Wed, 04/07/2021 - 12:05pm sarahp EDWARD HARTWELL MITCHAM JR.
BRIDPORT Edward Hartwell Mitcham, Jr. passed peacefully at home in Bridport, Vt., on March 23, 2021, surrounded by his loving wife and Hospice Staff. He was born April 10, 1931, in New York City, the son of Edward H. Mitcham and Helen Coppel Mitcham.
Ed grew up in Roslyn Estates, Long Island, and attended their public school system before attending Tilton School in New Hampshire and then Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. His years at Lafayette were interrupted from 1951 to 1954 by active duty in the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed in England. Ed graduated from Lafayette College in 1958 with a B. S. in Business Administration. Ed was a stockbroker in New York City until 1970 when he moved to Brookfield, Conn., and joined the firm Fahnestock Co. Inc., which later became Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., located in Southbury, Conn. He was the manager there until retiring in 1997.
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 12:05pm meganj
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John Flowers Former longtime Addison Independent photographer Trent Campbell has pulled out some of his best images of Addison County people and will show the work at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History beginning on April 2 in an exhibit titled, “The Faces of Addison County.”
Independent photo/Steve James JULIETTE HUNSDORFER 5 at the time of Shoreham gets a close-up look at a Lego robot being demonstrated in Middlebury College’s Bicentennial Hall in January 2013. The demonstration showcased several Lego robots that were built as part of a computer science January Term course. This is among the Trent Campbell photos that will be displayed at the Sheldon Museum.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, February 12, 2021
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Nearly $205,000 in grants have been awarded to 13 municipalities and nonprofit groups around Vermont to help repair and rehabilitate important historic buildings, according to state officials.
Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced this year’s recipients on Thursday.
“Investing in the preservation of historic sites strengthens our communities and further enhances the Vermont brand,” Scott said in a written statement. “These grants help honor our past, create new opportunities for our future, and play an important role revitalizing our downtowns and villages.”
February 11, 2021 | State Historic Preservation Grants Totaling $204,896 Awarded To 13 Projects Montpelier, VT (STL.News) Governor Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 11:45am meganj MEMORIAL HAIR WREATH, 1835-55, detail. Created by Emma Adele Myrick with hair from of members of the Myrick and Russell families of Vermont.
Collection of Henry Sheldon Museum
The Henry Sheldon Museum will present “Forget Me Not: Memorial Practices in 19th-Century Vermont,” a talk by Professor Ellery Foutch on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.
In this talk presented via Zoom, Professor Ellery Foutch will discuss memorial wreaths and mourning objects created in Vermont in the 1800s. Crafted from hair, fabric and materials considered precious to the deceased, these artifacts offer a window into the lives and emotions of Vermonters of the past. Some of the hairwork examples are from the Sheldon Museum’s collection. Professor Foutch is currently teaching a Middlebury College class on the material culture of hair and its meanings in American culture, past and present, working with students to research objects from Vermo