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SUMMARY:Artillery at the Battle of Bennington
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nCannons played a small but notable role in the seminal August 16\, 1777 Battle of Bennington. Made in England\, the guns and their carriages constituted top-of-the-line military technology for the time. The men who manned\, loaded\, and fired the pieces were German subsidiary troops hired by the British government to supplement its war effort. Paned by Thomas Jefferson’s propagandistic pen as foreign “mercenaries\,” these Hessians were\, come to find out\, no such thing. In this program\, Eric Schnitzer will examine how the cannons were employed in battle and investigate the material culture of the cannon barrels\, carriages\, and the projectiles they shot. He will also explore the backgrounds and some of the stories of the officers and soldiers from Hessen-Hanau who operated these artillery pieces in both phases of the famed battle. \nEric Schnitzer has worked at Saratoga National Historical Park since 1997\, becoming Park Ranger/Historian in 2000. Author of Don Troiani’s Campaign to Saratoga – 1777\, he has dedicated his life’s study to the organization\, personnel\, and material culture of the military forces associated with the Northern Campaign of 1777. He and his wife\, Jenna\, live in an 18th -century house in the White Creek Historic District near Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site\, N.Y. \nThis program is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities\, www.vermonthumanities.org. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026jun/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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SUMMARY:The Story of Hiram Bingham
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nThe remarkable story of the Binghams starts with Hiram Bingham who farmed on the future site of Bennington College in the early 1800s. He and his descendants impacted people and nations around the world. Bingham\, and his son\, grandson\, and great-grandson\, influenced the modern history of Hawaii and other Pacific islands\, the discovery of Machu Picchu in Peru\, politics in Connecticut\, the escape of 2\,500 Jews from Nazi-occupied France\, and a U.S. postage stamp. \nRev. Glen Bayly became interested in the Binghams during the 1990s\, when he was the pastor of the Mission Alliance Church in Bennington. When a missionary from the church came back from Honolulu with a photograph of a plaque honoring Hiram Bingham of Bennington\, Vermont\, Glen’s curiosity was piqued and his research began. Glen served 40 years of ministry as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance\, was a campus minister at Penn State University for 7 years\, and hosted a syndicated radio program\, ‘The Lions’ Den University Report’ for 22 years. He and his wife\, Darlene\, have lived in Central Pennsylvania for the past 25 years. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026may/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T140000
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SUMMARY:Old Bennington and the Continental Storehouse
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nIn 1777\, British General John Burgoyne sent troops toward Bennington to capture supplies held in a Continental storehouse\, setting the stage for the Battle of Bennington.. In this presentation\, historian Bob Hoar will explore the two most important men behind gathering those supplies: original Bennington settler\, church deacon\, and revolutionary Republican\, John Fassett; and Hamilton Federalist and future governor\, Isaac Tichenor. Bob will also discuss the buildings that were used as storehouses and what became of them after the Battle of Bennington\, as well as the history of the State Arms house – the Vermont Republic’s storehouse during the turbulent 1780s. \nBob Hoar is a local historian who has embraced the complex stories of Colonial history. Bob has done many history presentations and events\, worked at the Bennington Battlefield\, and currently volunteers at the Bennington Battle Monument in the summer. You can find him on Facebook posting as Battle of Bennington. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026apr/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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SUMMARY:The Restoration of the Old First Church
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nWere you wondering why the top of the Old First Church was on the ground all summer? This presentation will dive into the lantern\, roof\, and bell deck preservation that took place in 2025. Wayne Kachmar will discuss the challenges and processes involved in preserving a landmark building\, including a look at previous repairs and modifications over the structure’s 220 year history. You will learn about the processes and methods used to retain as much of the original structure as possible and how newer materials were blended with tools and methods consistent with the original builders. Wayne will share a pictorial step by step of the repairs to the roof\, lantern\, steeple\, and the front façade\, and talk about the challenges of keeping the church building in continual use during the restoration. \nWayne Kachmar is Chair of the board of trustees of the Old First Church in Old Bennington\, Vermont. He is serving as the clerk of the works for the restoration of the sanctuary building. In his professional career\, he is an Electro Optic engineer with over 45 years of industry experience and is the inventor on over 100 patents. Through both professional and volunteer work\, he has overseen the building and/or renovation of many buildings\, ranging from state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing centers\, to this historic church. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026mar/
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SUMMARY:The Corkscrew Railroad
