History

Samuel de Champlain Quadricentennial Symposium: Keynote: Raymonde Litalien: “Historical Antecedents of Lake Champlain’s Exploration” 07/04/2009

Raymonde Litalien, Honorary Conservator of the National Archives of Canada, obtained her degree in Literature from the University of Montréal and a PhD in History from the Sorbonne. From 1977 to 2005, she directed a team that identified and microfilmed more than a million and a half Canada-related document pages to enrich Canadian collections. She coordinated a joint France-Canada project in digitizing and posting on the Internet all known documentation on New France (www.archivescanadafrance.org). She has published numerous articles and three books, The Explorers of North America (1993): The Measure of a Continent: A Historical Atlas of North America 1492-1795, and Quebec, Capital of New France and co-edited Champlain: The Birth of French America with Denis Vaugeois (2004).

Samuel de Champlain Quadricentennial Symposium: Keynote: Eric Thierry "Champlain and the Iroquois" 07/03/2009

Eric Thierry, a fellow of the University of Paris – Sorbonne`s Center for Research of the Literature of Voyage (CRLV) obtained his doctorate at the Sorbonne. He was awarded a silver medal in Renaissance history by the Académie Française for Marc Lescarbot (Paris 2001). Dr. Thierry is also author of The France of Henri IV on North America (Paris 2008). His most recent publication is an annotated modern French edition of Champlain`s Voyages of 1619 (2008). A new edition of Champlain`s Voyages of 1632 is forthcoming this year.

Samuel de Champlain Quadricentennial Symposium: Keynote: David Hackett Fischer "Champlain and Humanism" 07/02/2009

David Hackett Fischer is the Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University. Author of eleven books, he won the Pulitzer Prize in History (2005) for Washington`s Crossing. Paul Revere`s Ride (1994) and Champlain`s Dream (2008) were named Notable Books by the New York Times. Albion`s Seed (1989), required reading for all Champlain College students, is now in its twenty-third printing. He has co-edited the fifteen volume series Pivotal Moments in American History with James McPherson of Princeton University. He is currently at work on a book on the middle years of the American Revolution.

Quadricentennial Programming: Opening Ceremony for the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial 07/02/2009

Opening Ceremony for the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial .

Winooski Riverwalk Festival -Tour with Councilor Jodi Harrington 06/27/2009

Winooski City Councilor Jodi Harrington shares history, past and present, on the City and people of Winooski and the celebration of its location along the banks of the Winooski River.

Preservation Burlington: Researching Your Old House 06/25/2009

Host Ron Wannamaker, President of Preservation Burlington, speaks with independent historian and museum consultant Erica Donnis on ways to research the history of an historic building.

A Conversation with Developer Tony Pomerleau 06/23/2009

CCTV's Lauren-Glenn Davitian sat down with Burlington's Antonio "Tony" Pomerleau to discuss his early days in the Northeast Kingdom, what it means to be an entrepreneur, Burlington's development, and the future of Vermont's economic growth.

CCTV's 25 Year Celebration at the Community Boathouse - Unedited Interviews 06/13/2009

CCTV Celebrated 25 Years of free speech and public access at the Burlington Boathouse on June 13, 2009. Executive Director Lauren-Glenn Davitian handed out awards to CCTV founders and champions, Steve Norman sang a Woody Guthrie song and Senator Bernie Sanders gave a brief speech about Lauren-Glenn and Nat Ayer. Music also performed by Flood in the Fizzy Factory.

CCTV's 25 Year Celebration at the Community Boathouse - Speeches and Awards 06/13/2009

Artful Word: "Adventures of the Lois McClure" Lecture 06/10/2009

"Adventure of Lois McClure" lecture is part of the Maritime Museum's lecture series. This video is produced by James Gero.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!