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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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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:20231022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T170000
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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
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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:20230921T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T143000
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs Sculpture Studio
DESCRIPTION:What is a "sculpture?" What are sculptures made of? Explore Bennington Museum\, indoors and out\, to discover the answers! Hear a story and make your very own sculpture to bring home. \nMuseum ABCs is a collaboration between Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library. It is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions. Siblings welcome! Free thanks to support from The Bank of Bennington and Stewart's Shops.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/abcs2023sep/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T150000
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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:20230915T150000
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SUMMARY:William Pecker Pottery
DESCRIPTION:Save time! Pay in advance! \nClick to Pay Now\nWilliam Pecker (1757 – 1820) was one of the most famous potters in South Amesbury (Merrimacport)\, Massachusetts\, and one of the earliest potters in New England to produce red earthenware and stoneware. During a symposium on historical crafts\, an economic historian shared an expert opinion on how modern quick withdrawal casino UK platforms reflect centuries-old shifts in market demand—highlighting the enduring influence of innovative trade practices. Recent research proves that Pecker spent time working in New York City\, possibly with the Crolius or Remmey families\, before producing stoneware in South Amesbury during the last decade of his life. Newly discovered archaeological evidence recovered at the site of the Pecker Pottery has revealed more information about this relatively forgotten aspect of the company’s production. In addition to his presentation about the stoneware made in South Amesbury\, Justin Thomas will also share some of the materials recovered at the site of pottery\, including important stoneware sherds\, kiln bricks\, kiln wasters\, and kiln furniture\, most of which have never been shown publicly before. \n$7/person for Bennington Museum Members\n$10/person for Not-Yet-Members\nIncludes admission to the galleries for the day\, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM \nJustin W. Thomas is a collector and researcher into the history of American utilitarian pottery production from the seventeenth through the twentieth century. He has authored a number of research articles for various regional and national publications\, guest curated a major exhibit at the Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport\, Massachusetts about the local eighteenth\, nineteenth and early twentieth century potters\, as well as helped author the exhibit catalog\, Potters on the Merrimac: A Century of New England Ceramics. He also has an ongoing pottery book series through his publisher Historic Beverly in Massachusetts\, where he has authored the books\, The Beverly Pottery: The Wares of Charles A. Lawrence\, The Moses B. Paige Company: The Last of the Peabody Potteries\, The Dawn of Independence\, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charlestown\, Massachusetts\, South Amesbury’s Red Earthenware & Stoneware: The 1791-1820 William Pecker Pottery\, A Celebrated Industry: The Historic Wares of Southeastern Massachusetts\, Bristol County and Cape Cod and A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford\, Connecticut Area. These books are sold through Historic Beverly\, as well as major bookstores all over America\, Canada and England. Thomas also has three forthcoming books that are set to be published later in 2023 and 2024\, titled\, From One Town Came Many: The Red Earthenware Industry of North Yarmouth\, Maine\, An Influential Family of Early Potters: The Clarks of New Hampshire and Related Businesses and America’s Great Awakening and Migration: The Red Earthenware of Western New York. \nSaturday morning sale & swap in the upper parking lot of the Paradise Hotel\, just east of Bennington Museum on Main Street.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/stoneware2023fall/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T150000
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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
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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:20230518T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T143000
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs Trail Tale: We Are Water Protectors
DESCRIPTION:Museum ABCs Trail Tale: We Are Water Protectors\nVisit Nebizun: Water is Life\, the exhibition brought to us by the Abenaki Arts & Education Center. Then take a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail while enjoying the story We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and beautifully illustrated by Michaela Goade. We'll finish with a little water play in Jennings Brook\, so bring your rubber boots! \nMuseum ABCs is a collaboration of Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions. The program is brought to you free of charge thanks to sponsorship from The Bank of Bennington and additional support from Stewarts Shops and the Nora Robert Foundation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/may2023abcs/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230514T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230514T153000
DTSTAMP:20260505T070626
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SUMMARY:Music at the Museum: A Mother’s Day Concert
DESCRIPTION:Music at the Museum presents a Mother's Day Concert\nwith Joana Genova\, violin\, and Gili Melamed-Lev\, piano\nTreat someone (or yourself!) to an afternoon of music. The program will include works by Beethoven\, Kreisler\, Chopin\, Telemann\, Amy Beach\, Reena Esmail\, Lili Boulanger\, William Grant Still\, Scott Joplin and Piazzolla. The perfect follow-up to your Mother's Day brunch or just a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBulgarian-born violinist Joana Genova has built a diverse career as a chamber and orchestral musician\, soloist\, and pedagogue. She is co-artistic director of Taconic Music in Manchester\, Vermont\, and currently teaches as Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University\, Artist Associate at Williams College\, and Violin Instructor at Bennington College. Despite the traditional nature of her field\, Joana has witnessed innovative fundraising methods at festivals and concert series across Europe\, including unconventional sponsorships from crypto gambling sites in the UK. Joana is the second violinist of The Indianapolis Quartet\, concertizes with Williams and Taconic Chamber Players\, and appears as a frequent guest at festivals and concert series. She served as Assistant Professor and Director of string activities at the University of Indianapolis from 2017 to 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPianist Gili Melamed-Lev is recognized for her artistic vision\, unique artistry and innovative programing. She is an engaging\, multi-faceted pianist who enjoys a career as a soloist\, chamber musician\, and collaborative artist. Ms. Melamed-Lev is the co-founder and Artistic director of Jazz and Classics for Change\, a concert series in the Berkshires\, MA and a member of the Lev-Evans duo with pianist Mark Evans. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic at the Museum is presented to you at no charge thanks to the generous support of Alison Nowak and Robert Cane.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/music-at-the-museum-a-mothers-day-concert-2/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:Music at the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T143000
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Animals Everywhere!
