Drawing from History
Join award-winning cartoonist Marek Bennett for a behind-the-scenes look at comics & graphic novels drawn from historical primary sources.
Yasmine Ziesler
Travel radius: Statewide
Ben Hewitt
Travel radius: Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington, Windsor
River Memories: Exploring Settlement Patterns on Waterways in Vermont
Devastating recent rain events, including in July 2023 and 2024 and Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, have demonstrated that many communities in Vermont are vulnerable to damage from flooding. Historian Alan Berolzheimer examines how the development of settlement patterns over time have contributed to the problem of flooding in Vermont. Presentations will be adapted with town-specific content to the extent possible.
Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England
A hurricane will never surprise us again. But that’s what happened to the people of New England on September 21, 1938. Without any warning, the most destructive weather event ever to hit the Northeast pummeled the coast and blasted its way to Vermont and New Hampshire with torrential rain, flooding, and sustained winds over 100 miles per hour.
Marsha Cassel
Travel radius: Addison, Bennington, Rutland, and Windsor
Peter Burns
Travel radius: Chittenden
Melissa Lang
Travel radius: Addison, Chittenden, Franklin
Suzanne H. Brown
Travel radius: statewide
Eric A. Bye
Travel radius: Addison, Bennington, Rutland, Windham, Windsor
