2008 ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Prepared for the An n u a l Me e t i n g of the Ve r m o n t Hi s t o r i c a l So c i e t y September 13, 2008
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 1 Vermont Historical Society Staff
J. Kevin Graffagnino, Executive Director
Museum Jacqueline Calder, Curator Mary Labate Rogstad, Registrar
Library Paul Carnahan, Librarian Marjorie Strong, Assistant Librarian Claire Gilbertson, Library Assistant Vermont Historical Society Trustees Bernadette Harrington, Library Assistant Education Officers Tess Taylor, Director of Education & Public President: Sarah L. Dopp, South Burlington, Vermont Programming First Vice President: Laura Warren, Richmond, Vermont Victoria Hughes, K-12 Education Programs Second Vice President: J. Brooks Buxton, Jericho, Manager Vermont Lisa Evans, League of Local Historical Societies Treasurer: H. Nicholas Muller, Essex, New York Manager Geraldine Brown, Museum Programs Manager Elected Trustees Polly Bentley, Museum Assistant Dawn K. Andrews, Morrisville, Vermont (election Fall 08) Stephen Bosserman, Museum Assistant S. Crocker Bennett, II, Hinesburg, Vermont Jacqueline O’Harkin, Weekend Museum Attendant Marilyn S. Blackwell, East Montpelier, Vermont Susan Templeton, Weekend Museum Attendant Randolph D. Brock, Swanton, Vermont Sarah Adelman, Community History Partnership Mary Ann Chaffee, Essex Junction, Vermont Coordinator (through June) Dennis J. Devereux, Belmont, Vermont (election Fall 08) Patricia Wiley, League of Local Historical Societies Stephen J. Green, Berlin, Vermont Manager (through January) Robert Guarino, Bennington, Vermont Ann Callear, Museum Store Manager (through October) Suzanne Kaiser, Dorset, Vermont Leslie Thomas, Museum Store Assistant (through Sep- Peter T. Mallary, Bradford, Vermont tember) Richard J. Marek, Newfane, Vermont (election Fall 08) Barbara B. Melhado, Dorset, Vermont Development and Public Relations Robert A. Mello, Hinesburg, Vermont Jane Campbell, Director of Development Barbara Mieder, Williston, Vermont (election Fall 08) Diane Campbell, Development Assistant Addison D. Minott, Guilford, Vermont Marcie Vallette, Marketing & Community Relations Sally Ogden, Peru, Vermont Coordinator Fletcher Proctor, Putney, Vermont Sara Giacherio, Development Coordinator Louise Roomet, Hinesburg, Vermont (through June) The Hon. Thomas P. Salmon, Rockingham, Vermont Kate Paine, Director of Marketing and Victor Swenson, Johnson, Vermont Community Relations (through August) Lola Van Wagenen, Ph.D., Charlotte, Vermont Christopher S. Wren, Fairlee, Vermont Finance & Facilities Kelly Carbo, Director of Finance and Operations Past President Rilla Brown, Financial and Administrative Assistant Jason Bacon, New Haven, Vermont Todd Marshall, Facilities Manager Karen Stites, Senior Administrative Assistant (through Ex Officio Trustees June) Tom M. Salmon, Montpelier, Vermont Deborah L. Markowitz, Montpelier, Vermont Publications Sybil Brigham McShane, Montpelier, Vermont Alan Berolzheimer, Book Editor Michael Sherman, Editor of Vermont History Honorary Trustees Lola P. Aiken, Montpelier, Vermont Mary Howland, West Windsor, Vermont Sanborn Partridge, Shelburne, Vermont The Vermont Historical Society was chartered in 1838 by Director J. Kevin Graffagnino, Montpelier, Vermont an act of the Vermont Legislature. It is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization, governed by a board of trustees.
2 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 170th ANNUAL MEETING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Meeting: Pavilion Auditorium 109 State Street Montpelier, Vermont Vermont Historical Society 60 Washignton St, Barre, VT 05641 Lunch: Pavilion Building, Snelling Room 802-479-8500 109 State Street [email protected] Montpelier, Vermont www.vermonthistory.org
AGENDA 8:30 am – 9:30 am Registration/Coffee and Used Book Sale
9:30 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Executive Director’s Report
Announcement of 2008 Weston A. Cate, Jr. Research Fellowship: Charlotte Rodabaugh, for her research project, “Green Mountain Brotherhood: Yankee Masculinity and the Vermont Regional Experience.”
Announcement of 2008 Richard O. Hathaway Award
10:00 am – 11:30 am Business Meeting & Election of Trustees
11:30 am – 12:20 pm Keynote Speaker: Tom Peters “In Search of Excellence: The Vermont Way”
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Buffet Lunch – Pavilion Building
Thank you Bates & Murray for sponsoring this year’s VHS Annual Meeting!
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 3 4 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 DIRECTOR'S REPORT When you look at Vermont’s involvement in the Ameri- mont, offering curatorial workshops, advice and net- can Revolution, it’s remarkable that our small state working. The peer-to-peer learning offered by the VHS played such a pivotal role. Vermonters were key among e-newsletter for local societies and the League of Local those who delayed and defeated the British in the Cham- Historical Societies is invaluable for our state’s 196 so- plain Valley, thwarting England’s strategy of controlling cieties. Without VHS as a resource, most of these groups the Lake Champlain military corridor as the way to win couldn’t afford similar expertise and information. the war. Our museum staff partnered with the State House to That same “small state, big impact” concept character- preserve and house our state’s Civil War flags in the izes the 2007-2008 year for the Vermont Historical Soci- Society’s secure, temperature- and humidity-controlled ety. The nation’s highest honor for a museum or library vaults. This project and a newer initiative documenting – the 2007 National Medal of Honor from the Institute of Vermont organizations’ collections needs were IMLS Museum and Library Service (IMLS) – came to VHS for grant programs. innovative programs and services that engage Vermont- ers in all corners of the state. With History Day, teacher workshops, classroom lending kits and museum field trips, the new generations learn To be one of only ten organizations chosen out of what it means to be a Vermonter and why our state motto 140,000 libraries and museums in the US is an outstand- of Freedom & Unity represents our shared identity. ing achievement. We are grateful to Senator Bernie This year ushers in a change to one of our programs for Sanders for nominating the Society for this award, and students and local societies. 2008 was our eighth year of we hope all VHS members take pride in this accomplish- Community History Partnership (CHP), in which school- ment. children and local history volunteers worked together to research and document specific aspects of their town Our Society continues to balance the public’s differ- histories. Building on the strengths of CHP, our educa- ing needs for connecting to their Vermont heritage and tion department will now launch a multi-year program scholars’ needs for research materials and sophisticated to develop a K-12 Vermont history curriculum, working interpretation. with historians and educators throughout the state.
The continuing success of Vermont History Expo, the Our library was also highlighted in several ways this online library catalog, the museum exhibit, and our web- year. In a dedication ceremony that reflected our grati- based resources give access to Vermont history that is tude to Senator Patrick Leahy for his help with the last hands-on and easily achieved. capital campaign, the senator named the VHS library the Howard and Alba Leahy Library, in honor of his par- The VHS store and publishing program bring to light im- ents, hardworking Vermonters who revered learning and portant but little known aspects of Vermont history. This education. year’s publication of Almost Utopia: The Residents and Radicals of Pikes Falls, Vermont, 1950 opens a window The library will also benefit from a newly created en- into the early roots of the “back-to-the-land” movement dowment, the Reiko and Charles E. Tuttle, Jr. Fund. The that has changed yet reinforced the culture of our state. fund was begun with generous donations from the Free- man Foundation and others who either knew the Tuttle VHS continues to be a central resource for museums, family or wanted to support the legacy of preserving schools and local historical societies throughout Ver- irreplaceable historic research materials.
