The Wellesley Historical Society‘s first lecture of the 2014-2015 season will be on Thursday, October 23 at 7pm in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library. Dr. David Fleishman, a retired eye surgeon, will discuss the history of eyewear since the invention of the first pair of eyeglasses 700 years ago.
Dr. Fleishman has done extensive research on this topic and is now at work on a PBS Documentary. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call (781) 235-6690 or email director@