Charles & Pamela Robison – “The Fort Wayne Organ Company”

Charles & Pamela Robison - "The Fort Wayne Organ Company"

Date/Time
Date(s) - Apr 3, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location The History Center

The Fort Wayne Organ Company and the Packard Legacy

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first Packard organ built in Fort Wayne, this overview will detail the the development of the Packard organ, its zenith of design, and its final demise in 1913; the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 and its influence on the introduction of the Packard piano; the company during World War I; the roaring 20s; and the companies end in 1930. Pam Robison will play several numbers on the little Packard organ that left the factory in 1872!

Book signing to follow.