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 5 With an eye to future generations, both our library and Given the economic and legislative contexts in which museum continue to collect artifacts and other Ver- we are working, coupled with the deep roots of our montiana that characterize significant people, events fiscal concerns, the resolution of our financial dilemma and movements in our history. With the limited VHS will require hard work, perseverance and, most of all, budget, we often rely on the generosity of donors when assistance from our members and sponsors. making acquisitions. The one constant throughout the 170 years of Ver- Our 2007-2008 year was also a period of extreme con- mont Historical Society’s history is this: the Society’s trasts. The many encouraging achievements I’ve high- success rests on the shoulders of our supporters, the lighted above stand out against a background of severe people who best understand how critically important it financial challenges. Our fiscal situation requires both is to preserve and teach Vermont history. Accordingly, short-term and long-term measures. In response to de- I close this report with deep gratitude to the individu- creased funding, we reduced our staffing and programs als who donate to our annual fund, our events and our as short-term actions. For the long haul, the trustees endowment. re-instituted the Gap Committee, which is developing plans for a multi-pronged approach to reaching finan- J. Kevin Graffagnino cial stability. Executive Director
6 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 LIBRARIAN’S REPORT
The library staff worked hard this year to increase manuscript collection, the Huse Family Papers. the number of items in our online catalog, which was unveiled in December 2006. This year we added 2,982 We continue to welcome new acquisitions to the library items to the catalog, bringing the total number of the collections. This year we received 213 donations, rang- items in the catalog to 20,151. ing in size from single items to multi-box collections. New acquisitions this year, including items we pur- Our cataloging has included a retrospective effort to get chased, have included: books that are listed only in the card catalog into the online catalog while simultaneously trying to keep up • 53 Civil War letters of James Wilson of East War- with cataloging for new items coming into the library. ren, 13th Vermont, 1862-1863. This year we were able to retrospectively catalog 1,936 • 29 diaries of James H. Holmes and Mertie Gallup items, for a total of 4,435 retrospective items now in of Moretown and Montpelier, 1887-1916. the catalog. These records include almost all of our • Daily journals from the Vermont Industrial School family history titles and some of our Vermont town in Vergennes, 1910-15, 1917, and 1936. history titles. We still have a long way to go before the • Framed copy of a letter from George Washington to entire card catalog is entered into the online catalog. Joseph Jones about Vermont, 1783. • Unusual stereoview photograph of Montpelier The VHS library continues to share information about looking west from the State House dome. unique or nearly unique items in our collection. Of the • Broadside for future Supreme Court Justice Wynn almost 3,000 new items added to the catalog, 539 were Underwood when he ran for the state senate in original records created by Marjorie Strong or Vermont 1948. State Colleges Bibliographic Database Coordinator • Early Montpelier Farmer’s Market broadside, ca. Kay Schlueter. This means that these items had never 1977. before been cataloged by other libraries. Of these • Marriage certificate with photos of the bride and original records, 52 were for items in our manuscripts groom inset, 1875. collection. Despite this progress in the area of catalog- • Records and ephemera from Vermont Transit Lines. ing, the library is still bedeviled by backlogs of various • Barre Urban Renewal promotional brochure, 1963. types. Over the next year we hope to assess the situa- tion and make some calculations about the challenges This year we had 1,426 researchers on site in the li- we face. brary. While the number of visitors declined by almost nine percent from last year, an average of seven patrons Our crew of volunteers and staff completed several comes to the library each day that we are open. Inter- interesting projects this year. The project with the most estingly, almost 80 percent of our users are Vermonters. “flash” was the creation of an online database of our In addition to our visitors, we estimate that we answer collection of 859 carte-de-visites of Civil War officers. about 600 e-mails and over 500 telephone inquiries per These photographic images, once displayed in the year. We paged 683 items from the vault. halls of the Vermont State House, can now be viewed by anyone on our web site. Volunteer Judy Barwood Educational groups continue to use the resources of the organized a collection of aerial photographs of the state library. In the spring we received the following note while the state was planning the Interstate Highway. from members of the Vermont Youth Conservation Volunteer Priscilla Page organized a major Montpelier Corps:
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 7 "Thank you for using your time in helping us with and instructed public librarians in genealogy research the research for our project. We appreciate that you methods. helped us with references and pictures for our barn survey research project. The information was helpful The library has continued to be open thirty hours a and useful to our work." week plus seven hours one Saturday a week. Next year we plan to be open until 8:00 pm on Wednesdays The photo reproduction service continues to be popular. between Labor Day and Memorial Day. The library We responded to over 50 requests for over 370 images. staff is the same as it has been for the past six years: Almost all of these images were provided as digital Paul Carnahan, Librarian; Marjorie Strong, Assistant files. Many other scans have been provided to educa- Librarian; Claire Gilbertson, Library Assistant; and tional and non-profit organizations on an information Bernadette Harrington, Library Assistant. basis. Our volunteers continue to contribute significant The library staff continues to try to get the word out amounts of time toward processing our manuscript about the library’s collections. This year we created collections and assisting our patrons. Our volunteers a new exhibit panel for the Vermont History Expo on this year were Jane Belcher, Ethan Bisbee, Mary Pat the theme “The Art of Genealogy.” In November we Brigham, John and Mary Carnahan, Barbara Elling- mounted a small exhibit in the library to mark the 80th son, Ruth Finn, Marge Garfield, Sean Greaney, Mark anniversary of the 1927 flood. This spring we used Isabelle, student Steven Kung, Bill Lowe, Keith Mins- the library’s exhibit case to show items that document inger, student Caitlin Morrill, Robert Murphy, Priscilla the history of nursing in the state. The staff gave talks Page, Leslie Rowell, student Christian Savoia, student to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Grand Lynn Thayer, Marcie Vallette and Paul Zeller. Army of the Republic, and to members of the Bethany Church in Montpelier. We hosted a workshop for Epis- Paul A. Carnahan copalians studying the history of racism in Vermont Librarian
8 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 ADDENDUM TO ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 LIBRARY DONORS 2008
Tim Aiken Philip J. Currier Kurn Hattin Homes Judith Ranta Lucille Aja Allen F. Davis Myrtle Lane Estate William H. Rice Aldrich Public Library Division for Historic Dan Lawson Richmond Historical Society Marjorie Allard Preservation Rev. Ronald C. Lawson Jane Riley Shirley Allard Andrew Doe Matt Levin Nelda Rossi Bob and Jean Anderson Mary T. Dooley Lincoln Historical Society Leslie Rowell Eleanor Angell Joseph M. Doran Amelia Lissor Tom Sadler Philip A. Angell, Jr. Dummerston Historical Society Mario D. and Rose T. Lorenzini Ann Sarcka James Atkins Sanford and Charlotte Earle Marcus A. McCorison William F. Sharp Carol Bacon Thomas D. Fenton Peter Mallett Barbara N. Sheldon Nina Bacon William B. Field Richard Marek Grace E. Simonds Ginger Baker Julia M. Fifield Christine Hadsel & Alice M. Smith Elizabeth Ballinger Ruth Finn William Mares Victor Smith Shirley Moore Barnes Dennis A. Fiori Kathleen Masterson Robert Somaini Barre Town School Kate Flies Dorothy Foulds Mayo Anne F. Spencer Karen S. Beck Paul Foucher Daniel Metraux Marguerite Sprague Patricia Belding Robert Fowler Jeanette Morey Elizabeth Hoisington Stewart Clarice Best & Patricia Cella Olive Franzi Robert Murphy Carolyn R. Stone Sylvia L. Blodgett Paul Friday The Museum of Art & History, Lois Greene Stone James M. Bond Priscilla Gadzinski Santa Cruz, CA. Stowe Historical Society Lynn A. Bonfield Marge Garfield Mickey Myers Margaret F. Sunderland Patricia M. Bormann Genealogical Society of National Park Service Victor Swenson Virginia Boudreau Vermont Ron and Norma Randy Nelson Harold Taylor Nancy E. H. Bowman Sara Giacherio Newbury Historical Society Tess Taylor Raymond Brior Elsa Gilbertson Grace Gibson Newcomer Jim Tedesco Ralph E. Brooks Gilder Lehrman Institute of Newport Harbor Nautical Robin Tenny Jean R. Brown American History Museum Thetford Historical Society Rosemary Brown Morris F. Glenn Northfield Historical Society Bunny Thomas James E. Burke Glidden Genealogical Reidun D. Nuquist Ann Christle Tobey Burke Town School Publishing, Inc. Ouray County Historical Nancy Smith Tracy Richard G. Burns Kevin Graffagnino Society UVM, Special Collections J. Brooks Buxton Steven Green Priscilla Page Norman Vandal Shelley Cardiel Matthew E. Hannon Brooke Paige Vermont Heritage Press Donna Lee Damon Carlson Dwight and Bernadette Russell L. Pardy Elene M. Wagner Castleton State College Harrington David T. Parsons Walnut Creek Historical Weston A. Cate, Jr. Patricia L. Haslam Sanborn Partridge Society Russell Chase Allan Heath Nancy Patterson Sylvia Warner and Anne Sheila Clerary Ronald Wesley Henderson Marius B. Peladeau Warner Bishop Gill B. Coates Rev. Ralph W. Howe Wayne Pelkey David H. Weinberg Joseph and Robyn Cobb Huguenot Society of America Peregrine Productions West Fairlee Historical Society Sandra B. Collins Mitchell J. Hunt Estate of Jeneva “Pat” John P. Wheeler Robert and Clare Colton Joyce Isham Peterson Norman K. Whitcomb Mary Comiskey Roger D. Jackson William M. Peterson Whiting Library Mario & Marianne Comolli Karen Johnsen Richard Petit Lynette Whitney Virginia Low Coolidge Sally P. Johnson E. Gale Pewitt Marie Wright Marie Countryman Ronald D. Jones Pittsford Historical Society, Inc. Rebecca Wright Leslie F. Crocker David Kelley John Potthast Larry Young Judith Bloomer Crowley Priscilla N. Kennedy Lorna Quimby Paul Zeller
Mark your calendars! Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 • 1 pm – 2 pm. Ten Treasures of the VHS Library – Celebration of Reiko and Charles E. Tuttle, Jr. Fund. VHS Leahy Li- brary, 60 Washington St., Barre, VT. Free – all are welcome.
