This month’s educational speaker will be Jack Heisler.  The title of his talk is: Chronometers, and where the hell are we. Jack is a past president of chapter 47 and also held most of the offices at the time.  He has been an instructor in Waukesha Technical College, as well as a field suit case instructor for the NAWCC.  This is sure to be a very informative talk.

Bring your chronometers to show the group and here what Jack has to say about them.  Or stand up and tell us what you know about the time keeper

The Meeting will be at the Norway House, 7507 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53219. Table setup starts at 8:00, meeting starts at 9:00, lecture starts at 10:00.

John Flahive will give a program entitled “South Bend Watch Company”

Doors open at 8:00, Educational program starts at 10:00

Hope to see you there.

The educational talk will be “Sundials of Wisconsin” by Ed Buc

Message from the President
The last of presentation for the year was given by Bill Galinsky.  He presented a detailed history of the maker of the table top cuckoo clock.  The owner of this clock is Mike Dempsey and we have been watching it’s restoration over the last couple of years in our chapter meetings.  Bill has demonstrated carving replacement parts and finishing techniques to get new wood to match the old wood, an art all of its self.  It really turned out well and will be a great addition to Mike’s collection.

The November election was completed with all officers and directors agreeing to serve their same positions for 2 more years.   I would also like to thank Mike Dempsey of the election committee for organizing this election.  Also a big thanks for all the officers and directors for doing their role making everyone’s job easy and fun.

The membership voted to raise the dues from $20 to $25/year and keep the donuts for all to enjoy at the meetings.  Thank you for participating in the vote.

We still need volunteers for the educational talks for 2017, see Harry Schulz or myself with suggestions or volunteers.

The January talk will be on sundials by Ed Buc.

Thank you,
Craig White

The Dues rates for 2017 are as follows:

$25 – Dues for 2017
$10 – Gold Card (prepaid admission to the marts)
$5 – Paper Newsletter (mailed to your home)

Dues can be paid at the January Mart or mailed to:

NAWCC Chapter 47
PO Box 5252
Milwaukee WI 53205-5252

DannO Osterud
Treasurer

Our next meeting is on March 20th, 2016 at the Norway House. Please see the Events page for times.

For the Educational Program Craig White will give a presentation on monumental clocks and show a local one still available to see in Oshkosh.

Clocks in the News. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did a write up on the Allan Bradley clock tower and Steve Strzok who maintains it on July 29th. Check it out here.

Our next meeting is on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at the Norway House. Please see the Events page for times.

Instead of an Educational Lecture we will be doing a Show and Tell by the members. Please bring something unusual or with an interesting story to share. Should be fun.

There will be a computer and projector available if you need to add some supporting photos.

Check out January’s newsletter for all the latest. The new Spot a Clock is posted, along with the older ones, on the Spot a Clock page

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Our next meeting is on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Norway House. Please see the Events page for times.

We have posted the newsletter for September so go to the Newsletter page and check it out. You can also sign up for the email version by using our  new subscribe button on the page.

Please Help! Volunteers are needed for the Midwest regional.