Martin Kane to Discuss WWI Era Inventor Hudson Maxim at a Special Presentation at the Morris County Historical Society

The Morris County Historical Society is proud to announce Mr. Martin Kane, 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 will share little known information on Hudson Maxim, a highly respected, local innovator who held a patent for smokeless gunpowder, invented a variety of high explosives, and designed a torpedo-proof ship. Maxim, well ahead of his time, advocated for a national armaments movement prior to the United States’ entry into WWI, and was an early and ardent supporter of women’s rights. (Photo depicts Hudson Maxim in 1922.)

MCHS’s exhibit “1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences” features the work of Hudson Maxim, and illustrates how local men and 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.

Tickets to this special presentation are still available; please RSVP and purchase in advance. The cost for the presentation is $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; $7 for students, and Free for MCHS members.
Please contact the MCHS at 973-267-3465, or MCHSAcornHall@gmail.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

This presentation is offered as part of MCHS’s Jeanne H. and William C. Watson Memorial Speakers
Series, in honor of the MCHS’s first Executive Director, Jeanne Watson, 1980 –1996.

The Morris County Historical Society, founded in 1945, is a member-supported 501(c)3
organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the history of Morris County.