www.vermonthistory.orgVermont Historical [email protected] Society 802-479-8500 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 MUSEUM CURATOR’S REPORT
This year has been a successful one for the museum societies, museums, town clerks, and probate courts). with our focus continuing on collections care. The results and recommendations from this $40,000 project will be available in the spring of 2009. The Institute of Museum and Library Service’s $150,000 preservation grant to acquire storage equip- The City of Barre asked VHS for assistance with stor- ment for the VHS painting collections and the state’s ing its firehouse weathervane while they were trying Civil War flag collection took much of the staff’s time to decide its fate. This incredibly important and unique and attention. Brendan Floyd, the project intern, moved artifact was declared an important symbol of Barre’s hundreds of collections pieces between the four storage early 20th century history, and the city council felt that rooms before he finished in August 2007. Next, Syver it should be put on display. VHS was honored that we Rogstad, the project carpenter, was able to help staff could help. A secure and visually pleasing case was move textile storage bins, reuse existing quilt racks, purchased, and the beautiful weathervane is now on and construct movable bins to hold the painting col- exhibit in the main hallway of the Vermont History lections during construction in the Lower Gym storage Center in Barre. area. Contractors from Crystalizations Systems Inc. of Long Island, New York, manufacturers of the stor- During the year VHS Registrar, Mary Rogstad, contin- age equipment, arrived in October and spent a week ued to work with volunteers Sandra Collins and Anita unloading and installing the movable painting racks Rogers to transfer information from paper catalog and flag bins. In November the first 34 Civil War flags records to the computer database. As new artifacts are were delivered to the Vermont History Center under the accepted into the collection, this team works on cata- supervision of State Curator David Schutz and Assis- loging, numbering, and properly packing them. Main- tant Curator Tracy Martin with the assistance of Textile taining the catalog system is crucial in providing access Conservator Michele Pagan. Over the winter and spring to the museum collections. It is valuable not only for VHS Registrar Mary Rogstad and I moved almost 400 internal use but it helps staff provide timely answers to paintings and prints out of the temporary bins, un- the many calls and emails we receive during the year wrapped, and rebacked them before placing the artwork asking for information. on the new rack system. Kirstin Nyquist, a Spaulding Community Service Learning student, helped us track During the year the museum staff participated in a the paintings in the database by changing their storage variety of public programs and meetings. In the fall I locations. The final 34 flags were moved to the History delivered a session at the VHS League of Local Societ- Center in the spring, and over the next few years Pagan ies/VMGA joint annual meeting on collecting 20th cen- will continue to do conservation on these important tury materials. At the Vermont Antiques Dealers show historic artifacts. VHS had a selection of materials from the museum collection on exhibit. In October I attended the annual Another IMLS grant was received by VHS in partner- meeting of the American Association of State and Local ship with the Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, History in Atlanta. This past spring Pastoral Magazine the Vermont Department of Libraries, the Vermont photographed items from the collection for a future edi- Division for Historic Preservation, and the Vermont tion of the publication. In May we exhibited five Kent State Archives. The Vermont Connecting to Collections family portraits by James Franklin Gilman at the Kent Project began in May 2008 and will survey the needs Museum exhibit developed by Pastoral Magazine. In of Vermont collecting institutions (libraries, historical keeping with the theme of Industry and Innovation at
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 9 the VHS’s Vermont History Expo, the museum exhib- the grave of his Revolutionary War ancestor Nathaniel ited several examples of Vermont inventions. Dodge.
Over 400 new items were donated or purchased so the Coincidentally, as we were trying to decide on the following are just a sampling of the new museum ac- purchase of a 1824, hand-drawn map of Vermont from quisitions. Two more wonderful paintings by Vermont a Saxtons River girl’s school, a second map from the artist Francis Colburn were given by Ruth Bogorad of same school dated 1825 was given by Ann Bliss of An- Shelburne. Board member J. Brooks Buxton of Jericho dover. VHS now owns two rare examples of Vermont continues to add to the art collections. This year he schoolgirl art that may have been completed under the donated two outstanding mid-19th century portraits of supervision of the same teacher. As always we are very the Perrin family by an unknown artist. Mrs. Erskine grateful to the many generous people who donate items Mayo, of North Carolina, gave a hat, other military ma- to the museum. Please see the complete list of donors at terials, and documentation about Admiral Henry Mayo. the end of this report. Thank you. Mayo, a Burlington native, was famous for his standoff with Mexico as the naval commander at Veracruz in the Jacqueline Calder early 20th century. Whitney Maxfield of Barre donated Curator a beautifully carved slate tombstone that once marked
Donors to VHS Museum Collection July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008
Adams, Alice A. Conrad, Leslie Lazenby, John Page, Priscilla Acomb, Merlin L. Conrad, Nancy Lindner, Brian Rogers, Anita W. Baker, Virginia Dopp, Sarah L. Little, Bradford W. and Rogstad, Syver and Best, Clarice Bianchi Ellero, Anita Carol Mary Labate Cella Flink, Stanley Lowell, Judith Rossi, Lawrence K. and Nelda G. Bethel Historical Society Franzi, Olive Romerio Manning, Sylvia Snell III, James W. Bisbee, Ethan Gassette, Veronique Maxfield, Whitney Somaini, Robert R. Bliss, Ann Goulette, William Mayo, Dorothy Foulds (Mrs. Erskine) Spencer, Anne F. Bloom, Karl B. & Daryl F. Graffagnino, J. Kevin McCormick, William Stone, Gloria Bogorad, Ruth P. Hadsel, Christine and for Vermont Transit Tracy, Nancy Smith Buxton, J. Brooks William Mares Company Wallstrom, Robert E. Carlisle, Diana Harding, Edith McKenna, Thomas P. & Penelope White, Geoffrey Hosmer, Betty Ann S. Moore, Susan Carnahan, John H. Wooldridge, Gene Johnson, Jean Newcomer, Grace Gib- Carnahan, Paul A. Kent, David son Zeif, Robert for Vermont Common Foods
10 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS REPORT
The Department of Education & Public Programming duced original performances, papers, presentations and enjoyed a rigorous year of transition and change in the a new category, websites. The judging was performed fiscal period 2007-2008. Museum education programs, by 70 volunteers made up of historians, civic leaders, education outreach programs, outreach to local his- trustees and others who have a passion for history. torical societies, the History Expo, History Day and Thirty-six students were chosen to go on to compete in other public programming fall under the auspices of Washington, DC at the National History Day. this department. In answer to changing needs while anticipating a long-term strategic plan, we spent much We worked in collaboration with high school his- of the year forming and transforming the department’s tory teacher Jerry Desmarais on a National Endow- personnel and programming to be ready for the future. ment for the Humanities Grant initiative: The Gilded Age Through the Lens of Vermont. The project was Tess Taylor moved from the position of History Expo designed as a reading, lecture and discussion series on Manager to become the Director of Education and the Gilded Age in Vermont and the United States that Public Programming in the beginning of October. Her introduced 20 high school teachers to the VHS collec- experience managing cultural heritage organizations tions. Using items from our collections, the participants gives her a broad perspective on the institution needs created lessons that now reside on our website in our and priorities of the Society. online resources
