Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation
What ties together prehistoric tools, Ben Franklin, trust busting, railroads, drug laws, plastics, nanotubes and space travel? Learn about ropemaking’s forgotten effects on agriculture and industry in Xenia, Ohio from the Civil War to the present – and beyond. A 60-minute documentary film, featuring an additional 60 minutes of bonus historical footage.
“Bill Hagenbuch, 89, knows how to spin a good yarn.” – Dayton Daily News
“...A surprisingly fascinating local history lesson and a valentine to an unsung industry” – Dayton City Paper
2008 Award of Excellence in History Outreach from the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums (OAHSM)
2009 Park City Film Music Festival Silver Award for Excellence for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary
Screened at the 2009 da Vinci Film Festival in Corvallis, Oregon
A Steve Fetsch Film.
©2008, Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation
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