

Destination: Georgetown, Part Five. The Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company provided $10,000 for the construction of the first modern schoolhouse in Wilton. Nick Foster examines the company's role in education in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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