Below are highlights of changes and accomplishments In May we said farewell to Community History Part- of the Education Department. nership program that began in 2001 as an outreach program developed by the Vermont Historical Society. K-12 Programming: Victoria Hughes joined the Edu- CHP has guided 34 Vermont communities through di- cation Team in February as K-12 Education Programs verse discovery projects bringing teachers, students and Manager. Most recently the Curator of Education at local historians together to foster awareness and learn the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, NY, skills for exploring that which is important and unique Victoria’s experience in history and museum education about their towns. CHP celebrated its final round on covers a lot of ground in Vermont history. Victoria is May 19th with a spirited program and display of fin- embarking on a multi-year project working with vari- ished products from 11 communities led by coordinator ous constituents – teachers, principals, local historians Sarah Adelman. We appreciate the effort and enthusi- and like agencies – to develop a curriculum of Vermont asm that Sarah put into the program. It has taught us history for every grade, K-12. that CHP practices need to be incorporated in all of our education and outreach programs. Our outreach programs continue to be popular for stu- dents in schools and home-schools. Last year, with our Museum Education Museum Programs Manager Ger- lending kits, close to 1,200 children had hands-on expe- aldine Brown worked with volunteer “History Help- rience studying Abenaki Life, Vermont in the Civil War ers,” guiding over 5,000 school children through the and Archaeology or learning about early village life and Freedom & Unity: One Ideal, Many Stories exhibit what it was like to be in a 19th century classroom. in Montpelier. Continuing their initiative for creating thematic tours, Geraldine and the helpers designed a Vermont History Day was held in April at Spaulding “Town Meeting” replete with a moderator and a made- High School. 175 students from around the state pro- up issue to debate in a fictitious town. This was created
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 11 for a group of high school students visiting from France. informative exhibits from local societies. We introduced It was so successful that the students had to be told that “Civil War Sunday” as an added attraction and a way it was all made up! to help Howard Coffin and the Vermont Council on the Humanities with their ambitious initiative to capture This year, changes made to consolidate bookstore opera- Civil War information about every town in the state. At- tions and museum education brought two new half-time tendance was strong on Saturday with beautiful weather, positions to our Montpelier facility. In November, Polly but Sunday’s rain dampened the numbers. Neverthe- Bentley and Steve Bosserman started as Museum Edu- less, the Seth Warner Mt. Independence Fife and Drum cation Assistants. Steve moved from being a weekend Corps, the Civil War Hemlock and various marchers museum attendant and Polly brings us lots of expertise were joined by Governor Douglas in the parade, march- with her background as a librarian. ing on the fairgrounds in the pouring rain. The weather did not discourage the spirit of those who did attend! We had over 5,000 visitors from Vermont and the world beyond to the Freedom & Unity exhibit. If they arrived The Education & Public Programming Department on any given weekend, they were cheerfully attended presented several other programs during the year, most to by our weekend staff of two: Jacquie O’Harkin and notably The W’Abenaki Dancers’ performance at Farm- Susan Templeton. ers' Night in the State House, and to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we presented “An Evening of Local History Patty Wiley, the Local Historical Society Conversation with Margaret Lucenti.” Manager, left us this year to concentrate more time on her passion for the local history of the town of Middle- Special thanks are extended the large number of dedi- sex and other endeavors. Lisa Evans was hired in April cated volunteers who are essential to all of our pro- to take her place. Lisa’s background is in customer grams and events. Because we couldn’t offer nearly service and she is devoted to local history. the amount or quality of fine programs at our museum without them, I’d like to recognize History Helpers Ann The League of Local Historical Societies for 2007 took Albee, Bill Barry, David Book, Edith Harding, Frank place in Middlebury with the theme "Heritage Happens Lackey, George Johnson, Leslie Haines, Ron Krauth, Here." 100 people participated, and awards were given Rudy Polli and Marilyn Wallace. Also many thanks to to local societies and individuals for their excellent our enthusiastic an helpful museum volunteers Anita work on preserving local history. Krauth, David Chambers, Elly McIntyre, Eulie Costello, Jean Hnylka, Joanna Caserta, Judith Miller, Margaret The new Passport to Vermont History arrived in time for Hutchins, Marianne Book, Olive Franzi and Joanne the History Expo, and the Local History News via email Davis. has grown in readership and has become an invaluable source of communication between local societies. Tess Taylor Expo The Ninth Vermont History Expo was held again Director of Education & Public Programming at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds. The theme Industry & Innovation: Vermont Ingenuity inspired creative and
12 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE
The Publications and Research Committee met four times in FY 2007/2008, under the leadership of Lola Finally, the Society signed a contract with EBSCO, Van Wagenen and Christopher Wren, co-chairs; publisher of electronic databases, to license the Alan Berolzheimer, book editor; and Kevin Graffag- inclusion of Vermont History in a new database, nino, director. Committee members are: Lyn Black- “Historical Abstracts with Full Text.” well, East Montpelier; David Donath, Woodstock; Karen Lane, Barre; Gene Sessions, Northfield; Tom Lola Van Wagenen and Chris Wren, Co-Chairs Slayton, Montpelier; Brian Vachon, Montpelier; Alan Berolzheimer, Editor Lola Van Wagenen, Charlotte; and Chris Wren, Thetford. Mr. Vachon resigned in the fall and was replaced by Nicholas Ward of Montpelier.
The major publishing event of the year was Almost Utopia: The Residents and Radicals of Pikes Falls, Vermont, 1950, photographs by Rebecca Lepkoff and text by Greg Joly, which was featured at the Vermont History Expo and released at the end of June. The Society also contracted with Lincoln and Civil War iconography scholar Harold Holzer to write the essay for our book of George Houghton’s Civil War photographs. Work is underway on a book tentatively titled The Vermont Way: Perspec- tives from the Green Mountain State, to be edited by Kevin Graffagnino and H. Nicholas Muller III. Several other submissions were considered, includ- ing partnering with Shelburne Farms on a compre- hensive history of that place.
Six nominations were received for the Richard O. Hathaway Award for the most outstanding contri- bution to Vermont history in any medium produced during 2007. The winner will be announced at the annual meeting.
This year’s Wes Cate Fellowship was awarded to Charlotte (Cathy) Rodabaugh of Canfield, Ohio, for her project “Green Mountain Brotherhood: Yankee Masculinity and the Vermont Regional Photograph of Scott Nearing, from the recently released Almost Experience,” drawing on various collections of let- Utopia: The Residents and Radicals of Pikes Falls, Vermont, 1950. ters at VHS.
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 13 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 FINANCIAL REPORTS Finance Committee Report: During 2008 the Finance to the Committee on a wide range of topics. In the past Committee has met at least quarterly (with 100% at- year the Finance Committee oversaw the annual audit, tendance), and the Audit Subcommittee and Investment developed the FY09 operating budget for the consider- Subcommittee have met as necessary. The Committee ation of the Board of Trustees, and initiated a revision regularly reviews and monitors the year-to-date finan- of the Investment Policy and a review of investment cial results against the budget and the investment per- strategies. The Finance Committee appreciates the formance of the Society’s endowment and other special excellent work and support of the Director of Finance funds. The Director of Finance and Operations reports and Operations.
