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Fig. 1: Advertising Card, ca. 1880.
COURTESY OF THE HENRY SHELDON COLLECTION
Fig. 3: West Cemetery lot plan, ca. 1860.
COURTESY OF THE HENRY SHELDON COLLECTION
Fig. 4: West Cemetery, Slade Family obelisk on the right.
COURTESY OF THE HENRY SHELDON COLLECTION
In Celebration of Black History Month, from the Sheldon Museum Archives  
This is a three-part series addressing the presence of Black Americans in early Addison County. Today we introduce the topic and share relevant documents available at the Sheldon’s archives; part two will tell a fascinating story of Middlebury Black resident Prince King; the last essay will outline the Twilight Project and explain how Middlebury College students are using local archives to research difficult moments of local history. ....

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