Oxford Historical Society Announces Illustrated Talk

From the Oxford Historical Society: Noted Area Historian, John Babina will speak on the construction and history of the Stevenson dam. His illustrated talk will feature many photos taken during construction. The program will be presented by the Oxford Historical Society on Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. at the Riverside Fire House. Babina’s slides will show the construction process which changed forever the Stevenson area of Oxford, Newtown, Monroe and Southbury

The former Monroe resident now resides in Huntington and is retired systems engineer, who worked at Sikorsky Aircraft and as an independent consultant. Babina was the founder of WMNR in 1970, now a classical music public radio station. He holds memberships in the Monroe Historical Society, the CT Society of Genealogists, the Shelton Historical Society and the Danbury Railway museum.

He has given a variety of historic talks the region, on the Stevenson dam, the Old Housatonic Railroad and Searching your Eastern European roots and Genealogy. He also has given demonstrations of antique electronics, talks on the background of public radio and Electronics demonstrations of real antique electronics.

He also recorded oral histories through interviews with old time Monroe residents. The collection was donated to the Monroe Public Library.

The program is open the public. Admission will be $3 per person or $5 per family. Refreshments will be provided.

In case of bad weather, a snow date of Feb. 12 has been set. For more info, call Dottie DeBisschop 203-910-4574.

Photo courtesy of the Oxford Historical Society: Noted Area Historian, John Babina will speak on the construction and history of the Stevenson dam on Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. at the Riverside Fire House.