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Our Favorite links from optical heritage and historical communities.
Optical & Vision Heritage
Our group is composed of members who appreciate, conserve and collect items relating to the ophthalmic sciences. Many are accomplished historians specializing in such topics as spectacles, quackery, instrumentation, and the personalities of the ophthalmic sciences. Annual meetings serve as opportunities for members to present research, tour venues of common interest, socialize and hold swap meets of items relating to our ophthalmic heritage.
The OAICC was founded by the late Derek C. Davidson, a College member, in 1982 on behalf of all those who take an interest in collecting the material evidence from our optical past
The oldest and one of the best optical museum collections in the world with over 16,000 outstanding objects relating to the history ophthalmic optics, the human eye and visual aids. Curated by Neil Handley, PhD, AMA, FRSA
The has thousands of items within their collections and displays including microscopes, Lensometers, multifocal and antique spectacles. They highlight incredible moments in history. Devoted to the history of the American Optical Company and serves as a valuable resource of ophthalmic history. Dick Whitney, curator, has found a permanent home in historic Southbridge, MA. for the artifacts of the American Optical Company.
New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association (NJCWHA) is a volunteer 501(c)(3) non profit organization founded in 1998. It's goal is to preserve New Jersey’s unique Civil War heritage, and to educate all New Jerseyans about the crucial role our state played in the battle to save the Union. NJCWHA is also the parent organization of the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, recognized by the NJ Governor and both houses of the NJ Legislature.
