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SUMMARY:Architectural Gems: Historic Buildings of Dorset and East Rupert
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging and in-depth illustrated lecture and discussion about the architecture\, history\, and development of Dorset and East Rupert\, with specific focus on the five houses included in the companion house tour on August 2\, 2025. Architectural historian Jennifer Lang and architect Bill Badger will share information about the fascinating history\, design\, and construction of the houses located in these contiguous communities in the upper Mettawee River Valley\, beginning in the late 19th century. This program will be held at the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert\, prominently located within the center of the National Register of Historic Places Dorset Village Historic District and adjacent to the green on Church Street. \nYou may register for the lecture only for $20\, or choose to bundle the lecture and the August 2nd house tour for $50. \nDorset resident Jennifer Lang is an architectural historian and conservationist. She has worked in the historic preservation field in New York City\, California\, and most recently in Hong Kong\, where she was the director of the graduate program in architectural conservation at Hong Kong University. Currently\, Jennifer writes and consults with UNESCO and ICOMOS on historic preservation projects around the world. \nBill Badger is an experienced local architect and historian with a passion for railroads. He is president of the Rutland Railroad Historical Society and has been a board member of the Manchester Historical Society for many years. Bill’s background includes architectural history and preservation. \nThis talk will take place on Tuesday\, July 22 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. \nClick here to visit the Green Mountain Academy of Lifelong Learning’s website and register.
URL:https://dorsetvthistory.org/event/architectural-gems-historic-buildings-of-dorset-and-east-rupert/
LOCATION:United Church of Dorset\, 143 Church Street\, Dorset\, VT\, 05251\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Jon Mathewson on “Dorset” History Book Commemorating the Dorset Conventions
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Northshire Bookstore on July 25th at 6pm to hear Dorset Historical Society Curator Emeritus Jon Mathewson discuss the new book Dorset. The book covers the origins of Dorset and its pictorial history from 1850-1965\, but Mathewson’s talk will highlight the era before photography with a special emphasis on the history of the Dorset Conventions. \nFrom 1768 on\, people settled in several parts of Dorset\, creating 14 school districts and six distinct villages. Discover the industry and recreation of North Dorset\, the marble mills of East Dorset\, the quarries of South Dorset\, and the businesses of Dorset Village\, as well as the people who have called Dorset home: Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson\, authors Elizabeth Prentiss and Zephine Humphrey\, quarry and orchard entrepreneur Ernest West\, and many others. \nThe Dorset Historical Society has been actively preserving and presenting local history since 1963. \n 
URL:https://dorsetvthistory.org/event/author-talk-jon-mathewson-on-dorset-history-book-commemorating-the-dorset-conventions/
LOCATION:Northshire Bookstore\, 4869 Main St\, Manchester Center\, VT\, 05255\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:250th Anniversary Lunchtime Lecture: Rutland County Forts with Joseph Kinney
DESCRIPTION:Join historian and archaeologist Joseph Kinney for a Lunchtime Lecture exploring the Revolutionary War-era forts of Rutland County and how they’ve been remembered\, or forgotten\, over time. Drawing from his undergraduate thesis and ongoing research\, Kinney will introduce attendees to key military sites including Castleton’s Fort Warren\, Pittsford’s Fort Vengeance\, and Rutland’s Forts Rutland and Ranger. \nThis talk\, titled The Lost Forts of Rutland County: A Discussion of Public Memory of the American Revolution\, will trace the history of these forts from the late 18th century through their evolving place in public memory up to the twenty-first century. Whether you’re a longtime Vermonter or new to the area\, you’ll gain insight into the region’s overlooked Revolutionary War heritage\, and maybe even recognize a few places from your own experience. The lecture will be accompanied by a visual presentation\, offering images and maps to bring this history to life. \nJoseph Kinney earned his BA in History from Castleton University in 2023\, where he participated in the Castleton Hidden History Project. He currently works as a field archaeologist for Heritage Consultants in Connecticut and is pursuing a master’s degree in Historical Archaeology at UMass Boston. His research interests focus on New England’s Revolutionary War and Early Federal period history and material culture. His most recent work explores the 1777 Skirmish of Castleton\, an event closely tied to the construction of Fort Warren.
