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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“Who determines ‘true’ history?” Former EAHM executive director Dan O’Neil explores how history is written and why some narratives are told while others are silenced.
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This event is not just for the ladies! Revolutionary War buffs and artisan crafters won't want to miss this! Head of Historical Dress at the EAHM will broaden our perspective of this richly fascinating time (and...
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On August 16, 1777, the Green Mountain Boys joined American rebel forces and faced off against the professional British army near Bennington, VT. This battle was part of the larger Saratoga campaign and contributed to...
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On Father's Day, guest lecturer Tom Anderson talks about the founding of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum.
Tom Anderson was one of a small group of visionaries who worked with Ralph Nading Hill to develop the...
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Ethan Allen was many things to many people. This presentation focuses on his role as a folk hero. Allen’s initial contact with Vermont was as a frontiersman, exploring the land in the late 1760s. As a hunter and...
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Historian Mary Donchez explores the impact Thomas Jefferson had on the development of the American maple sugar industry, starting with his trip to Vermont in 1791. The talk explores the evolution of the industry,...
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Andrew R. Beaupré discusses how historical archaeology helps the understanding of transnational politics in the Lake Champlain and Richelieu River Valley during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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"Willard Sterne Randall discusses his new book, 'The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the American Revolution,' an illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the...
"An American Story by Daniel Bullen tells the history of the 1786 “Shays' Rebellion” from the protesters’ perspective, as thousands of farmers protested flagrant injustices in the state of Massachusetts’ economic...
Liam McKone presents aspects of restoring independence to Ireland focused on Vermont and Quebec. These include Ira Allen’s arms deal in 1796, Vermont’s safe haven for the Patriote movement in 1837, and the Fenian Brotherhood’s...
Having written two books, Franklin County author, teacher and historian Jason Barney shares his most recent research for his third book, entitled, Northern Vermoint in the American Revolution. With the 250th Anniversary of the Revolution approaching...
Friederich Von Germann was a Hessian Captain, one of many German auxiliaries hired by King George III during the American Revolution. He arrived in the colonies in 1775 and was present at Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga. During the war, he...
Join Rokeby Museum Director Lindsay Houpt-Varner for an in-depth discussion of the Museum’s seasonal exhibit A Modern Artist: The Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson Elmer. Elmer’s (1878-1919) career began at Rokeby under the tutelage of...
Vermont was home to several religious communities across the spectrum. Join us as Shelby Balik from the Metropolitan State University of Denver presents on the religious communities in early Vermont and some of their documented scandals.
Join us as Jess Robinson, the Vermont State Archaeologist, shares some of the newest findings about the Woodland Period (3,000 - 400 years before the present) with a description of various sites and some of the interesting things found there!
Featured Story
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!