Hidden History Of Barre Vermont

Author : Russell J. Belding
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540225122
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Barre, Vermont written by Russell J. Belding and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the surface, Barre appears to be like many other Vermont communities--its scenery picturesque and its people friendly and industrious. But other stories, unique to Barre, lie hidden. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, newspapers reported many local events that reveal in charming detail what life was like during their own time. Local author Russell Belding has meticulously combed antique newspapers to find them and reveals how observing their change over time affords a fascinating look into the evolution of this community. Though they have been forgotten by time or replaced with more well-known tales, these moments in history have helped shape Barre into the New England community it is today.

Author : Mark Bushnell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625859007
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Vermont written by Mark Bushnell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vermont's history is marked by fierce independence, generosity of spirit and the saga of human life along its steep slopes and fertile valleys. Meet the widow who outwitted Tories and may have spied for the Green Mountain Boys. Encounter the family who gained a national following by summoning spirits. Discover why one governor opposed women's suffrage and how that may have involved spirits of another sort. Visit an island retreat where Harpo Marx cheated at croquet and satirist Dorothy Parker wore nothing but a garden hat. Historian Mark Bushnell offers a glimpse of the Green Mountain State rarely seen.

Author : Elise A. Guyette
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1584659084
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering Black Vermont written by Elise A. Guyette and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for an African American community in rural Vermont

Author : Barbara A. Glakas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439666369
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Herndon written by Barbara A. Glakas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local author Barbara Glakas uses rare photographs and firsthand accounts to tell little-known stories of the people, places and events that shaped the history of the Town of Herndon. A mysterious stranger who passed through the village one night suggested the name Herndon, after the captain of a sunken ship. The Civil War split loyalties among the townspeople and brought an unexpected Confederate raid on the town. Prohibition brought bootleggers with it, but its repeal caused an uproar from temperance-minded residents. Lively community fairs were ever present in the 1920s, but so was the Ku Klux Klan. Behind Herndon's past as a sleepy farming community hide forgotten tales of growth and progress.

Author : Mark Bushnell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461747295
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It Happened in Vermont written by Mark Bushnell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the French and Indian War to the exposure of Maple Corner, thirty-two events that shaped the Green Mountain State

Author : Glenn Fay Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467152102
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Burlington, Vermont written by Glenn Fay Jr. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sitting on a hillside overlooking a spectacular lake and mountains, Burlington was destined to attract greatness, although much of its history has remained hidden. It was the territory of the Alnôbak, who lived in concert with nature for thousands of years, and later the swashbuckling Green Mountain Boy Ethan Allen and his kin. Self-made tycoon Lawrence Barnes helped make the city the third-largest lumber shipping port in the country. The resilient Fanny Penniman created the first herbarium, and her daughter inspired a nineteenth-century hospital. Bootlegger Cyrus Dean was convicted of murder and publicly executed in the hill section. Irish, French Canadian, Jewish and Italian neighborhoods all combined to give a unique character to the city. Join author and historian Glenn Fay as he reveals stories and images of Burlington's forgotten past.

Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786486996
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Iron and Steel Bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont written by Glenn A. Knoblock and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the development of metal truss and related bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont from the 1860s to 1940: the various types and their inventors, historical changes in the highway and railroad networks that caused these bridges to be built, the rise of state bridge-building agencies, developments in the field of civil engineering, and preservation trends. While many notable metal bridges of the past are discussed in the context of these topics, the book's main focus is a detailed account of the remaining historic bridges.

Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467128473
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hope Cemetery written by Glenn A. Knoblock and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope Cemetery in Barre, Vermont, is one of New England's most renowned graveyards. The cemetery attracts thousands of visitors every year, particularly when the foliage turns during fall. This 85-acre "open-air museum" is noted for the artistry and craftsmanship of its monuments, derived exclusively from legendary Barre gray granite. Barre was a boomtown with a rapidly rising population of European immigrants, especially those from Italy and Scotland, seeking opportunities as artisan carvers and laborers in the area's granite quarries. Ethnic enclaves developed around Barre; most notably, the city's north end became known as Little Italy. This diversity is captured in granite on the monuments of those interred at Hope Cemetery--not only in the surnames etched in stone but also in the monuments' widely varying symbols of remembrance. Within Hope Cemetery, memorials range from traditional European forms, including angels, cherubs, and other religious hallmarks, to highly individualized modern monuments depicting images representative of family life, interests, and leisure in the form of such diverse objects as lounge chairs, airplanes, race cars, a soccer ball, and many more.

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547488750
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bread and Roses, Too written by Katherine Paterson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Rosa’s mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs, and Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are endangering their lives by marching against the corrupt mill owners. After all, didn’t Miss Finch tell the class that the strikers are nothing but rabble-rousers—an uneducated, violent mob? Suppose Mamma and Anna are jailed or, worse, killed? What will happen to Rosa and little Ricci? When Rosa is sent to Vermont with other children to live with strangers until the strike is over, she fears she will never see her family again. Then, on the train, a boy begs her to pretend that he is her brother. Alone and far from home, she agrees to protect him . . . even though she suspects that he is hiding some terrible secret. From a beloved, award-winning author, here is a moving story based on real events surrounding an infamous 1912 strike.

Author : Harvey Amani Whitfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780934720625
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Problem of Slavery in Early Vermont, 1777-1810 written by Harvey Amani Whitfield and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: