Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program
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The Ethan Allen Homestead hosts many educational programming opportunities. For a comprehensive listing, visit their website at www.ethanallenhomestead.org email: info@ethanallenhomestead.org phone: 802.865-4556Programs in this Series
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Presented by Lauren Chicote, Operations Manager, Winooski Valley Park District.
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On October 19th, 1864, a surprise attack by Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley at Cedar Creek appeared to be a solid victory for the South. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the Vermont’s 8th Regiment, the...
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Geoffrey provides a detailed overview of the electoral landscape in the 2024 election, including a look at polling of the presidential race in the key battleground states and the situation in the Electoral College. The...
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Although plans for a huge new milk chocolate factory sparked keen interest in the Burlington community in 1917, few could have anticipated the remarkable story of hopes, setbacks, and perseverance that soon unfolded in...
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The history of the health of Vermonters in the 19th century has received little attention in the past. This presentation will discuss two of the most difficult challenges they faced during this time, substance abuse and...
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“When a Presidential Election Led to Civil War (and Three Times it Almost Did)”, by Doug Slaybaugh, Emeritus Professor of History, St. Michael’s College.
We are hearing threats of civil war if our...
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Few prominent Americans are as associated with a place as Thomas Jefferson is with Virginia. The heart of “Jefferson Country” is his house and plantation at Monticello, but Jefferson traveled the breadth of...
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Masonry has always been a presence in the Green Mountain State. From the first settlers to the present, Vermont Masons have made a difference in their communities. Ira Allen, Thomas Chittenden, and other Vermont founders...
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Our Songs Remember is a combination lecture and performance focusing on the ways in which the Abenaki oral traditions of storytelling and music play a part in the preservation of indigenous ways. Incorporating Pakholigan...
For more than two centuries, Benedict Arnold’s name has been synonymous with traitor. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat. Award-winning historian and novelist Jack Kelly will explore why Arnold, who became the most brilliant of warriors...
Local author, historian, and tour guide Thea Lewis offers a look at life in Burlington through the years, via stories filled with mystery, tragedy, and humor.
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Presented by Benjamin Anderson, University of Edinburgh PhD candidate.
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Presented by Robert Grandchamp, Civil War historian.
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Presented by Bob Tegart, Bennington Historical Society.
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Presented by Angela Moody, author.
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