"Celebrating 75 Years ... Of Tools: From Workbench to Kitchen"

When:

Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Event is ongoing: Until Saturday, March 29, 2008

Where: Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., Lawrence

Cost: Free

Age limit: All ages

Categories: Museum (ongoing)

Description: The Douglas County Historical Society has been collecting artifacts and documents since 1933. Housed in several locations, this collection finally found a home in the old City Hall (previously the Watkins National Bank), and opened to the public as the Elizabeth Watkins Community Museum of History in 1975. To honor the Society's 75th Anniversary, the Museum will be hosting a series of small "75 Years" exhibits to present a sampling of the items in the collection.

"Celebrating 75 Years ... Of Tools: From Workbench to Kitchen" is open now through March 29, 2008.

A hammer. A screwdriver. Are these the images that pop into your head when you think of a "tool"? These hand-held implements that assist in mechanical operation represent our most basic view of what a "tool" is. But a tool can actually be any instrument used to accomplish a task or purpose.

Tool usage is a distinctive human characteristic. And when you think of
all the tools you probably used today, from a razor or a hairdryer, to
an automobile, to your cell phone or PDA, it's easy to see that tools
have evolved over the last 75 years along with our ever-changing
society.

Event posted Feb. 6, 2008
Last updated Feb. 6, 2008

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