The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
In the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution.
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- Carpenter-Carse Library 69 Ballards Corner Rd., Hinesburg, VT, United States
STORIES OF RESILIENCE: Cultural Resilience
Retreat Farm 45 Farmhouse Square, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesJoin us each Thursday in June for a series of conversations and presentations with local luminaries. Each week we will feature a different expert -- a gardener, a filmmaker, a poet, and a musician -- and invite them to show their work and share stories of their craft in the North Barn.
June 25: Cultural Resilience Musical Performance and Talk by Brendan Taaffe of The Bucolics Project
Protecting Our Families and Voices: A Continuum of Civic Action in Uncertain Times
Craftsbury Public Library 12 Church St, Craftsbury Common, VT, United StatesWhat can ordinary people do when democratic norms feel fragile, federal power expands, and communities most affected by conflict and climate disasters struggle to be heard? Must safeguarding our rights come at the cost of deepening division, or can it instead strengthen our shared civic fabric?
Vermont, 1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816
Wallingford Town Hall 75 School Street, Wallingford, United States1816 has long been known as the year without summer. Vermonters still call it “1800 and Froze to Death,” a year of frosts every month, dark skies, and mysterious lights that caused a widespread belief that a higher power was displeased. In this talk, historian Howard Coffin includes scores of anecdotes on the dark year of failed crops, scarce food, and religious revival.
The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
Sterling View Community Center 292 Sterling View Drive, Hyde Park, United StatesIn the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution.
A Dramatic Constitution
Teen Center Inc. 77 Mary Hogan Drive, Middlebury, VT, United StatesIn this presentation, Meg Mott considers how the Constitution both forces and frames our disagreements. In the first two centuries, citizens regularly debated public matters, drawing on the Constitution as a shared authority. What does it mean for our republic when only legal professionals take the stage?
Our Guard, Our Voice: Vermonters Discuss the Future of Deployment
Springfield Town Library 43 Main St, Springfield, VT, United StatesRecent deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities over the objections of mayors and governors has raised concerns about the role of the Vermont National Guard and criteria for deployment. Two decades ago, the Vermont National Guard played an outsized role in deployment to the Iraq war, with the second highest mobilization rate and the highest casualty rate per capita of any state. Meanwhile, over the decades, Vermont governors from Madeleine Kunin to Phil Scott have opposed deployment for certain missions.
Bridging Divides in a Nation at War: A Vermont Conversation on Peace and Power
Ferrisburgh Town Offices and Community Center 3279 Us Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT, United StatesThe U.S. has been at war, in one form or another, for all but about 18 of the past 250 years of the county’s existence. What does this mean if this is a constant in our lives? How do we invite the conservatives and progressives into the room to talk together?
The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
Bridport Community/Masonic Hall 52 Crown Point Rd, Bridport, VT, United StatesIn the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution.
The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
Milton Grange Hall 135 River St, Milton, VT, United StatesIn the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution.
