Do you wonder why I started with a birthday wish for the Labor Day Holiday? Well, it’s a very simple explanation: On September 2, 2019...

I must preface this article with sincere apologies to those of you who have been anticipating a new Curator’s Corner article. I didn’t...

A century ago, Westclox lost its patriarch. F. W. Matthiessen, who had faith in a fledgling, floundering clock factory and saved it from...

December has always been a joyous time for Westcloxers. (Except for 1942, but we’ll save that for another time.) I can’t begin to tell...

Well, I’m rather behind in my Curator’s Corner writing! It has just been a very busy summer around here. Now that schools are back in...

When the Western Clock Company (a.k.a. Westclox) began producing its world-famous timepieces, about the only way to get from the factory...

One hundred years ago this week, the United States entered World War I. In the nearly two years that followed, 147 Westclox employees...

One of the first things most of us do in the morning, and one of the last things before going to bed at night, is check the weather...

One of the most frequently asked questions in the museum is, “Why does everything Westclox say LaSalle if the company was in Peru?”...

It seems we are always in “Sleuth Mode” here at the museum, constantly digging through our archives, hoping to solve some of our own...

As most of you know, I’ve spent a little over a year scanning and reviewing more than 50 years worth of Tick Talk Magazine - the monthly...

I don’t care who you are or where you live or if you work or are retired, Payday is likely to be one of the most important days on your...

As I write this, I find the lyrics of the Al Stewart song “Time Passages” floating through my mind. I guess it could be because it is...

I’m guessing that the majority of you who read this column are at least one generation removed from World War II, and many of you are two...

You might think I’m about to talk about the tragic New year’s Eve of 2011, when arson ignited a roaring blaze in a section of the...

Have you been to the Westclox Museum? Are you even familiar with Westclox? Before you say no to the second question, consider this...

In my first Curator’s Corner article, I talked a lot about the Tick Talk magazines and our project with them. Today, I’d like to touch...

“You never know what you might find at the Westclox Museum!” It seems I’ve been saying that a lot lately, because it’s true. Every day...