Kelly S. Carbo, Director of Finance and Operations
14 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 FINANCIAL REPORTS
Kelly S. Carbo, Director of Finance and Operations
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 15 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 TRUSTEES/GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Members: Mary Ann Chaffee, Chair, Lyn particular attention to gender, geographic location, and Blackwell, Thomas P. Salmon, Lola Van Wagenen specific interests. It is the Committee’s intent to use Staff: Kevin Graffagnino this data in its consideration of prospective candidates for trusteeship. The Committee is presently preparing a The Trustees/Governance Committee is pleased to survey to ascertain the various interests of our member- present the following slate of trustees: Dawn Andrews, ship and solicit their service to our organization. Crocker Bennett, Frank Bryan, Dennis Devereux, and Barbara Mieder. We extend our sincere appreciation to The Society was delighted to bestow Honorary Mem- Peter Mallary, Barbara Melhado and Louise Roomet for bership on Lois McClure whose interest in and support their devoted service to the Society. of the VHS has been unsurpassed.
This year the Trustees/Governance Committee devel- Mary Ann Chaffee, Chair oped, and the Board adopted, a Conflict of Interest Trustees/Governance Committee Policy for the trustees and the staff of the VHS. The Committee did an analysis of the present Board paying
Judges evaluate projects at History Day 2008, May 5th. 143 young historians from all over Vermont competed at the Vermont History Day Contest, on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Spaulding High School in Barre. The Vermont Historical Society organizes this event as part of the National History Day program. The young historians presented a wide range of documentaries, web sites, and performances, and the winners from each category went on to compete in the national his- tory competition in June.
16 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 RESOLUTION: CONDOLENCES
The Board of Trustees of the Vermont His- her scholarly pursuits, her public speaking, torical Society, meeting in Barre on Aug. her leadership of heritage organizations, 8, 2008, expressed its great sense of loss and her mentorship of other historians. in the recent passing of Deborah Pickman Future generations will enjoy the fruits of Clifford, its longtime active member and her work in the publications she has left supporter and the first woman to lead the behind. Society’s Board as a two-term President. All of those concerned with the preserva- The Trustees offer their condolences and tion, understanding, and dissemination of sympathy to her husband and co-author
Vermont’s history in general and the role Deborah and her hus- Nicholas R. Clifford and to her family. of women in particular have benefited from band, Nicholas, at 1981 Annual Meeting, Pavilion Building.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Award: The Vermont Historical Society is one of only ten organizations in the nation to receive the 2007 National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s highest honor for community service provided by museums and libraries. The award presentation ceremony was held on January 14, 2008 at the White House. L-R: First Lady Laura Bush, VHS Executive Director Kevin Graffagnino, VHS Trustee Lyn Blackwell, IMLS Executive Director Anne Imelda Radice.
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 17 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 DEVELOPMENT REPORT History teaches us about the lives and events that shaped our world and our shared identity as Vermonters. We are deeply grateful to the many donors and members who are helping to preserve Vermont’s rich history and share it with thousands of Vermonters and others. Many thanks to the individuals, businesses, foundations and other orga- nizations for their generous support!
FY 2008 figures represent gifts made between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008
Abby Maria Hemenway Anonymous Travelers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Puschel Marilyn and Edward Blackwell Atwater Kent Foundation Vermont Country Store Grant and Jo Reynolds Skip Farrell S. Crocker Bennett and Christina Waitsfield and Champlain Valley The Robert Wood Johnson Lois H. McClure Boerner Telecom Foundation Lola Van Wagenen and George Braxton Fund, Inc. Walter Cerf Community Fund Andrea Robertson Burrill Randy and Andrea Brock of The Vermont Community Peter and Tia Rosengarten Mr. Lincoln C. Brownell Foundation Sheafe Satterthwaite Justin Smith Morrill Jane Campbell and Ted Zilius Mr. Robert T. Wetherbee Milo and Susan Schaefer Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Inc. Cargill Animal Nutrition Windham Foundation Malcolm and Gladys Severance John and Mary Carnahan Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. Dorothy Canfield Fisher David R. Chipman Sustaining Elizabeth Steele Institute of Museum & Library Chittenden Bank Mrs. George D. Aiken Will and Judy Stevens Services Nicholas and Deborah P. Clifford David L.H. Allen Dr. and Mrs. Winn L. Taplin Monterey Fund, Inc. Allen F. Davis, Ph.D. Dawn K. Andrews Anonymous Guy W. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Doolittle, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Andrews, Vermont Electric Co-op, Inc Terry Phillips Mr. John P. Dumville Jr. Laura C. Warren The Robert Fleming & Jane Howe Marguerite H. Ferris Barre Granite Assoc., Inc. Washington Electric Cooperative Patrick Foundation, Inc. G.D.S. Legacy Foundation, Inc. Barre Rotary Club Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. West Nancy Gale Bates & Murray, Inc. Daniel Pierce Thompson Judy Geer and Dick Dreissigacker Rev. and Mrs. C. Frederick Contributing Jason and Nina Bacon Mr. and Mrs. William A. Gilbert Buechner Jane Belcher and Robert Clark Joan Bok Graham & Graham, P.C. L. Diana Carlisle James M. Betts, MD J. Brooks Buxton H. A. Manosh Corporation Jack Carter Arthur and Darlene Broniszewski Charles E. Humberger Dawn and R. William Hazelett Mary Ann and Robert Chaffee Jacqueline Calder and Patricia The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Suzanne Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. William M. Chester, Wiley Foundation Laurence W. Leonard Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Cave National Life Group Gertrude G. Lepine Ms. Virginia L. Close Concept 2, Inc. Sarah and Duncan Ogden Norman L. Lewis Ralph Colin Connor Homes, LLC Mr. and Mrs. John K. Runnette Lintilhac Foundation, Inc. Community National Bank Dr. and Mrs. Gino A. Dente Woodstock Foundation, Inc. J. Robert and Pauline Maguire Kathleen S. Crawford Charles E. Dewey, III Peter T. Mallary Ted and Susie Cronin Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew Clarina Howard Nichols Maple Capital Management, Inc. Rep. Dennis J. Devereux John and Barbara Duffy Anonymous Stephen B. Martin Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC Anonymous Patricia Passmore Alley Dr. John E. Mazuzan, Jr. John and Heather Dwight Edlund Company, Inc. Sarah L. Dopp Robert and Dorothy McAllister Thomas and Dorothy Folger Ruth B. Ekstrom J. Kevin Graffagnino and Leslie Robert Mello and Priscilla Mr. Israel S. Jacobs Mrs. William B. Emmons, Jr. Hasker Reidinger The History Press Charles and Sylvia Erhart Anonymous Addison and Adelaide Minott Joan and Sid Huguenin Robert L. Ferm Mascoma Savings Bank Founda- Kendall A. Mix Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Fuller tion Amy and Joseph Morel Key Foundation/Empl. MG GE Foundation Dr. Barbara B. Mieder and Dr. Graham Stiles Newell Willis T. Lansford K. Stewart Gibson Wolfgang Mieder OMYA, Inc. Frederick and Martha Lapham Barbara E. Gilman Dorothy and John Mitchell Lyman Orton John A. Leppman, M.D. Helen W. Gjessing H. Nicholas Muller, III John and Katherine Paterson R. DeWitt and Vera Mallary Gravel and Shea Louise and Andres Roomet Paul, Frank & Collins, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mallary Greensboro Garage, Inc. The Hon. Thomas P. Salmon James and Judith Pizzagalli Manchester Capital Management Melanie Gustafson and David Rev. Jason H. Sanderson Pomerleau Real Estate LLC Scrase Anne Felton Spencer E. Miles Prentice, III Rep. and Mrs. Richard J. Marek H. P. Cummings Construction Co. Vermont Community Foundation Fletcher D. Proctor National Society of Colonial Hackett, Valine & MacDonald Christopher and Jaqueline Wren Randolph National Bank Dames of America in the State Reed and Vanessa Hampton Andrew F. Saxe of Vermont Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hardy, Jr. Henry Stevens, Sr. Karen K. Steele New York Times Company Foun- Marion O. Harris AAA Northern New England Kit and Roger Stone dation Matching Gifts Program Patricia and Peter Haslam Hank and Joan Adams Janet M. Strauss Northfield Savings Bank Laura and George Heller American Society of the Italian Frank A. Suchomel, Jr. NRG Systems, Inc. The Honorable Philip H. Hoff Legions of Merit UBS Financial Services Richard and Patricia Nye Janet R. Houghton Miss Hazel J. Anderson Vermont Association of Snow Karl Pfister, III Douglas and Catherine Hull