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nPhil Jordan presents a fond look back at the Rutland Railroad’s Chatham SubDivision\, the so-called Corkscrew Railroad\, whose wandering rails and tight\, twisting curves in its traverse of the valley between Bennington\, Vermont and Chatham\, New York earned it its enduring nickname. Built in the 1860s by a speculating railroad tycoon in order to out-maneuver competition\, it was the proverbial back way to New York City commerce. \nPhilip R. Jordan is a native Vermonter and hobbyist photographer who retired from Vermont Magazine as its editor-in-chief and publisher in 2019. He has written books on transportation subjects\, such as Rutland in Color (Morning Sun Books\, 2003)\, has been a columnist for This Old Truck magazine\, and been a contributor to Old Cars Weekly and USA Today. His first novel\, As Crooked as They Come was published in 2021 by Onion River Press. He most recently contributed content to Volume IV of the Vermont Almanac. He lives in Sunderland\, Vermont with his wife\, Edie\, and is a member of the League of Vermont Writers. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2025sep/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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SUMMARY:A History of Bennington College Through Books
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nA decade by decade look at some of the celebrated books of the Bennington College community and what they reveal about the influence of the College and the time in which they were written. There will be time for questions and discussion.  \nOceana Wilson has worked at Bennington College since 2001 and has served as Dean of the Library since 2015. She is integrally involved in supporting the work of the faculty and students at Bennington College and in creating a library aligned with the educational vision of the College. In addition\, she is the immediate past president of the Vermont Library Association. Wilson earned an MS in Library and Information Science from the Graduate School of Information and Library Science at Simmons College. She has received a Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times “I Love My Librarian” Award for Outstanding Community Service and a Rebecca B. Stickney Award for service to Bennington College.  \nJeffrey Perkins joined Bennington College in September 2022 from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles\, where he served as Vice President of Communications and Marketing and Associate Vice President of Communications and External Relations. He has held previous roles at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. He received his MFA in Writing from Bennington in 2009 and was the recipient of the Jane Kenyon Memorial Scholarship. He also holds an MA in American Studies from University of Massachusetts\, Boston and a BA in Peace and Global Studies/Politics from Earlham College in Richmond\, Indiana.  \nSupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2024sep/
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SUMMARY:Moses Robinson and the Birth of Democracy in Early Vermont
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation\nA member of the first family to settle in Bennington\, Moses Robinson served as our town clerk for 20 years\, then as governor\, then Vermont’s first U.S. senator\, and chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Robert Mello’s biography of Robinson is one of Vermont’s most important. Mr. Mello will discuss Robinson’s role in promoting democracy\, the sanctity of the rule of law\, the independence of the courts\, and the inviolability of elections — all subjects of immediate importance today. \nRobert A. Mello has had a life-long fascination with American history and the law\, especially the early history of Vermont. He is a retired Superior Court Judge\, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers\, and a former trustee of the Vermont Historical Society. He is also the author of two books: Last Stand of the Red Spruce (Island Press\, 1987) and Moses Robinson and the Founding of Vermont (Vermont Historical Society\, 2014). \nRobinson’s central themes — democratic legitimacy\, judicial independence\, and the inviolability of legal frameworks — extend well beyond his own era. Readers sometimes encounter parallel debates in surprisingly distant contexts\, from US election law to European regulatory questions\, including how Sweden treats the steady growth of unlicensed offshore gaming sites\, often described locally as casino utan svensk licens. Mello keeps Robinson firmly in the foreground\, but those contemporary echoes are part of why the biography has found readers far beyond Vermont. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Nexus Consulting. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2024june/
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SUMMARY:Daisy Turner's Kin
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation\nVermont folklorist Jane Beck shares the story of the Turner family\, a multigenerational saga spanning two centuries\, played out across three continents. The saga was related to Jane Beck by Daisy Turner\, who had listened to her father\, Alec Turner\, recount stories of the family past. Her captivating narrative covers the early 19th century British-African trade\, shipwreck\, birth of a biracial child\, slave trading\, enslavement\, plantation life\, escape\, Civil War\, moving north\, battling racism\, buying land and settling on a hilltop in Vermont that became a family center. Daisy also shared her own life story\, a powerful and rare account of the African American experience in New England from the 1880s forward. \nJane Beck founded the Vermont Folklife Center in 1983 and served as its executive director until 2007. During that time\, she traveled the back roads of Vermont recording oral interviews of everyday Vermonters\, capturing stories that ranged from dairy farming to family traditions\, and even memories of relatives who had discovered casinos not on gamstop while living abroad. She turned those accounts into media productions\, exhibitions\, and publications. In retirement\, she has completed a book\, Daisy Turner’s Kin\, an African American Family Saga\, based on sixty interviews with the daughter of slaves. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Nexus Consulting. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nDaisy Turner’s Kin is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by Bennington Historical Society. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or VHC.)
