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Vermont historic site to spotlight First Lady Grace Coolidge's newly-restored piano
2+ week, 4+ day ago (76+ words) The instrument that sat in the White House in the 1920s was played by some famous musicians, and will now be the centerpiece of an upcoming concert at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth, Vermont. The instrument that…...
'If we don’t write it down, it disappears' Independent historian gathers Vermont veterans’ stories, securing them before they are lost to history
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1729+ words) Over the last year, Dorset-based independent historian Charles "Max" Fish, has been collecting voices and stories from Vermont veterans, and recording their experiences for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. DORSET — Charles “Max” Fish doesn’t think of history as…...
What role did Vermont play in America's independence?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (42+ words) Vermont was soon to become the Vermont Republic, but was not yet part of the United States when it declared independence. Vermont was soon to become the Vermont Republic, but was not yet part of the United States when it…...
Which 50 of the Vermont Historical Society’s 30,000 artifacts best sum up the state?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (973+ words) MONTPELIER — A century-old pair of ash and rawhide snowshoes — embodying subsistence and sport — seemed an obvious choice when the Vermont Historical Society perused its 30,000 artifacts to pick the most symbolic and storied for its new “50 for 250” U.S. semiquincentennial project....
Vermont State Historic Sites commemorate America's 250th birthday
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (679+ words) Shape the Future of the Monument as part of your 250th Festivities! In Congress, July 4, 1776 He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate…...
Old graves, mossy ruins tie this Vermont pond to the Revolution
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (690+ words) WATERFORD — There's no tourist fare at Stiles Pond. Only a gravel pull-off across from what looks more like a little lake. To passersby it probably gives the same impression as any of Vermont's glassy, hill-flanked waters, with Fairbanks Mountain reaching…...
This Day in History: Irish Americans gathered in Northern Vermont to invade Canada
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - On May 25, 1870, a group of Irish American assembled in northern Vermont with a goal to cross the border and invade Canada, then still part of the British Empire. They were members of the Fenian Brotherhood, an organization…...
This Day in History: Vermont received a new state song
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (37+ words) WCAX This Day in History: Vermont received a new state song Camping season kicks off at Vermont state parks Vermont National Guard holds Memorial Day remembrance ceremony...
Glimpses of Vermont's Past: Vrest & Mildred Orton
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) All Vermont historians keep two lists: books we hope to write and books we hope someone else will write. The first is longer than the second for most of us, but we know we’ll go to our just rewards with…...
Vermont seeks feedback from residents on possible restoration of the Bennington Battle Monument
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (331+ words) Children at the bottom of the Bennington Monument are dwarfed by the historic structure Nov. 6, 2007, in Bennington, Vt. Credit: AP/Vyto Starinskas Last year, state officials went to the Legislature with a problem: The 306-foot Bennington Battle Monument — an obelisk…...