SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – “Banjo” Dan Lindner will present the next Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program “Songs of Vermont” on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m., at the Nolin Murray Center, next to St. Mary’s Church on Pleasant Street in … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Former owner of Miss Bellows Falls Diner and host of “Travels with Charlie” on FACT-TV, Charlie Jarras brings us an evening of stories and anecdotes from employees and customers alike on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7 … Continued
Deer hunting today compared to deer hunting 50 years ago has changed. To begin with, 50 years ago you could only shoot one deer each calendar year. If you got a deer in October bow season, you couldn’t shoot a … Continued
The photo with this article is the Huyler-Kibbe place on Route 11 to Springfield. In earlier days it had been the girls’ seminary. You can clearly see School District Number 2 schoolhouse in the right foreground. The house and barns … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Located in downtown Bellows Falls, the Miss Bellows Falls Diner has been a longtime mainstay since its arrival in 1944, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, the landmark eatery has … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Are you interested in the Salem Witch Trials that took place in the 1690s? Join Ren from Spirits of Fashion on Monday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m., at the Springfield Town Library, for an afternoon exploring the … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The Bellows Falls Downtown Development Alliance (BFDDA) welcomes you to learn more about Hetty Green. Join us for a book reading at the Rockingham Free Public Library on Oct. 25, from 5-6 p.m. Deb Wright and … Continued
Here’s a history I’ll just touch on. I found some history in, “The Coming of the Train,” by Brian A. Donelson, and the Green Mountain Long Trail Club. It was about 1975, I met an old man who had lived … Continued
I write my articles on weekends. This past weekend I was distracted by the weather. Sunday morning I had a brain cramp and couldn’t think of anything to write about. This is what I came up with. If you asked … Continued
Here is some interesting Weston history. A few years ago, Ted Spaulding and his brother John “Gramp” Leon donated to the Chester Historical Society countless items that had descended in the Spaulding and Marshall families. From Gramp came 125 diaries. … Continued