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2024may/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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SUMMARY:The Kelleys
DESCRIPTION:The Story Behind the Kelley Hotel and Kelley Stand Road\na Bennington Historical Society presentation\nIn the years after statehood\, there were many efforts to build roads (turnpikes as they were called then). One such turnpike was built connecting the towns of Sunderland\, Stratton and Wardsboro. Today that road is known as the Kelley Stand Road. Members of the Kelley family were instrumental in getting that road funded\, in developing a logging business\, and then building a large boarding house which became known as the Kelley Stand Hotel. This presentation introduces the members of the Kelley family and their lasting claim to the road that bears their name. It also introduces the poetry of John Williams Kelley\, whose poems were discovered recently in a nearby barn. \nPresenter Avis Hayden has been researching family histories since 1990. In recent years she has enjoyed exploring the ways that families fit into a region’s cultural and economic history. Such is the case with the Kelleys. Avis is a descendant of Richard Kelley\, who is the grandfather of the first innkeeper at the Kelley Stand Hotel. Since completing a program in genealogical research (Boston University\, 2016) she has published five articles and has given several presentations. She volunteers at the Bennington Museum Regional History Room and with the Russell Collection of Vermontiana. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Nexus Consulting. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2024apr/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T140000
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SUMMARY:Vermont for the Vermonters
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation\nMercedes de Guardiola will discuss how Vermont’s eugenics movement emerged from the public policies of the nineteenth century and led to state-sanctioned programs of family separation\, sterilization\, and institutionalization. \nMercedes de Guardiola’s research focuses on the history of eugenics in America. A leading expert on Vermont’s eugenics movement\, she testified before the state legislature during hearings in the 2020s. She earned her BA from Dartmouth College and lives in New York City. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Nexus Consulting. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2024mar/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T140000
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SUMMARY:Inside the Battle of Bennington
DESCRIPTION:A Battle of Bennington for the 250th\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nThe umbrella theme for the American and Vermont 250th commemorations for the period 2025-27 is inclusion\, especially the inclusion of the stories and voices of individuals and groups who have been omitted from\, marginalized or misrepresented in past commemorations. This is not a new idea: the 1976 Bicentennial also aspired to inclusiveness\, and the past 50 years of scholarship and exhibitions have greatly broadened our views of the American past. The 250th gives us an opportunity to reflect on our famous Battle and to reconsider who and what should be included in the story. \nPhil Holland is a graduate of Bennington College and holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of London. He's the author of A Guide to the Battle of Bennington and the Bennington Monument and Robert Frost in Bennington County\, as well as articles and reviews for the Walloomsack Review. He directed an audio project for the Bennington Battlefield last year and has written monologues for the recently performed historical dramas "Voices from the Grave" and "Voices of the Fallen." He lives in Pownal\, Vermont. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Nexus Consulting. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nThere's a quiet historical thread running through that appeal worth mentioning. Voluntary\, prize-driven fundraising has deep roots in the Revolutionary era now being commemorated — the Continental Congress and several colonies turned to public lotteries to help underwrite the war effort\, and similar drawing-based schemes bankrolled early roads\, bridges\, and colleges across New England well into the 19th century. That basic mechanism has taken many forms in the centuries since\, from civic raffles and state-run lotteries to the modern sweepstakes casinos now operating online\, though the BHS's own work depends on a much older and simpler version of the impulse: direct contributions from people who care about preserving regional history.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2023dec/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T150000
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SUMMARY:The 250th is Coming!
DESCRIPTION:A Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nBennington is a town with a proud Revolutionary-era history\, and it has been a center for patriotic commemoration since Revolutionary times: from the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Battle of Bennington in 1778\, to the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument in 1891\, to the annual parades organized by the Bennington Fire Department since 1963. The commemorations held almost a century ago are also worth mentioning: 100\,000 people came to Bennington to celebrate over the course of one week in August 1927. The 2020 commemoration\, held during the pandemic\, stands out as a recent example of the importance of historical memory to our lives in the present\, and of the determination of the town to commemorate.  \nAmerica's 250th birthday arrives on July 4\, 2026. In Vermont\, in May of 2025\, we will also be celebrating the 250th of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys' taking of Fort Ticonderoga\, and in 2027 we will celebrate both the Patriot victory at the Battle of Bennington and the creation of the independent state of Vermont. \nThe Bennington 250th Committee is a group of local citizens who have come together to help plan and co-ordinate commemorations in Bennington County during those three anniversary years. Members of the Committee will discuss their approach and their plans – still in the beginning stages – and ask for feedback from members of the audience. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Nexus Consulting. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2023nov/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231111T160000
