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Vermont’s only Smithsonian Affiliate, the Sullivan Museum and History Center features permanent exhibitions and changing exhibitions. As Norwich celebrates the history and legacy that began with Captain Partridge and his original school, we invite you to explore how you are connected to the story of Norwich University. This thoughtfully curated exhibition features objects from the collection, including an Estey Organ, that reflect and retell Norwich University’s 200-year history.

This program is held in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibition, “ 200 Years-200 Objects: Highlights from the Collection,” open through December 21, 2019. A classic American “rags to riches” story, the Esteys manufactured and distributed over a half-million reed organs around the world.

His son, Julius Jacob Estey (1845–1902), attended Norwich University from 1861–1863 and became president of the company in 1890 after his father’s death. This free event, sponsored by the Sullivan Museum and History Center Associates, includes a light lunch and is open to the public.ĭennis Waring, an ethnomusicologist, instrument maker, music educator, performer, six-time author, and two-time Connecticut Troubadour, will present a historical examination of the reed organ that reveals fascinating information about the beginnings of American popular culture, Victorianism, and the Industrial Revolution.įounder of The Estey Organ Company (1846–1961), Jacob Estey (1814–1890), stands among the great music business entrepreneurs of the 19 th century. – Norwich University’s Sullivan Museum and History Center presents “The Estey Organ Company: An Ethnomusicologist’s View” with presenter Dennis Waring on Wednesday, March 27 at noon. The Estey factory buildings in Brattleboro were sold and the contents destroyed.NORTHFIELD, Vt. 1960 Brattleboro Facilities ClosedĪfter a number of corporate changes, the company, now Estey Electronics, Inc., moved to California, signaling the end of the reed and pipe organ manufacturing in Brattleboro. The company introduced its first electronic organs, designed by noted German sound engineer Harald Bode. Through the late-1950s, the Estey Organ Company continued to manufacture primarily compact pipe organs in the Brattleboro facility. The Corporate Years: 1953 – 1961 1953 Estey Organ Company Name Maintained of New Jersey became the majority stockholder in Estey Organ Company, ending the Estey family’s control of the company. Estey Children’s Organ Brochure 1952 Largest Estey Pipe OrganĮstey installed its single most expensive pipe organ at Florida A&M College.

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