From Holley to Hollywood: How a local watchmaker’s clock collection earned celebrity praise

Join Charles’ grandson, Gregory Allison, as he discusses his decades-long cross-country quest to find his grandfather’s missing collection. Photos and excerpts from Gregory’s 2024 memoir “My Grandfather’s Clocks: The True Story of a Grandson’s Search for an American Inventor’s Lost Collection” will be included.

Registration is recommended, but not required. https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/14491582

This is an in-person program that will also be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@RochesterPublicLibraryNY/streams

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