18 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Joan McAllister Hurwitz Daniel and Winifred Brand Ph.D. William Mares and Christine Roger D. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Brandt Paul and Eileen Gillies Hadsel Jerry Jordan Michael and Linda Bresette Jeffry Glassberg and Amanda John and Jane Marino Kelly Foundation Richard and Sarah Brock Bodell Jeffrey and Tina Marshall Hubert and Mary Lechevalier Joan and Jim Brown Dr. and Mrs. Allan E. Goodman Benjamin and Anne Mason Brad and Carol Little The Honorable and Mrs. Edward Neil and Margot Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Jon Mathewson Mark Luman P. Brynn Alice N. Gordon Kip Matthews Main Street Landing Company Samuel E. Bunker Alan and Patricia Gould Carol L. Matzke Peter and Isabella Martin Jane Burkhardt Mr. William Goulette Mary Kaye Maxwell and Charlie Duncan and Arlene Mathewson Marjorie R. Bushey Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grace Page William R. McKern Mark Bushnell and Susan Clark Edwin C. Granai Margaret McBride Eleanor Nicolai McQuillen, M.D. Butt Construction Company Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Cornelius O. Granai, Jr. Barry and Denise McCabe Barbara B. Melhado Butternut Mountain Farm Barbara Grant and Edwin Bovill Dr. & Mrs. John M. McCardell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keniston P. Merrill John and Mary Cadwell Green Mountain Power Corpora- John and Joan McEvoy Donald and Stephanie Miner Carillon Cruises, LLC tion Gloria and Robert McEwen Andrew and Priscilla Minkin Tony Carlotto Mr. and Mrs. John Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. McGinnis New England Foundation for the John T. Carpenter Richard D. Grossman Florence and Melvin McLaughlin Arts David C. Cary Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hall, Jr. Mr. Melvin Wheatley McLaughlin Beverly Nichols Weston A. Cate, Jr. Collier Hands Msgr. John R. McSweeney North Barre Granite, Inc. Cynthia and William Catto Brian and Janet Harwood John C. Miller, Jr. Faith L. Pepe Champlain College Don and Joanne Hayward Ronald J. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Harold Putney Robert B. Chapman Dorothy S. Hines Vera B. Millham Mrs. H. Driscoll Reid Mr. and Mrs. Reed Cherington Helen Holden Michele Moretti Rubin, Kidney, Myer & DeWolfe Ann C. Clay Sabra and J. Lorimer Holm Thomas Mott William R. Schillhammer, M.D. David and Margaret Coates Beverly E. Hopwood Jeanne and Paul Mulcahy Kate and Bill Schubart William and Paula Cody Hornung Family Foundation John and Lucia Murphy Franklin Smallwood Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Cohen Don and Julie Horrigan Robert M. Murphy Sullivan Museum and History Arthur B. Cohn Dr. Phillip L. Howard Robert Murray Center Ray W. Collins, M.D. Mary K. Howland Dr. Thomas H. Naylor and Dr. Swets Blackwell B.V. Sandra B. Collins Mr. Coleman W. Hoyt Magdalena R. Naylor Mr. and Mrs. David L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Edwin I. Colodny Rep. Richard W. Hube, Jr. Nancy and Robert Noble Tulgey Wood Foundation David and Joanne Corey Edith Fisher Hunter Jean Nudd Verizon Foundation Joseph Costello Gale S. Hurd James and Carol Oliver Patricia R. Wiley Wilma W. Cowie Jay Hurd and Clara Read Conrad and Anne Ormsbee Milton H. Crouch Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Huskes, Jr. Bill and Nancy Osgood Associate James and Kathryn Cutler Margaret and Samuel Hutchins Patrick J. O'Sullivan James and Clara Abbott Peter and Jane Dale Arthur and Frances Hyde Anthony and Trudy Otis Alice A. Adams Mary and Earl Davis Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hyde Michael and Alice O'Traynor Wilson M. Alford, Sr. Thomas C. Davis Dr. & Mrs. Frank P. Ittleman, M.D. Janet C. Page Elisabeth Ann Allen Father Lorenzo Maria T. De La Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Jackson Priscilla Page Dorothy Anderson Rosa, Jr. Donald B. Johnstone William L. Parkinson Mr. and Mrs. R. Christian Anderson James and Elizabeth Diette Hank and Josie Kaestner Ruth Partridge Dr. and Mrs. David Angell Prudence Doherty and Thomas Sharon K. Keefer Carl and Peggy Peabody Eleanor Angell Buckley Mr. and Mrs. C. Lawrence Keller Mr. and Mrs. Bryan F. Peery Norman Ansley James and Diane Donovan Kathleen M. Kenny Robert and Thelma Perkins Peter Anthony and Marsha Jim Donovan and Patricia The Hon. F. Ray Keyser, Jr. Tom Peters and Susan Sargent Kincheloe O'Donnell Peter D. Kinder William M. Peterson Asterisk Typographics, Inc. Norma S. Donovan Sibyl Kirby Anonymous Granville Austin John and Linda Douglas Reid Knight Roger M. Pike Iris and D. William Baird Andy and Diane Dufresne Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koch Lori Pinard Mimi Baird Elizabeth Hubbard Edgerton Ron and Anita Krauth Bill and Joannie Pinchbeck Donald H. Ballou Mr. & Mrs. Manfred W. Ehrich, Jr. Mr. Charles Lacy and Ms. Gaye R. Rudolph Polli Ernest H. Bancroft, Sr. Dorothy H. Eichorn Symington Nancy and Bob Pope Harriette S. Barnes Rep. Joyce H. Errecart Rachel P. Laflin Dr. and Mrs. Platt R. Powell A. Peter and Barbara Barranco Frank and Ann Evans Wanda and Albert Lague Eleanor Bisbee Pratt Scott Andrew Bartley Mr. and Mrs. John T. Ewing Mona S. Lamkin Ty and Allison Ralli Allen and Martha Beach Stephen L. Ferber Kendall and Joan Landis Stephen and Louise Rauh Robert and Wendy Beach Jerold and Kathleen Fernee Larkin Realty Arthur and Debbie Raymond Jean Harvie Beatty Mr. and Mrs. Alden L. Fiertz Mr. Thomas J. Lauzon Laurel and Frederick Reed Jane C. Beck Dave Fish Gale Lawrence Peter Regan Susan Beers William W. Fish Mr. and Mrs. E. William Leckerling Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Reilly Robert W. Bermudes, Jr. Kim Fitzgerald Susanne and Richard Lewis Richard J. Wobby Jewelers Stephen and Louise Berry Jonathan Flaccus Reeve Lindbergh and Nat Tripp Julie and Gene Richards Gordon and Linda Bess John E. Follett Mr. Jonathan Linen Margaret and Alban Richey Dona and Patricia Bessette Jim and Liz Foster Jeff and Marta Liroff Mrs. Theodore M. Riehle, Jr. Don and Liz Bicknell Steve and Meg Foster George and Elaine Little S. Charlene and Karl Rinker John and Marcia Biondolillo James and Carolyn Fouts Robin N. Lloyd Ellen C. Robbins Ethan W. Bisbee Bruce and Darlyne Franzen John M. Lovejoy Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Robinson Sandra E. Blue Robert W. Fraser Christopher and Ellen Lovell Elizabeth Robinson Daniel Boardman Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Friberg Viola and William Luginbuhl Donald Robitille & Georgiana Carr Ruth P. Bogorad Robert T. Gannett, Esq. James M. Lynch D.C. Alan and Valerie Rogers J. David Book Marjorie B. Garfield Helen M. MacLam Andrea Rogers and R. Avery Hall Frederica E. Botala Veronique Gassette Tom and Charlotte MacLeay Janet Rood and Fred Herbol- Hollie Bowen and Paul Love Joan and Walter Gates Karen F. Madden, Ph.D. zheimer Margaret and Robert Bracken Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Gibson, Howard A. Manosh Harry M. Rowe, M.D.