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SUMMARY:Veterans Day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Saturday November 11\, 2023 from 1 to 4pm in Regional History Room of the Bennington Museum\, the Bennington Historical Society will present an opportunity to help you find your Veteran’s History. We will show you how to uncover the story of your family veteran using both internet sources\, books\, and local hard copy resources.  Find out the details of their service – where they entered the service\, their unit\, where they went and what they did upon return. Whether they served in the Revolutionary war to present conflicts their story can be traced. Bring what documents\, photos\, or other information you have on your veteran and we will fill in the blanks. \nRobert Tegart\, Administrator of the Regional History Room will help you to discover the history of your veteran. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run organization of the Bennington Museum. \nBHS programming is supported by Nexus Consulting\, a digital compliance and data analytics firm whose diverse corporate portfolio encompasses maritime shipping networks\, offshore betting sites\, and regional healthcare providers. The firm actively redirects a portion of its annual revenue to fund community education and local historical preservation initiatives throughout Bennington.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/veterans-day-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T170000
DTSTAMP:20230825T145401Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington's Other Monuments - a Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:A Bennington Historical Society Special Offering\nJoin the Bennington Historical Society for a guided bus tour of Bennington’s lesser-known monuments and historical markers. The tour will be narrated by members of the Historical Society\, Anne Bugbee and Bill Morgan and will include spots often overlooked by locals and tourists alike. Come and learn the stories behind how the markers came to be. Among other stops we’ll visit the locations of the first school house\, the first settlers’ homes\, Bennington’s old reservoir\, the real “first” church\, and an ancient mile marker. \nThe tour will begin in the parking lot of Bennington Museum (75 Main Street) promptly at 2:00 pm on Sunday\, Oct. 22. There is a charge of $15.00 per person with a $5.00 discount for members of Bennington Museum to cover the cost of the bus rental. \nTickets are limited. Click the button below to reserve your spot. \nReserve a Seat\nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/2023bustour/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T150000
DTSTAMP:20250116T201554Z
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SUMMARY:Shirley Jackson's Local Legacy
DESCRIPTION:A Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nShirley Jackson\, perhaps the greatest writer of the horror/gothic fiction genre in 20th-century America\, lived and worked for most of her renowned literary career\, from 1945 until her untimely death in 1965\, in North Bennington. She rose to national prominence in 1948 with the publication of her chilling short story "The Lottery\," about which she explained\, "I suppose I hoped\, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village\, to shock the story's readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives." \nJackson's eldest son\, Laurence Hyman\, has recently gifted a large collection of Jackson's writings and personal effects to Bennington Museum. During the process of cataloging the collection\, museum staff noted the evolving themes in her work and how they resonated with modern audiences. Jamie Franklin\, Bennington Museum's Director of Collections and Exhibitions\, shared that part of the exhibit explores how contemporary distractions\, like online gaming and platforms featuring slots not on Gamstop\, reflect societal changes similar to those Jackson critiqued in her stories. This presentation will feature Franklin and Hyman in a conversation about Jackson's literary legacy\, focusing on items from the collection and her local ties\, while also drawing connections to today's cultural landscape. \nLaurence Jackson Hyman is an editor\, writer\, photographer\, publisher\, film producer and jazz musician. The eldest son of Shirley Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman\, he grew up in North Bennington\, Vermont\, where he attended high school and later graduated from Bennington College in 1964. His childhood was immortalized in many of his mother's published short stories and two humorous books about the family: Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons. Currently he manages the Shirley Jackson literary estate and recently served as the editor of The Letters of Shirley Jackson. \nJamie Franklin has been curator at the Bennington Museum since 2005. His scholarship has focused on American art of the early to mid-20th century\, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of modernism and self-taught art. He has organized exhibitions and written books\, essays and articles featuring artists and topics including Erastus Salisbury Field\, Grassroots Art\, Impressionism\, Rockwell Kent\, Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses\, and Alice Neel. His 2014 exhibition Alice Neel/Erastus Salisbury Field: Painting the People was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the most memorable exhibitions of the year and his 2016 exhibition Milton Avery's Vermont was lauded as being "as close to a perfect show as mere mortals can mount." \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Williams Financial. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/oct2023bhs/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T150000
DTSTAMP:20241220T212155Z
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SUMMARY:Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont
