Foxborough Historical Society,
Foxborough Mass, USA
Tuesday, February 22 , 2005, at 7:30 pm, in the Boyden Library - Ames Shovel Industry
The speaker was Dr. Greg Galer, Curator of the Stonehill
Industrial History Center and a recognized authority on the Ames Family of
Easton. He gave an excellent illustrated presentation that revealed
the depth and breadth of the family's activities.
The Ames Family may be best known as shovel-makers, but the story really just begins there. In addition, they were heavily involved in the construction of a major transcontinental railroad, managed copper mines in California and developed extensive suburbs of Omaha. They built the tallest building of its day in Boston, and also the Colonial Theater which they managed.
Related Links:Ames Shovels at Stonehill College Museum
Ames Industrial Documents at Stonehill College Museum
Ames History from Mass Gov Borderland Park