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 19 Barry and Wendy Rowland Household Mr. Donald Howard Bruce Jr. Betsy Day and Randy Williams Mrs. Walter M. Sargent Carolyn L. Adams, Esq. Mary Lou Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis F. DeBevec Mr. and Mrs. Elmo A. Sassorossi Mr. and Mrs. Leigh E. Adams Rodney and Sandra Buck Wayne and Nancy DeForge Kay and Max Schlueter Gary and Blanche Adamski Mr. and Mrs. Bruce P. Buckley Lyn DeGraff Barbara Dexter Schwartz Dr. Christopher M. Agnew Matthew and Lili Burgess & Family Kenneth and Lori Degree Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Scott Dorothy Aitchison Robert and Maria Burka Mr. Oneal Demars, Jr. Gene Sessions Lucille L. Aja Robert and Pat Burley Jane Gurley Denker Susan Gussenhoven Shea Jan Albers and Paul Monod Jeneva and Stu Burroughs Connie and Richard Devins Michael Sherman Mr. and Mrs. William M. Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burton Patricia J. Dewey Stephen and Ann Singiser Stuart and Emilie Alexander Arthur and Joan Bylow Richard H. Dewey Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Slora Leland A. Alper Jack and Beverly Cable Douglas DeWitt Anonymous Julia Alvarez and Bill Eichner Frederick C. Cabot Thomas V. DiSilvio E. Gwenda Smith Mr. Jack W. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Cain David A. Donath Joanne Dufresne Smith Robert and Jean Anderson Leslie Calk Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Donath Mrs. Ruth R. Smith Byron and Olive Angell Scott and Cathleen Cameron Governor and Mrs. James H. Virginia Lee Snider Mr. and Mrs. Reed Anthony Andrew Carlo and Rebecca Douglas Spaulding High School Class of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Arms, Sr. Golden Elizabeth H. Dow 1957 Cynthia and Scott Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Carnahan Virginia Downs Mary C. Speare Theresa C. Averill David J. Carpenter Jeffrey and Maureen Doyle Spink & Miller, PLC Lela and Don Avery Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce Dudley Dana Sprague Gleason and Marion Ayers Margaret H. Carson James and Maria Duggan Jane and Richard Staudt Tom and Linda Babic William G. Casey Claire D. Duke Margaret Stege Virginia and Jeffrey Baker Joanna and Stephen Caswell Dr. Herbert A. Durfee, Jr. John C. Stewart, II Asa and Donna Baldwin Mr. Stephen C. Caswell William and Virginia Durkin Allan and Elisa Storti Charles and Hedi Ballantyne Houghton and Lorraine Cate Barney Dwyer Josie Strong and Jim Whipple Patricia K. Ballou Thomas and Christina Cavin Ms. Loraine S. Dwyer Robert Summers and Orly Yadin Irene and Edward Barna W. Gordon and Helen Cawood Alexandra Eames Judith Swain Deborah Barnum Larry and Bev Cayia Peggy Eastman Swenson Granite Company Mr. and Mrs. Dale H. Bartlett Diana and Ennio Cestaro Robert and Ruth-Ann Eaton Victor R. Swenson Harold L. Barton Major Russell D. Chase USAF,Ret. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Eby Jerry Switzer and Mary Alice Leslie Taplin Baumann Kimberly Cheney Ralph and Cora Eddy Giannoni Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Beals Carol and Allen Cherin Thomas and Alice Eichman Jack Sykas Brenda Bean John and Joann Child Richard W. Ellis Ms. Joan Sylvester Stephen A. Beaupre Mary and Walter Ciaschini Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Ellovich Mr. and Mrs. Carl Taylor, Jr. John and Patricia Belding Mr. and Mrs. William Cioffi Dick and Jackie English John and Dorothy Thatcher Bruce and Lorraine Bennett Heather D. Cipolla Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. English Wilfred E. Thompson Mimi P. Bergstrom Shirley and Philip Clark Dr. and Mrs. William T. Fagan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas Alan Berolzheimer Bonnie Clause Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fairbanks Thorndike Don Berth John and Martha Clifford Katherine Fanelli Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Tippett Edson Bigelow David L. Clough John and Judith Farmer Joan Tomasi and Bill Estabrook The Hon. and Mrs. Franklin S. Gill B. Coates Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Ferry, Jr. Claire and John Toner Billings, Jr. Margaret Coatney Angela Festa and Dean Cerutti Daveyne Totten Judith A. Bingham Calvin and Ruth Cobb Sabra Field Town & Country Associates/ John and Ann Blair David and Pauline Coburn Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Finkel Realtors Donald F. Blodgett, Jr. Theodore Cochran Bob Fish Kathryn Mears Trupin Lawrence R. Blood Dale and Lucinda Cockrell Leslie A. Fisher The Tyler Place Resort Roger and Susan Bloomfield Lawrence L. Coffin Roland and Harriet Fisher Union Bank David J. Blow Richard A. Colburn, Sr. John Fitzhugh & Elizabeth McLain Harry and Alice Van Tuyl Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Bobee, Sr. Dorothy A. Cole Jeremy and Laura Flaherty Mr. Honorio Vega Kevin and Pegge Bochynski Kathleen Colman Frances C. Flanders Winifred S. Vogt Amy L. S. Bond Marjorie and Warren Cone Laurie and Walter Forest Cynthia K. Walcott Col. and Mrs. Nelson B. Bond Sally and David Conrad Helen Fortune Anne Proctor Walker Kathryn F. Bonin Mary and Stuart Copans Sue Miller Foster Mrs. Alan M. Walker Dan Boomhower & Roberta Tracy Katherine L. Coppock Will and Frances Foster Susan W. Ware Bill and Ruth Botzow Steve Corrigan & Doug Jackman Joseph and Cathy Frank Jonathan R. Warner Mr. and Mrs. Rene Bouchard Col. Chester F. Cotter Mrs. Olive R. Franzi Herbert C. Watson, Jr. Betsy Ann and Edward Bouton Mike and Kay Courson Castle Freeman, Jr. Kenneth W. Webster Camilla and Michael Bowater Wavell Cowan and Earline Marsh Roger Frey Congressman Peter F. Welch David Bowers Marcie A. Crocker Mr. and Mrs. A. Corwin Frost Reginald D. Welch Karen P. Bowles Carole and Charles Crosby Jack and Sarah Frost Glenda Wendle Bette Cummings Boyd Judith and John Crowley D.J. and Alan Fusonie Frances Werner Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Boyden Amy Cunningham Hilarie Gade and John Peters Jane Westervelt William and Mary Brailey David and Edna Curtin Mary and Daniel Gade Myrna G. Whaples William and Ellen Brainard Mary W. Dale Paul and Shari Gagne Donald A. Whelpley Lorraine A. Branneky Porter H. Dale, II Karen Alexander Gagnon Dwight A. White Dr. and Mrs. Ted Braun Steve and Wendy Dale Catherine A. Galbraith Dr. Joseph W. Whitehorne Abbott A. Brayton Ph.D Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Daly Connell and Nancy Gallagher James E. Wilkinson, III Gary and Jean Bressor and Family Elwyn and Lorraine Daniels James C. Gallagher Robert and Sandra Willey Ross and Patty Brewer Joyce B. Daniels Manuel and Mary Garcia Timothy F. Wilson Claudette J. Brochu Robert and Alice Daniels Janice J. Garen Glenna Gardner Wimett Christopher and Mileva Brown Suzanne and Neil Daniels Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin Paul and Elizabeth Wood Dona Brown and Stephen Tom, Betsy and Nell Davis Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont Robert and Marilyn Woodworth Nissenbaum Dr. Alan Dann & Dr. Deirdre H. Barbara W. George Ora E. Wry Geraldine and William Brown Donaldson Anthony G. Gerzina Allen Rice Yale, Jr. Fred O. Brownson James and Helen Davidson Elaine Geyer Catherine C. Yandell Haley Bruce Basil and Carol Day Elizabeth Gilbert
