Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 21 Presents: Tom Overn: \u201cKeeping Track of Time; The Vanishing Art of Basic Clock Repair\u201d 7PM Thursday, April 21st at the Barnes County Museum.<\/p>\n
This presentation includes a condensed history of timekeeping and its methods throughout the ages.\u00a0 A short explanation will be given on several timepieces and their restoration.<\/p>\n
Tom Overn\u2019s interest in old clocks began in 1969 when installing a new furnace at the Kathryn, Post Office.\u00a0 An office clock that had once been the timekeeper for the post office was found in the dirt under the floor in a crawlspace.<\/p>\n
The clock needed extensive repair, and so began a hobby that has lasted 53 years, and still gives him an up feeling when a non-working clock comes back to life.<\/p>\n
Tom\u2019s grandfather, Christian Overn, and his family came to Oakhill Township in 1882, a family of silver and goldsmiths, and clockmakers.\u00a0 Christian sold his shop in Oslo, Norway, and used the profit to move his family of eight children to the state of Wisconsin.\u00a0 Hearing of land to homestead in North Dakota, they moved to Section 11, southwest \u00bc, where a sod house was constructed.<\/p>\n
By 1886, some buildings in Kathryn were being built.\u00a0 So the shop building was constructed out of almost any materials that were available.\u00a0 Living quarters were on the main floor and a shop with a driveline and workstations were put together in the basement.\u00a0 All work needed daylight, so large windows were installed on the south and west sides of the building.<\/p>\n
The work comes with a motto \u201cIf you don\u2019t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?\u201d<\/p>\n
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The public is cordially invited<\/p>\n
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All Lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University.\u00a0 They are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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