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New Sheldon Museum exhibit offers a view into the history of dairy

Posted on June 17, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Ask some young whippersnapper where milk comes from, and you might get the wiseacre response, “from a carton.”

Well, a new exhibit at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History aims to set the record straight on all things dairy, covering the past 200 years. On display at the Middlebury museum through Aug. 4, “From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England” features a mesmerizing mélange of milk memorabilia that would make Old McDonald’s jaw drop.

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Preserving a legacy: Group seeks to restore old Quarry Hill School

Posted on May 16, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — It’s been 59 years since classes were in session at the former Quarry Hill School on Case Street, but if you listen really closely, you can almost make out the echoes of the daily roll call bouncing off the now-bare plaster walls in that single room.

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Local monument part of a Vermont tradition

Posted on March 21, 2013 |
By Nancy Price Graff



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More than 6,000 people thronged the town on this cool, bright day in May 1905, some having arrived by train from as far away as Burlington and Rutland. The occasion was a special celebration of Memorial Day, a holiday that had arisen spontaneously in the years immediately after the Civil War to honor soldiers from both the North and the South.

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Bristol landmark ‘The Pillars’ to be moved to upstate New York

Posted on October 18, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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BRISTOL — A town landmark, the Greek Revival style building on Route 116 known as “The Pillars,” is leaving Bristol for good.

Although some who have driven past the home recently have speculated that the building is being renovated, the opposite is actually true.

“It’s being deconstructed,” explained Diane Saunders, the Bristol resident who lives in another home on the property where the historic building currently stands and who used to own The Pillars with her husband, Alan.

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World War II vet recalls front-row seat at V-J day

Posted on August 2, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — It’s a picturesque day in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 2007 and a young couple and their two children are among the scores of people fanning across the deck of the USS Missouri, admiring the iconic battleship that hosted the surrender ceremony for Japanese forces, effectively ending World War II.

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Local historians to salute Civil War veteran

Posted on June 11, 2012 |
By Kaitlyn Kirkaldy



EAST MIDDLEBURY –– The East Middlebury Historical Society is hosting an open house Thursday, June 14, to display its exhibit for the Vermont History Expo before moving it to the site.

The Expo is held at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds next weekend. The theme for this year’s Expo is Vermont in the Civil War.

East Middlebury Historical Society’s Peggy Peabody said Vermont played a bigger role in the war than most people realize and the town itself has a close connection to the war.

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Vermont history keeper calls it quits

Posted on May 28, 2012 |
By Andrew Nemethy



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VERMONT — Without Gregory Sanford, Vermont history just wouldn’t be the same.

For 30 years, he’s been the state archivist, preserving, organizing, cataloguing — and pondering — the documents that underpin the existence of the state we call Vermont. He’s been equal parts crusader and visionary, enthusiastically at home in an arcane, fascinating field that is distant from most of us — and yet, ever-present in our lives. For without our history, what are we?

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Monument designer to get credit 71 years later

Posted on May 21, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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Update 5/22/12: Middlebury officials announced Tuesday afternoon that due to a health issue, Marion Guild will be unable to attend tonight’s scheduled event honoring her role in designing the Emma Willard monument. The selectboard will reschedule the event when Guild is able to attend.

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Museum will tell story of city's key role in War of 1812

Posted on May 7, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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VERGENNES — It’s known as the “Little City.” But Vergennes, unbeknownst to many, played a huge role two centuries ago in a major U.S. Navy victory that protected the Champlain Valley from British invasion and helped end the War of 1812.

The story is succinctly acknowledged on a plaque adorning a stately, stone-pillared monument standing in the city park.

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Special section: Marking Middlebury's 250th

Posted on October 28, 2011 |
By Addy Indy Staff



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Check out our special section celebrating Middlebury's 250th birthday, complete with town history and then-and-now photos. Get the full scoop inside!

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