URL:https://dorsetvthistory.org/event/250th-anniversary-lunchtime-lecture-rutland-county-forts-with-joseph-kinney/
LOCATION:The Dorset Historical Society Bley House Museum\, Corner of Kent Hill Road & Route 30\, Dorset\, VT\, 05251
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Tyler Alexander on "If I Can Get Home This Fall: A Story of Love\, Loss\, and a Cause in the Civil War"
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, January 30th at 6pm at Northshire Bookstore\, author Tyler Alexander will share the epic story of Dan Mason\, a white man who served in the Civil War as a soldier in the Sixth Vermont Infantry and as an officer in the Nineteenth U.S. Colored Troops. It is a story of these two units from very different realities but with a common purpose. \nDrawing on Mason’s letters home to his fiancé\, Harriet Clark\, and on other historical records\, Tyler Alexander provides a compelling account of the human cost of war and offers insight about the experiences and attitudes of those who witnessed war firsthand\, including enlisted troops and officers\, men and women\, Democrats and Republicans\, and white and Black Americans. Alexander examines how the most controversial issues of the war—emancipation\, the draft\, military strategy\, the arming of Black troops\, and Reconstruction policy—were viewed in real time by the participants who found themselves engulfed in the maelstrom of war\, particularly those from a strongly anti-slavery farming community in the hills of northeast Vermont. The voices from this distant time offer an example of what real patriotism\, courage\, and moral conviction look like in times of extreme national divisions over race\, identity\, and the meaning of democracy. \n“These are some of the best and most moving of the thousands of Civil War letters I have encountered. The reader will experience an extraordinary degree of empathy and admiration for Sergeant Dan Mason of the Sixth Vermont Infantry\, who subsequently became captain of the Nineteenth U.S. Colored Troops. Tyler Alexander weaves together the letters with biographical and narrative details that tell a remarkable (and tragic) personal\, as well as historical\, story.”—James M. McPherson\, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era \n“In his splendid book\, Tyler Alexander brings alive the Civil War experiences of a young fighter in the Vermont Brigade. . . . The narrative features copious\, moving letters written by Dan Mason to his sweetheart Harriet Clark and blends these with public accounts of evolving war aims. The result is a vivid account of how a struggle to restore the Union was transformed and how the promise of freedom and democracy to all Americans\, regardless of race\, was embraced by the rank and file no less than by political leaders. The poignant\, gripping\, and tragic story speaks to the idealism of the Civil War era and how this history relates to today’s dire challenges.”—Robert Bonner\, author of The Soldier’s Pen: Firsthand Impressions of the Civil War \nTYLER ALEXANDER is an educator in Vermont who teaches American history and government. He is a former James Madison Fellow and studied forestry\, history\, and education at the University of Maine and the University of Vermont. One of Alexander’s ancestors served alongside Dan Mason in Company D of the Sixth Vermont. \nIf you have questions about this or any other Northshire event\, please write the fine folks at events@northshire.com.
URL:https://dorsetvthistory.org/event/author-talk-tyler-alexander-on-if-i-can-get-home-this-fall-a-story-of-love-loss-and-a-cause-in-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:Northshire Bookstore\, 4869 Main St\, Manchester Center\, VT\, 05255\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Lecture: Archaeology and Tribal Historic Preservation: An Uneasy History with Jeffrey C Bendremer Ph.D.\, RPA
DESCRIPTION:Due to inclement weather\, this lecture has been postponed. We appreciate your understanding and plan to reschedule at a future date. \nJoin us for a lecture on Wednesday\, February 25th at 4pm featuring Jeffrey Bendremer\, Ph.D\, RPA on archaeology and tribal historic preservation. Indigenous communities and archaeologists have often been at odds regarding how best to preserve\, protect\, investigate and venerate tribal heritage. Between amateur collectors\, museums and academic archaeologists\, Tribal Nations have often felt that their reverence for their own histories had been subordinated to outsiders who had divergent interests\, priorities\, ethics and goals. The establishment of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices\, a provision of Section 101(d)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act\, became open to federally recognized Indian Tribes since 1996. As a result\, tribal governments finally had legally-based regulatory procedures for historic preservation and a statutory basis for asserting culturally appropriate approaches to the treatment of their heritage. \nJeffrey Bendremer\, Ph.D\, RPA received his doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut and is currently the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. \nJeff was founder and director of Salish Kootenai College’s Tribal Historic Preservation Program\, the only 4-year degree in THP in America\, and held professorships at Mercy College\, Indiana University\, College of New Rochelle\, Eastern Connecticut State University and Connecticut College\, teaching courses in Native American studies\, anthropology\, sociology\, and history. \nDr. Bendremer has also worked in cultural resource management and public archaeology\, including 10 years as Manager of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut’s historic preservation program and NAGPRA Coordinator for the Connecticut Museum of Natural History and the New York State Office of Parks\, Recreation and Historic Preservation. He has presented and published numerous academic papers on Indigenous history and culture in the northeast. He advocates for better ethics in archaeology\, improved partnerships with Indian tribes and cutting-edge methods in historic preservation. \nDorset is located on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican Nation and Stockbridge-Munsee Community.
URL:https://dorsetvthistory.org/event/lecture-archaeology-and-tribal-historic-preservation-an-uneasy-history-with-jeffrey-c-bendremer-ph-d-rpa/
LOCATION:The Dorset Historical Society Bley House Museum\, Corner of Kent Hill Road & Route 30\, Dorset\, VT\, 05251
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