The Rochester-Avon Historical Society’s March 2014 meeting will feature Dr. Charles K. Hyde, who will share and discuss information about the many products auto companies made for the war effort in the 1940s, but that were and still are quite unknown. The topic was the focus of his book,  Arsenal of Democracy. Charles K. Hyde earned his Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Massachusetts in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Economic History from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. In May … [Read more...]