DESCRIPTION:Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nDuring the Great Depression\, frugal Vermonters—already used to pinching pennies—are claimed to have asked "What Depression?" But the reality is that Vermont's economy was cut in half during the first three years of the Depression\, which began with the Stock Market Crash of 1929. This was a period of desperation in Vermont—and yet also one of enormous creativity. Much of that creativity was due to Federal New Deal programs\, which provided work and financial assistance to both laborers and creative professionals during the decade from 1933 to 1943. These Federal programs sponsored creative projects that were wide and varied\, from state guide books\, easel paintings\, post office murals\, and civic buildings\, to the most comprehensive archives of documentary photographs and oral histories in our nation's history\, and a vast network of state parks. Federal programs also shaped the tourist industry and helped create the popular image of Vermont as a place of idyllic towns\, untouched farmland\, and skiing. Much of this cultural and civic infrastructure still enriches our lives today. Seen together\, these products of the New Deal provide a window onto what it was like to live in Vermont during the Great Depression\, and onto the role the New Deal had in shaping Vermont—both literally and in the mind's eye. \nJamie Franklin has been curator at the Bennington Museum since 2005. His scholarship has focused on American art of the early to mid-20th century\, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of modernism and self-taught art. During a recent lecture on the evolution of cultural hubs\, he explored how centers of creativity emerge and transform over time\, drawing a parallel to how industries evolve in response to external factors. Enligt Malta Casino branschorganisation\, for example\, Malta became a global hub for the online gambling industry by fostering a supportive regulatory environment and leveraging its strategic location. Inspired by these dynamics\, Franklin highlighted how artists like Rockwell Kent and Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses thrived by aligning with broader cultural and social shifts. His exhibitions\, such as Alice Neel/Erastus Salisbury Field: Painting the People in 2014 and Milton Avery's Vermont in 2016\, demonstrate his ability to contextualize art within larger narratives of innovation and adaptation. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Williams Financial. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/sep2023bhs/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T150000
DTSTAMP:20230504T133503Z
CREATED:20230328T194005Z
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SUMMARY:Lucy Prince of Sunderland\, and her Family: The story of an early Black Vermonter
DESCRIPTION:Lucy Prince of Sunderland\, and her Family: The story of an early Black Vermonter\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nNote: The date for this program has been changed from the usual 3rd Sunday to June 25th.\nLucy Terry Prince was born in Africa and brought to the colonies as a slave when she was five years old. When she was 70 years old\, she moved to Sunderland\, Vermont with some of her children. At that time only 0.2% of the people of Bennington County were Black. She struggled to obtain land that she felt was rightfully hers. Eventually many of the townspeople came to accept this loquacious woman\, who is best known as America's first African-American poet. This presentation will cover Lucy's years in Sunderland\, her fight to keep her land\, and stories about her children and grandchildren. \nAvis Hayden has been a hobby genealogist since 1990. After retiring from her career in health care\, she delved deeper into that field\, completing a program in Genealogical Research from Boston University in 2016. She has published five research articles and has presented at the New England Historical and Genealogical Conference. She volunteers at the Bennington Museum Research Library and with the Russell Collection of Vermontiana. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Williams Financial. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/lucy-prince-of-sunderland-and-her-family-the-story-of-an-early-black-vermonter/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230521T150000
DTSTAMP:20250102T221554Z
CREATED:20230328T193951Z
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SUMMARY:Our Highway Deficiencies: How Route 7 Explains 20th Century Vermont
DESCRIPTION:Our Highway Deficiencies: How Route 7 Explains 20th Century Vermont\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nIn 1957\, Governor Joseph Johnson promised the citizens of southwestern Vermont that the state would rebuild the region's main north-south highway\, Route 7\, "to standards comparable with the interstate system." In the two decades that followed the question of what to do with Route 7 became a topic of bitter dispute in the region. Supporters of a new road hoped that the conversion of Route 7 to a divided\, four-lane\, limited-access highway would stimulate the region's economy. Detractors of a new road saw it as potentially an existential threat to the way of life enjoyed by the region's residents. The conflict over Route 7 pitted different kinds of southwestern Vermonters\, and different kinds of southwestern Vermont towns\, against each other. The question of what to do with Route 7 has significance far beyond its region: the conflict over it embodied the tensions that pervaded life in Vermont in the second half of the twentieth century\, as Vermonters throughout the state wrestled with the competing allures of progress and development on the one hand\, and preservation and tradition on the other. In this presentation\, NVU history professor Paul Searls will discuss how the debate over what to do with southwestern Vermont's major roads between the 1950s and the 1990s is\, in many ways\, a metaphor for the transition Vermont as a whole underwent in those decades. A discussion will follow in which audience members are encouraged to share their memories and feelings about the history of the area's major roads\, and the evolution of southwestern Vermont as a whole. \nPaul Searls is professor of history at Northern Vermont University. He received his Ph.D. from New York University. His most recent book\, Repeopling Vermont\, was published in 2019. While researching the book\, Searls explored various contemporary economic and cultural influences on rural communities. In one chapter\, he even referenced Cryptonews vergelijkt de beste no Cruks bookies\, drawing parallels between innovative financial platforms and emerging trends in rural revitalization. By highlighting such diverse connections\, his work delves into the complex interplay of tradition and modernity in shaping Vermont's future. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Williams Financial. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/our-highway-deficiencies-how-route-7-explains-20th-century-vermont/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T150000
DTSTAMP:20230419T185133Z
