/tags/vermont-history Vermont History en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:18:55 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-26/will-there-be-a-next-chapter-for-the-vermont-marble-museum The museum closed its doors in the fall, but organizers are hoping its collection will find a new home. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:18:55 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-26/will-there-be-a-next-chapter-for-the-vermont-marble-museum Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2025-03-24/westminster-celebrates-history-questions-arise-historic-interpretations Westminster recently held a three-day event to recognize the 250th anniversary of the Westminster Massacre, but there are questions around the event's significance in the American Revolution. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-24/westminster-celebrates-history-questions-arise-historic-interpretations Howard Weiss-Tisman /show/made-here/2024-11-19/delta-bell-short-animated-film-imagines-the-vermont-flood-of-1927 The Made Here short film Delta Bell (Animatic) depicts a harrowing situation that takes place in the Vermont flood of 1927. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/made-here/2024-11-19/delta-bell-short-animated-film-imagines-the-vermont-flood-of-1927 Eric Ford /show/vermont-edition/2024-10-31/boo-its-our-halloween-special Learn about some of region's spookiest places, like the town where "Beetlejuice" was filmed. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:50:07 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-10-31/boo-its-our-halloween-special Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro /local-news/2024-10-30/vermont-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-sprawling-task-history-eugenics The Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created after lawmakers apologized for the state’s role in the eugenics movement. But the office has a “seemingly impossible scope,â€� leaving some questioning whether the commission’s work will reach communities most impacted by eugenics. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-30/vermont-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-sprawling-task-history-eugenics Lexi Krupp /local-news/2024-10-28/its-about-your-heart-bibliophiles-bid-on-artifacts-of-vermont-history Hundreds of items including maps, newspaper articles and a James Wilson globe went up for auction this month from the private collection of Vermont Superior Court Judge Robert Mello. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:47:38 GMT /local-news/2024-10-28/its-about-your-heart-bibliophiles-bid-on-artifacts-of-vermont-history Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2024-10-16/vermont-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-marks-new-phase-with-first-public-event The commission could start taking public testimony as soon as next month, according to their strategic plan. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:57:26 GMT /local-news/2024-10-16/vermont-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-marks-new-phase-with-first-public-event Lexi Krupp /show/vermont-edition/2024-09-11/ira-allens-untold-imprint-on-vermont In his new book, historian J. Kevin Graffagnino explores the life of Ethan Allen's younger brother. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:48:16 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-09-11/ira-allens-untold-imprint-on-vermont Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens /show/made-here/2024-09-05/pony-boys-montreal-expo-documentary-video Pony Boys, the Made Here season premiere, features brothers who traveled from Boston to Montreal via pony cart in 1967. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/made-here/2024-09-05/pony-boys-montreal-expo-documentary-video Eric Ford /local-news/2024-08-28/vermont-sterilized-a-blind-musician-in-the-1930s-a-new-podcast-tells-his-story Ivor Devino, of Brandon, was one of over 250 people sterilized in Vermont under a 1931 state law aimed at preventing certain people from having children. His story is documented in a podcast looking at the impacts of eugenic policies in the state. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:10:13 GMT /local-news/2024-08-28/vermont-sterilized-a-blind-musician-in-the-1930s-a-new-podcast-tells-his-story Lexi Krupp