Vermont Lectures
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Vermont Agriculture Museum Annual Meeting - Randolph
Accomplishments of the past year will be reviewed and the plans for 2006 outlined.
Annual speaker will be Euclide Farnham of Tunbridge. He will spe ... more » -
Winter History Series Part One - Manchester
John McCardell, Middlebury College President Emeritus, argues the case for Abraham Lincoln. -
Lecture - Deborah Clifford - Manchester
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Orton Ideas Forum featuring John AbramsThe Orton Family Foundation partners with Northshire Bookstore to co-sponsor an Orton Ideas Forum featuring designer, social entrepreneur, affordable ... more »
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Dream Riders - Adventures Pedaling Across America - Montgomery
Come join in the experiences of four Franklin County, Vermont women aged 35-62, biking unsupported across the United States.
Hear of faith in the g ... more » -
Sprightly Steps - Cabot
Although early settlers frowned upon the merriment of dancing, being the work of the Devil, the tradition found its way to the Green Mountains. From f ... more » -
Winter History Series Part Two - Manchester
UVM Professor Jacqueline Carr argues the case for George Washington. -
Winter Wildlife Adventure - Owl Moon - Sunderland
Raptor Handler Chris Collier will present several live owls and discuss their natural history and conservation status in Vermont.
Wildlife Biologis ... more » -
Bridport Spaghetti Dinner with Senate Candidate Rich Tarrant - Bridport
Listen to Rich talk about his ideas regarding healthcare, government spending and increasing jobs within Vermont. -
Free Vermont - A Secession-Centered Film & Discussion - Craftsbury Common
Rob Williams, editor and associate publisher of the Vermont Commons and member of the Second Vermont Republic hosts an interactive multimedia conversa ... more » -
Being Your Own Boss - What's It All About? - Craftsbury Common
Business ownership and the interest in entrepreneurial education is taking on more importance in our complex society.
We will discuss what small bu ... more » -
Representations of the North - Figures & Discursive Systems - Craftsbury Common
A lecture on comparative studies of how language and art depict the far North.
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Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs - Waterbury
In the 1980s, Mark Greenberg interviewed and recorded old-time, grassroots Vermont musicians and produced both a video documentary, The Unbroken Circl ... more » -
Winter History Series Part Three - Manchester
UVM Professor Mark Stoler argues the case for Franklin Roosevelt. -
Lecture by Charles Fish - Manchester
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Vermont and the Civil War - Pownal
Vermont author and Civil War historian discusses the Civil War and how it affected Vermont and Vermonters. -
The Real World Wide Web - Craftsbury Common
The environmental crisis is a human crisis--one of disconnection from our intimate embedding in the web of life. Harming the earth ha ... more » -
Whose Lands These Are - Mapping of Indigenous Communities - Wolcott
Land-rights and territorial control are difficult to define and even harder to map in places where land-use, land-significance, and ethnicity are cont ... more » -
Nonfiction Writing with Vermont Authors - Killington
Editor Linda Bland speaks on freelance writing.
Sponsored by the League of Vermont Writers. -
Winter History Series Part Four - Manchester
Castleton College Professor Jonathan Spiro proposes the sleeper candidate. -
Orton Ideas Forum featuring John AbramsJohn Abrams, author of The Company We Keep, discuss Reinventing Small Business for People, Community and Place.
Abrams will discuss the idea of com ... more » -
The Threat of Terrorism and the Future of US Intelligence - Craftsbury Common
Is the nation better protected now than it was on 9/11?
