My Grandfather’s Clock Face

My paternal grandfather, Adam Vogt (1862-1946)), had an early professional career in Louisville, Kentucky, as a jeweler and horologist.

In researching my family I’ve come to know about his later careers as a manufacturer (written about in this blog post) and realtor. Little, however, about his life as a clock maker has come to […]

Ice Cream by the Mile.

In honor of my father’s upcoming 122nd birthday December 30th, here are two new items to add to the published research about his legacy as an inventor: an article I wrote for the Louisville Historical League this summer “Clarence Vogt, Prolific Inventor from Louisville” (click here) which finally tells his story to the folks of […]