Editor’s note: The late James A. Rousmaniere Jr. was The Sentinel’s editor and president from 1981 to 2013, and was a reporter at the paper from 1970-72. This article first
Editor’s note: The late David R. Proper was a member of the Historical Society of Cheshire County and wrote weekly columns for The Sentinel. This article first appeared in The
There was a time when age had its advantages. People looked up to their elders, believing them to have wise advice and experience to impart. If nothing else, they were
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BRATTLEBORO â Amelia Shillingford grew up outside of Boston, but in her heart sheâs always been a Vermonter.
âVermont is about sense of purpose. Itâs about community and connection and nature and simplicity of life,â said Shillingford, who has lived in Vermont since 2011 and has worked at the Brattleboro Retreat since 2016. âIâve always been connected to Vermont and its values.â
Shillingford spent summers in Vermont, at Aloha Camp, a girls camp, in Fairlee, where she experienced all of those things.
âI was loved and valued, not for how smart I was, just for who I was,â she said.