Toledo museum of art. The purpose really is to showcase the glass collection, which is one of the significant parts of our collection. It is actually almost a third of the overall collection here in toledo. It is also one of the larger collections of glass in the United States. And the city has a wonderful history of glass both in terms of the industrial contribution in toledo and in terms of what the museum presents. Ms. Mcmaster Edward Drummond libbey was our founder. And Edward Drummond libbey was the proprietor of the Libbey Glass Company. And it was through his ties at the Libbey Glass Company he made his fortune. Because he and his wife had no children, he left that fortune to the museum. He also gave us a large both glass collection and paintings collection. Edward drummond libbey, he was born in 1854. The new england Glass Company, which was the precursor to the Libbey Glass Company, started in 1818. Edward drummond libbeys father became the agent for the new england Glass Comp
Christian science monitor. Our guest today is acting director of the u. S. Bureau of citizenship and Immigration Services. This is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast a welcome mr. Cuccinelli. Now, and a pit of background, he was born in edison, new jersey and grew up in virginia. He graduated there from uba, and then earned a law degree and a masters in International Commerce of policy from george mason university. In 2010, mr. Cuccinelli won a special election to the state senate from fairfax county, and in 2009 he was elected attorney general for the commonwealth of virginia. Mr. Cuccinelli his time is attorney general earned him a reputation is a start is operative which he into a bid for the government ship in 2013. He lost narrowly but remained engaged in politics surfing is head of the Senate Conservative fund sumer back and is an advisor to chris, are less guest last month. And the senator his president ial campaign. In june, President Trump appointed mr. Cuccinelli to
Cable partner traveling to toledo, ohio are coming up in the next hour we will speak with local authors about the citys history and learn how it came to be known as the glass capital of the world and in about 15 minutes the story of general mad Anthony Wayne and his role in the western expansion into ohio and later that toledo crash of 1931 we begin our special feature with the citys mayor. I think places like toledo are taken for granted and that this shame because there is such a wonderful history here. Over the years people of toledo have built things, known as the glass city because the first big break that this region got was when the glass pioneers moved from the east coast primarily boston to toledo in 1800s drawn by natural gas and also sand, edwin drummer baby brought his new England Glass Company to toledo and opened a plants on at street north toledo and its on the exact same site today p or that was 1988 and Owens Corning here downtown toledo a fortune 500 company invented
Have built this economy of glass here in toledo. So we are standing in the glass pavilion, which is part of the Toledo Museum of art. The purpose really is to showcase the glass collection, which is one of the significant parts of our collection. It is actually almost a third of the overall collection here in toledo. It is also one of the larger collections of glass in the united states. And the city has a wonderful history of glass both in terms of the industrial contribution in toledo and in terms of what the museum presents. Ms. Mcmaster Edward Drummond libbey was our founder. And Edward Drummond libbey was the proprietor of the Libbey Glass Company. And it was through his ties at the Libbey Glass Company he made his fortune. Because he and his wife had no children, he left that fortune to the museum. He also gave us a large both glass collection and paintings collection. Edward drummond libbey, he was born in 1854. The new england Glass Company, which was the precursor to the Libbe
For everything airing over the next 48 hours. Check the program guide. We kick off the weekend with a look at Quantum Mechanics. Good evening everyone. Welcome. Thank you for coming out to the secret Science Source north. We are a series that brings science test of all the disciplines out to public sages where they can be part of the cultural life of the city where people like you can come in and interact directly with them. And be informed at the same time. Our regular hangout is at the bell house in brooklyn. The secret science club north we are were back here tonight it is our kick off of our many season here are fit many season of secret science club north. Were also happy to be helping to kick off the new season i think we are just right behind the new republic as always. We want to thank all of the staff of the symphony space. They are the best. A very special thanks they have created our fabulous libation of the night. It has in it bourbon, maple syrup in a smoky ginger ale topp