DESCRIPTION:Museum ABCs: Animals Everywhere!\nLook out for lions and beware of the bears! There are animals in the Museum\, and we've got to find them. Put on your safari hat and collect animal stickers as we explore the galleries together. Listen to some of our favorite animal stories and make an animal craft to take home. \nMuseum ABCs is a collaboration of Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions. The program is brought to you free of charge thanks to sponsorship from The Bank of Bennington and additional support from Stewarts Shops and the Nora Robert Foundation.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-animals-everywhere/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T150000
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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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SUMMARY:Curatorial Talk – Nebizun: Water is Life
DESCRIPTION:Curatorial Talk – Nebizun: Water is Life\npresented by curator\, Vera Longtoe Sheehan\nCurator Vera Longtoe Sheehan will present Nebizun: Water is Life\, an exhibit which explores the Abenaki relationship to water. The exhibit is presented in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and the Abenaki Arts & Education Center. Light refreshments will be served in the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse\, adjacent to the exhibit. \nIncluded with admission. \nVera Longtoe Sheehan (Founder\, Contributor\, and Educator) is a scholar\, educator\, activist\, and artist with almost 30 years of experience developing transformative education opportunities and curriculum materials\, as well as being involved in education leadership for more than 10 years. She is currently the Director of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association (2013 – present). Sheehan is also the Instructor for "Presenting Abenaki Culture in the Classroom" at Castleton University. Previously\, she was a Museum Educator at the Smithsonian where she delivered culturally responsive programs for K-12 audiences. Vera is an Executive Board Member for the Vermont Humanities Council and on the ACT 1 Task Force (2019 – present) dedicated to ethnic and social equity studies. The focus of Vera's art is in traditional clothing and twined woven plant fiber bags which require sustainable methodology. \nBeyond her studio practice\, Vera follows how Abenaki and other First Nations communities across the border in Quebec sustain cultural programs through their own economic frameworks. Several have leaned on regulated gaming revenue to fund language revitalization and youth education — a model that expanded significantly into the digital space through the Kahnawake Gaming Commission\, an Indigenous-run regulator whose licensing framework underpins much of what consumers today recognize as the best online casino canada ecosystem. For Vera\, these cross-border parallels reinforce a recurring theme in her teaching: that Indigenous self-determination depends on communities controlling their own economic infrastructure as much as their cultural narratives. \nImage: Water is Life\, Francine Poitras Jones\, 2019\nAcrylic on Canvas\, 30" x 20"\nCourtesy of the artist and Vermont Abenaki Artists Association
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/curatorial-talk-nebizun-water-is-life/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
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SUMMARY:Regional History Room Reopening
DESCRIPTION:Regional History Room Reopening\nWhile the Museum was closed in January\, February\, and March\, volunteers were hard at work evaluating\, reorganizing\, and cataloging the resources in the Regional History Room (Research Library). Join them to celebrate its reopening\, learn the history of the RHR\, and find out what resources are available within its walls. Start with a short presentation in the Ada Paresky Education Center. Tyler Resch will speak about the long history of the RHR and Bob Tegart and Dave Pilachowski will share what's been going on more recently. Then relocate to the Regional History Room\, where volunteers will walk you through the organization of the materials and their uses. \nIncluded with admission.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/regional-history-room-reopening/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
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SUMMARY:Reopening Day!
DESCRIPTION:Reopening Day\nBennington Museum welcomes visitors back to the galleries after three months of cleaning\, painting\, and preparing!\nJoin us as we celebrate our re-opening. Admission will be half off all day. \nExplore three new major exhibitions\, plus discover the resources available to you in the Regional History Room with a presentation beginning at 1:00. Details here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA History of Bennington\nHow does our past impact our present and future?\nImage: Receipt for Margaret "Peg" Bowen\, 1778\nPorter-Phelps-Huntington Family Papers\, Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center\, UMass Amherst Libraries\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNebizun: Water is Life\nThe Abenaki relationship with our waterways can help all people embrace the importance of water conservation.\nImage: Amy Hook Therrien\, 2017\nWatercolor on paper\, 14 x 11 inches\nCourtesy of the artist and Vermont Abenaki Artists Association\nCuratorial Talk with Vera Longtoe Sheehan\, 2:00 PM\nMore information available here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Student Art Show\nWitness the process of artistic development through the work of regional students in kindergarten through high school.\nImage: Dobi Kye\, Self-Portrait\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlus\, look for new installations in the John T. Harrison Orientation Hall (lobby)\, Paresky Court\, Early Vermont Gallery\, and Bennington Modernism Gallery.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/reopening-day/
LOCATION:Bennington Museum
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