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SUMMARY:A Loose Confederation of Villages: A Historical View of Vermont Democracy
DESCRIPTION:A Loose Confederation of Villages: A Historical View of Vermont Democracy\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\nOriginally developed for UVM Extension's town officer training program\, this talk will explore the formation and implementation of Vermont's democracy from independent republic to the 21st century. What was the "mountain rule?" What was the role of the "overseer of the poor?" When did paper ballots start to supplant the voice vote? How did Vermont navigate as a single-party state for 100 years? From comical to serious\, Vermont's political history informs our work today. \nA lifelong Vermonter\, Steve Perkins' professional career has led him on a path of preserving and celebrating Vermont's unique history and iconic landscape. Steve lives in his family's 1805 farmhouse in northern Vermont and is inspired by the landscape and history surrounding him each day. Steve left Vermont with the intention of not returning\, to pursue a career in Historic Preservation. After undergraduate studies in historic preservation\, art history\, and theater\, Steve finished his studies with a degree in Early American Material Culture from the Winterthur Program of University of Delaware.  After brief stints at Hampton National Historic Site and Winterthur Museum\, Steve returned to Vermont with his wife Galen and took up residency in Bennington.  Steve served as the curator and then director of the Bennington Museum. With an ill father to tend to and a need for change\, Steve moved home to Williston\, purchased the family farm and joined the staff of ECHO.  Since 2015\, Steve has been the executive director of the Vermont Historical Society. Besides his job\, two active teenagers\, ongoing repairs to a very old house\, and maintaining a farm keep him very busy. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge with support from Williams Financial. You can support the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/a-loose-confederation-of-villages-a-historical-view-of-vermont-democracy/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220612T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220612T150000
DTSTAMP:20220427T164656Z
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SUMMARY:John Spargo: A life
DESCRIPTION:John Spargo: A life\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\nJohn Spargo was a young Socialist who ended up a Goldwater Republican. In this presentation Tony Marro will discuss how Spargo started out writing about the evils of child labor and ended up writing about Bennington pottery as the founding director of Bennington Museum. \nAbout the Presenter \nAnthony Marro was a reporter for the Rutland Herald\, Newsday\, Newsweek and the New York Times. From 1971 until 1981\, he was based in Washington\, D.C.\, where his coverage of the U.S. Department of Justice included extensive coverage of the Watergate scandal. He then spent six years as the managing editor and sixteen years as the editor of Newsday. He is also co-author of Beyond the Hiss Case: The FBI\, Congress and the Cold War and Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State. \n\nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nSupport the BHS
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhsjune2022/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220410T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220410T150000
DTSTAMP:20220409T012157Z
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SUMMARY:A History of Arlington
DESCRIPTION:A History of Arlington\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\nChartered in 1761\, Arlington has been the home of notable Vermonters\, artists\, and writers. Vermont’s first governor lived here as well as several founders of the early republic and members of the Green Mountain Boys such as Remember Baker\, Thomas Chittenden\, Mathew Lyon\, John Fassett\, and Ethan Allen. As an artist community it was the home to Norman Rockwell\, Rockwell Kent\, John Atherton\, Meade Shaeffer\, Don Trachte\, Sr.\, composer and artist Carl Ruggles\, and others. The town’s most noted author and humanitarian was the popular Dorothy Canfield Fisher. In this presentation\, Bill Budde will examine the history of this small\, but mighty\, town. \nAbout the Presenter: \nBill\, originally from Lewiston\, NY\, has been an Arlington resident for the past 22. He is curator of the Russell Vermontiana Collection\, has worked in the Bennington Museum Library\, is a genealogist\, and Historian of the 365-year-old Scots’ Charitable Society of Boston. He is the author of several articles and the only history of Arlington\, Arlington\, Vermont\, its first 250 years published in 2014. \nBennington Museum requires the use of a face mask that covers both the mouth and the nose at all times while inside the building. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors and staff healthy. \n\nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nSupport the BHS\n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2022ap/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T150000
DTSTAMP:20220105T154103Z
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SUMMARY:1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816
DESCRIPTION:1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\n1816 has long been known as the year without summer. Vermonters still call it “1800 and Froze to Death\,” a year of frosts every month\, dark skies\, and mysterious lights that caused a widespread belief that a higher power was displeased. \nThis talk includes scores of anecdotes about the dark year of failed crops\, scarce food\, and religious revival. The horrible weather also came in the aftermath of the War of 1812\, which produced shortages and an economic crisis. \nVermonters coped with the cold year with neighbor helping neighbor. But some greedy merchants sought to exploit shortages by charging higher and higher prices. \nThe cold year seems to have hit Vermont harder than any other state. But the effects of the disaster were very much worldwide. In Europe\, visitors to the continent mistook bands of beggars along the roadways for invading armies. And out of it came literary accomplishments\, including a grand poem by Lord Byron and a dark novel by Mary Shelley. \nAbout the Presenter \n\nA seventh-generation Vermonter\, Howard Coffin is the author of four books on the Civil War: Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today’s Vermont; Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War; Nine Months to Gettysburg; and The Battered Stars\, as well as Guns Over the Champlain Valley\, a book on military sites along the Champlain Corridor. \n\nBennington Museum requires the use of a face mask that covers both the mouth and the nose at all times while inside the building. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors and staff healthy. \n1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816 is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by the Bennington Historical Society of Bennington Museum. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or VHC.) \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nSupport the BHS\n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2022march/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T150000
