BHS
Events
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1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816
Howard Coffin discusses the year without a summer and its impact on Vermont
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A History of Arlington
Bill Budde presents a history of Arlington, Vermont
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How to Do House History
Michele Pagan shares her researching and registering her historic home
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John Spargo: A life
Tony Marro examines the life of the founder of Bennington Museum, John Spargo
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The Enduring Mystery of the Paula Welden Case
with Michael C. Dooling, Lori Lamothe, and Erin Kate Ryan
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A Loose Confederation of Villages: A Historical View of Vermont Democracy
Bennington MuseumWith Vermont Historical Society executive director, Steve Perkins
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Our Highway Deficiencies: How Route 7 Explains 20th Century Vermont
Bennington MuseumSouthwestern Vermont’s major roads as a metaphor for the 20th century transformation of the state
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Lucy Prince of Sunderland, and her Family: The story of an early Black Vermonter
Bennington MuseumThe life of America’s first African-American poet
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Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont
Bennington MuseumExamine the role the New Deal had in shaping Vermont—both literally and in the mind’s eye
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Shirley Jackson’s Local Legacy
Bennington MuseumDiscover the Museum's newly acquired Jackson collection with Laurence Hyman and Jamie Franklin
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Bennington’s Other Monuments – a Bus Tour
Bennington MuseumJoin the Bennington Historical Society for a bus tour of some of Bennington's lesser-known monuments
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Veterans Day Workshop
Discover the history of Veterans in your family
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The 250th is Coming!
Bennington MuseumA look at Bennington's past -- and upcoming -- historical commemorations
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Inside the Battle of Bennington
Bennington MuseumA Battle of Bennington for the 250th, presented by Phil Holland
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Vermont for the Vermonters
The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State
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The Kelleys
The story behind the Kelley Hotel and Kelley Stand Road
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Daisy Turner’s Kin
a multigenerational saga spanning two centuries
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Moses Robinson and the Birth of Democracy in Early Vermont
with Robert Mello. author of Moses Robinson and the Founding of Vermont
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A History of Bennington College Through Books
Flip through the pages for a look back in time
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The Corkscrew Railroad
a Bennington Historical Society presentation