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BREAD LOAF INN, 1895. Images courtesy of the Collection of the Henry Sheldon Museum From the Sheldon Museum Archives: Last year we published several articles about remarkable local women in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted most American women the right to vote. In this two-part series, we focus on two amazing women who challenged the status quo of late nineteenth-century life. Their stories offer just a glimpse of what is hidden in our archives. This is the second article published in this series. Read the first here. Central to the stories of both Sophonisba and W.C.P Breckinridge, but absent from our archive, like so many others, is Madeleine Pollard. Born in 1866 the same year as Sophonisba Pollard had similar ambitions for public life, but few opportunities. Like Sophonisba, she excelled in school, where she was lauded as a promising writer, but her humble background forced her to ....
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. ....