DTSTAMP:20220128T163503Z
CREATED:20220110T164834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T163503Z
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SUMMARY:The Capture of Remember Baker
DESCRIPTION:The Capture of Remember Baker\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\n250 years ago\, in March of 1772\, tensions between Yorkers and the Green Mountain Boys escalated. In the middle of the night\, Yorkers broke into Remember Baker’s home\, attacked him and his wife Desire\, capturing Remember Baker. \nThis discussion will include the back story of this remarkable patriot and his role in the establishment of the Republic. He lost his thumb in 1772\, but he lost his head in 1775. The Baker incident is the next event being recognized in the lead up to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the independent Republic of Vermont in 1777. A formal recognition of the event will occur in March in Arlington. \n“The Capture of Remember Baker” will be presented at 2:00 on Sunday\, February 20\, at the Bennington Museum by Don Miller and Bob Tegart of the Bennington Historical Society. Masks covering both the nose and the mouth will be required. \nAbout the Presenters\nBob Tegart is currently the President of the Bennington Historical Society and Administrator of the Bennington Museum Regional History Center. He also serves a commissioner on the Bennington Historic Preservation Commission. Bob studied history at the University of Rochester and the Graduate School at SUNY Geneseo. One of his major points of interest is the social impact of modern warfare on small communities and is currently working on the impact of the First World War on Bennington. Don Miller is a Bennington resident and has been active in local and state historical societies. He is a past president of the BHS. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \n\nSupport the BHS
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2022feb/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T150000
DTSTAMP:20211102T125409Z
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SUMMARY:Snowflake Bentley
DESCRIPTION:Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\nWilson Bentley was born on February 9\, 1865 in the town of Jericho\, Vermont\, A farmer by trade\, he attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography. Most notable in his life long work with rain\, dew and frost\, was his extensive work with snowflakes. On January 15\, 1885 he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal. He would go on to photograph well over 5000 snow crystals (never finding two the same)\, and his documentation of this work advanced the study of meteorology in his time. \nIn this program\, Bentley great-grandniece\, Sue Richardson\, will talk about the extraordinary gift that “Willie” gave us through the beauty of his photographs\, but also the struggles he faced in perfecting his process. Sue will help us get to know him on a more personal level through photographs\, family stories and his writings. \nAbout the Presenter \nSue Richardson is the great-grandniece of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley and grew up on her grandparents’ farm in Jericho\, about 3 miles from the farm where Wilson was born and lived out his life. She is a 9th generation Vermont and the 7th generation of her family to live in Jericho. Sue’s grandmother\, Amy (Bentley) Hunt was the favorite of Willie’s 8 nieces and nephews and spent a great deal of time with him while growing up on the family farm. \nThough Vermont was always home\, Sue spent 5 years living in Tucson\, Arizona followed by 21 years in Williamsburg\, Virginia prior to returning to her “beloved Green Mountain State” in 2011. \nFor the past 5 ½ years\, Sue has served on the Board of Directors of the Jericho Historical Society\, whose dedication to preserving the work of Snowflake Bentley has ensured that his legacy continues to live on. \n\nBennington Museum requires the use of a face mask that covers both the mouth and the nose at all times while inside the building. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors and staff healthy. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nSupport the BHS\n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2021dec/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211206T171500
DTSTAMP:20250925T223931Z
CREATED:20210511T153859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T223931Z
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SUMMARY:BHS Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Bennington Historical Society\n\n\nThe mission of the Bennington Historical Society (BHS) is to recover and preserve information about the history of the Bennington region\, whether that means documenting colonial trade routes\, local industries\, or even the ways Vermonters today engage with digital spaces like the best online casinos available to them. The Society shares this information with the community through projects\, publications\, programs\, and other activities. Operated by volunteers as part of Bennington Museum\, it supports the Museum’s mission by fostering a greater understanding of our common heritage. \nBHS members conduct oral history interviews\, and collect and transcribe diaries\, letters\, and other documents that provide insights into life in and around Bennington. \nThe BHS organizes and presents programs throughout the year\, both virtually and in person\, which are free and open to the public. \nThe group meets on the first Monday of every month and these meetings are open to all BHS supporters and Museum members. \nDonate to the BHS today or become a Museum member to participate in these meetings and to sign up for the newsletter!