What is the likelihood of an environmental catastrophe from a dirty nuclear bomb, or a chem ... more » -
You Can't Write Irish Migration History Without the Potato - Wolcott
An evening of discussion around migration and agricultural development the 18th to 20th centuries in Ireland and Scotland. -
The Allen Brothers - Original Vermont Developers - Warren
Little has been said about Ethan and Ira Allen's activities as real estate developers. This presentation by Vincent Feeney explains the importance of ... more » -
The Preservation of Vermont Civil War Flags - Manchester
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Sprightly Steps - Grand Isle
Although early settlers frowned upon the merriment of dancing as being the work of the Devil, the tradition found its way to the Green Mountains. From ... more » -
Rural Ramble - Hubbardton
Naturalist Lindsey Wormwood and site interpreter Carl Fuller lead a rural ramble through the fields and woods of the Revolutionary War Hubbardton Batt ... more » -
The Neolithic World of Stone - Middlebury
Who built Stonehenge and why? When and how was it built? This slide lecture by Bob Manning will address itself to these and other questions related to ... more » -
Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs - Shoreham
In the 1980s, Mark Greenberg interviewed and recorded old-time, grassroots Vermont musicians and produced both a video documentary, The Unbroken Circl ... more » -
Joyce Marcel Reading - Bellows Falls
Bratleboro Reformer columnist reads from her new book, A Thousand Words or Less. -
An Evening with Taryn Noelle - Waitsfield
Luminous, evocative, poignant and soulful are words one may hear along the way to learning about this young vocalist. -
Beyond Traditional Victorian Tastes - Strafford
Self-made, self-taught, Victorian gentleman, and US Senator, Justin Morrill never stopped learning.
Presented by Gwenda Smith, Local Historian. $10 ... more » -
Justin Morrill's Victorian Gardens & Farm - Strafford
Victorian Gentleman Justin Morrill was a serious student of landscape gardening. Walk back in time and discover hidden design elements, structures, p ... more » -
Meet Eleanor Roosevelt - Plymouth
Discussion and sharing memories of the Roosevelts follow the presentation. -
Oral History as Discovery Research - Sharon
Oral history is a research method that can be used to explore the fabric of everyday experience, past or present.
Want to know what life on a farm ... more » -
Lecture - Vermont General William Wells - Manchester
Admission $2, free to members.
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Vermont and the Civil War - Brownington
Vermont author and Civil War historian Howard Coffin discusses the Civil War and how it affected Vermont and Vermonters. -
Orchids for Dummies - Strafford
Easy-to-grow orchids and their care will be discussed.
Presented by Woody Rothe. -
Nature of War: Environment and History at Mt. Independence - Orwell
Kathryn Morse, associate professor of history at Middlebury College. She will discuss the interactions of human beings and their environment at Mount ... more » -
The Allen Brothers: Original Vermont Developers - Morrisville
Little has been said about Ethan and Ira Allen's activities as real estate developers. This presentation by Vincent Feeney explains the importance of ... more » -
The Neolithic World of Stone - Belmont
Who built Stonehenge and why? When and how was it built? This slide lecture by Bob Manning will address itself to these and other questions related to ... more » -
Sprightly Steps - Hartford
Although early settlers frowned upon the merriment of dancing, being as the work of the Devil, the tradition found its way to the Green Mountains.
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The Roaring Twenties in Fox Trot Tempo - Plymouth
Perhaps more than any other decade, the history of the 1920s is captured in the popular music of the day.
From Lindbergh to Ford's Model T, from th ... more » -
The Archaeology of East Creek - Orwell
Vermont State Archaeologist Giovanna Peebles gives an illustrated program on the extraordinary East Creek (forming the east border of Mount Independen ... more » -
Sep 6 - 9 2024The Power of Words Conference - Plainfield
Liberation through the Spoken, Written and Sung Word - Seek greater freedom and transformation for yourself and your community through the power of wo ... more » -
Dorothy Canfield Fisher - A Vermonter for the World - Shaftsbury
Dorothy Canfield Fisher wrote often about Vermont, but she was a writer beyond our region who communicated to the world and to the human spirit. She c ... more » -
Oral History As Discovery Research - Wardsboro
Oral history is a research method that can be used to explore the fabric of everyday experience, past or present. Want to know what life on a farm was ... more » -
The Allen Brothers - Original Vermont Developers - Windsor
Little has been said about Ethan and Ira Allen's activities as real estate developers.
This presentation by Vincent Feeney explains the importance ... more »