OXFORD – The Oxford Historical Society and the Chenango County Historical Society are co-hosting a program at 7 p.m. Thursday about N.Y.S. Covered Bridges and the new Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in the Oxford Memorial Library. The program will be presented by Bob and Trish Kane, noted covered bridge enthusiasts from Sherburne, in the new Community Room at the library.

Architects, bridge society members, students, and history lovers, this program is for you! The Kanes have been enlightening people all over with their photographic tour of the 33 remaining New York State covered bridges. They also have done extensive research on bridge designer and builder, Theodore Burr. Burr, one of the “Fathers of American Bridge Building” and Inventor of the Burr Arch Truss, came to live in Oxford in 1792.

The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center is about to be opened upstairs in the Oxford Memorial Library. The Grand Opening will be July 2, 2011. Come and hear all about it. There is no admission charge for this historic and informative program, and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served.