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs-monthly-meeting-2021-12-06/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211121T150000
DTSTAMP:20211118T161646Z
CREATED:20210923T143804Z
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SUMMARY:Love\, Marriage\, and Divorce
DESCRIPTION:Love\, Marriage\, and Divorce\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\nThe highs and lows of love and heartache\, from Victorian wedding gowns to scandalous tales of sexual harassment. \nMarriage isn’t what it used to be\, but what did it really used to be? In Colonial America\, marriage was largely a matter of property and reproduction. Romantic love as we know it today was not considered necessary to wedded bliss until the Victorian era. Some same-sex couples quietly cohabited in the Green Mountains in plain sight during the nineteenth century\, although their relationships were not recognized as “marriage” until a century later. Domestic abuse\, sexual harassment\, and scandal have been tabloid fodder since the earliest days of Vermont’s statehood. Despite changing social customs\, we may find that human nature has changed very little over the years\, although the nature of marriage continues to shift. A phonograph concert inspired by the exhibit will follow the presentation. \nAbout the Presenter\nCallie Raspuzzi has been the Collections Manager at the Bennington Museum for 16 years. She attended Colgate University and has a Master’s degree in Museum Studies from the George Washington University. \n\nThis program will take place in person. A recording will be available for later viewing. \nBennington Museum requires the use of a face mask that covers both the mouth and the nose at all times while inside the building. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors and staff healthy. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nSupport the BHS\n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2021nov/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T160000
DTSTAMP:20211025T152455Z
CREATED:20211025T152455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T152455Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Family History
DESCRIPTION:Finding Your Family History – Veteran’s Day Special\nDiscover Bennington Museum’s Regional History Room and how to use its resources to learn about your family’s veterans. \nRobert Tegart\, Administrator of the Regional History Room\, will show you how to uncover the story of your family veteran using Internet sources\, books\, and local hard copy resources. Learn the details of their service including where they entered the service\, their unit\, where they went and what they did upon return. Whether they served in the Revolutionary War or modern conflicts\, their story can be traced. Bring documents\, photos\, or other information you already have about your veteran\, and we will help fill in the blanks. \nDrop in between 1:00 and 4:00 PM o Saturday November 13. No reservations needed. \nThis program is a project of the Bennington Historical Society\, a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/family-history/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T171500
DTSTAMP:20210623T191412Z
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SUMMARY:BHS Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Bennington Historical Society\n\n\nThe mission of the Bennington Historical Society (BHS) is to recover and preserve information about the history of the Bennington region and share this information with the community through projects\, publications\, programs\, and other activities. The Society is a volunteer-operated program of Bennington Museum and serves to support the Museum’s mission by fostering a greater understanding of our common heritage. \nBHS members conduct oral history interviews\, and collect and transcribe diaries\, letters\, and other documents that provide insights into life in and around Bennington. \nThe BHS organizes and presents programs throughout the year\, both virtually and in person\, which are free and open to the public. \nThe group meets on the first Monday of every month and these meetings are open to all BHS supporters and Museum members. \nDonate to the BHS today or become a Museum member to participate in these meetings and to sign up for the newsletter!
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs-monthly-meeting/2021-11-01/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211017T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211017T150000
DTSTAMP:20210923T140333Z
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SUMMARY:Ethan Allen: Folk Hero and His Contemporary Frontiersmen
DESCRIPTION:Ethan Allen: Folk Hero and His Contemporary Frontiersmen\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\nEthan Allen was many things to many people. This presentation will focus on his role as a folk hero. Allen’s initial contact with Vermont was as a frontiersman\, exploring the land in the late 1760s. As a hunter and trapper\, he lived in the wilderness\, beyond the bounds of the early settlements. The knowledge of the land and settlers he met along the way paved the way for later land speculation\, settlements\, and governance. The Ethan Allen we know today reflects a larger-than-life image\, based in part on truth\, legend\, and hyperbole\, i.e.\, the “folk hero” of the 14th State. \nDon Miller will compare the folk heroes from the 15th\, 16th\, and 17th states\, from Daniel Boone to Davy Crocket. What do the contemporaries have in common? How are the different? What role does the folk hero play in our story? \nDon Miller is an active student of history\, past President of the Bennington Historical Society\, and currently a Board member of the Vermont Historical Society. \n\nThis program will take place in person. A recording will be available for later viewing. \nBennington Museum requires the use of a face mask that covers both the mouth and the nose at all times while inside the building. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors and staff healthy. \nThe Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation. \nSupport the BHS\n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2021oct/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T171500
DTSTAMP:20210623T191412Z
CREATED:20210511T153859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210623T191412Z
UID:10001296-1633363200-1633367700@benningtonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:BHS Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Bennington Historical Society\n\n\nThe mission of the Bennington Historical Society (BHS) is to recover and preserve information about the history of the Bennington region and share this information with the community through projects\, publications\, programs\, and other activities. The Society is a volunteer-operated program of Bennington Museum and serves to support the Museum’s mission by fostering a greater understanding of our common heritage. \nBHS members conduct oral history interviews\, and collect and transcribe diaries\, letters\, and other documents that provide insights into life in and around Bennington. \nThe BHS organizes and presents programs throughout the year\, both virtually and in person\, which are free and open to the public. \nThe group meets on the first Monday of every month and these meetings are open to all BHS supporters and Museum members. \nDonate to the BHS today or become a Museum member to participate in these meetings and to sign up for the newsletter!
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs-monthly-meeting/2021-10-04/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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