20 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 H. Allen Gilbert and Lila Edwin Karp William Metro and Sally Stockwell William and Gloria Rice Richardson Paul B. Kebabian John B. Meyer Edward L. Richards, Jr. Neal Ward Gilbert Bill and Carolyn Keck Judith H. Miller Charles A. Richardson Claire and Eric Gilbertson Mr. Richard L. Keenan James T. and Frances K. Mills Mr. and Mrs. William G. Ricker Bob and Jean Gilpin Lee and Mary Keirstead James and Jean Milne Dottye Ricks Ruth R. Gjessing Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kellogg Mary Ann Monti Mary Riggie and Robert Fisher Mrs. Phyllis T. Gladding Jay and Carol Kenlan Beth Moody-Heatley Harriet and Heath Riggs Charles and Caroline Goering Jean and Patrick Kennedy Jocelyn Moran Arthur and Anita Ristau Andrew Golbert and Barbara Scott and Gina Kent Bill Morgan and Judy Matz Hale and Mary Ann Ritchie Nason Ron and Sandy Kilburn Anonymous Barnes and Helen Riznik Dale and Lois Good Aaron Kimball George P. Morrill Dr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Robbins Georgia and Robert Goodell Warren and Barry King George and Marjorie Morse Alan and Jeannette Robertson Billie and Bobby Gosh Perry and Jane Kiser Mrs. Lettie N. Morse Arthur and Frances Robinson Jeanne Goss Scot Kline and Victoria Brown Robert H. Morse Sylvia M. Robison Thomas Goulette and Mary Eliza- Randolph and Grace Knight Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mason James E. Rogers beth Ross Gerrit and Ellen Kouwenhoven Mould Syver, Mary & Emily Rogstad Nancy and Christopher Graff Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Krawitt William and Patricia Mraz Vera D. Rooker David and Sherry Graffagnino Ester LaBay Jill Mudgett and Etienne Hancock Alfred and Maggie Rosa Deborah Granquist Pauline LaCroix Paul Mullin Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Granquist Linda J. Lambert Ronald and Maryann Mullins Nelda and Lawrence Rossi Scott Greenwood & Carolyn Jack Lancaster Rebecca A. Munson H. M. Royal Sedgwick Peter and Joann Langrock A. Douglas Nadeau Michael Ruegger Al and Sherrill Gregoritsch Susan Lawler David E. Narrett, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Russell Anne Montague Griswold Errica and Fred Lawrence Lewis and Maudean Neill William G. & Chila Russell Norman and Mary Gronning Melvyn R. Lawson Mr. William J. Newman Tucky and Frank Sancibrian Peter and Linda Gustafson Senator and Mrs. Patrick J. Leahy Johanna L. Nichols John Sartelle Ms. Sandra Guy Marcia R. Legru Sharon and Hubert Norton Dr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Saul Ernest J. Haas Dr. and Mrs. Henry Lemaire Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Noyes George and Susanne Schaefer Dr. Roger L. Haas Peter Letzelter-Smith Claudia M. Noyes Richard W. Schillhammer Philo and Ellen Hall Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Levin John and Ramona Nutting Jonathan and Beverly Schofield Christopher Hancock & Pat Song Jeff Lewis Mr. Edward Oakman Jeffrey Schwartz Crosby Hard Philip and Susan Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. O'Connor Anne H. Scotford Bernadette and Dwight Harrington Irving and Lily Lisman Rob Oliver Timothy D. Searles George Harrington Edward R. Little Gary and Nancy Olney Lois Brigham Selnau Kathleen and Everett Harris George T. Little Claire B. Olsen Diana and Jerome Senturia Joan Harvey Georgeana and Ronald Little Reginald and Nedra Orvis Richard Shadroui Margaret and John Haskins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Little William and Thelma Osgood David M. Shanton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hatcher William and Alison Lockwood Thomas and Katherine Parish Bob and Monica Shattuck Rep. Helen Head and Mr. Thomas Kim and Judi Loewer Gary D. Parker Agnes R. Shaw Mercurio Popzi Logan Cynthia Parsons Donald and Barbara Sherman Gerald L. Heffernan Scott Lowe Ruth and Steven Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Bruce P. Shields Paul Heller John H. Lunde, M.D. Stephen and Marietta Payne Dick Simpson George H. Helmer Louise and William Luring George F. Pearlstein Peter and Jacqueline Sinclair Peter and Sheila Herman John and Ruth Lutz Darlene Pearson Scott Skinner Sally Herring John W. MacArthur Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith Milton R. Slater David and Dorene Herriott Susan and Wilson MacIntire Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Pecor Allen N. Smith Darren and Emily Higgins Bill and Joan Mackey Alan O. Perantoni Gregory A. Smith Mrs. Joan K. Higgins Coralie Magoon David and Lyn Perrin Sarah Smith Aldis and Lucinda Hill Main Street Museum Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Perrin Sarah T. Soule Donald Hill Dr. Valerie B. Makkai Robert R. Perry Ken and Marilyn Sowles Lewis and Nancy Hill Peter and Frances Mallett Leon F. Peters David Spence and Mary Niebling Pixley and Don Hill John R. Mann, Jr. Natalie D. Peters Mr. and Mrs. F. Allen Spooner Sylvia and Clem Holden Jean and David Manthei Mr. and Mrs. Richard Petit Daniel and Gaie St. John Peter and Ann Holman Scott M. Mapes, Esq. Beverley Petrelis Emily Steffans and Keith Shafer Joan and Eugene Holzwarth Celia M. Martin Mark and Claudia Pfaff Susan Steffans Edward L. Hopkins Klaire and Douglas Martin Donald and Cecile Phillips Jenny and Dave Stoner James and Nancy Hughes Larry and Sue Martin Robert and Jeannine Picher Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanley Stoney Janice R. Hull Prof. and Mrs. Philip P. Mason Francis and Helen Pillsbury Bob and Gael Strong Stuart W. Hunt, Sr. David and Ruth Matthews David C. Pinkham Skip and Marilyn Sturman Shannon Hurd Karen and C. Jean Matthews C. E. and Jane Ann Pippenger Margaret French Sunderland John G. Hutton, Jr. Connie and Jeffrey May Wendell and Margaret Pixley Craig Stanton Sweeny Paul and Peggy Irons Robert E. McCabe, M.D. Candace and Patrick Polzella Catherine and William Swift Joanne and Alan Irwin Shara and Don McCaffrey Mr. Fred Pond Ronald Taber Katherine Isaacs and Stephen Mrs. Nancy McCall Katherine and William Pond Mr. and Mrs. Roth W. Tall, Jr. Falbel John McClaughry Mr. and Mrs. William D. Porreca Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Tassie Harriet B. Ives Robert and Polly McEwing Alan and Nancy Port Judith and Frederic Taylor Edward E. Jaffe Janice and Duncan McGregor William Porter & Martha Alexander Ruth Taylor and Carol Morse Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Jaquith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. McHugh Marjorie Power Scott and Laurie Taylor Lawrence and Becky Jensen Robert J. McWaters Claire Prechtel-Kluskens Louis C. Tessier George Johnson and Celine Blais Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Melville Eleanor and Clarence Prevo Joe Tetreault Richard and Judith Johnson Roger and Barbara Menard Patrick E. Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Thackara Hilton and Lorraine Jones Wesley Merriam Hugh and Rosanne Putnam John and Ellen Thompson Mr. and Mrs. C. Peter Jorgensen Duane Merrill John and Barbara Putnam Laurie Thompson Martha W. Judd Emily Merrill Joan N. Radner Michael and Sandy Thurston Al and Paula Kaiman John and Millie Merrill James R. Ralph, Jr. Polly and John Timken Donald and Linda Kaiser H. Kenneth Merritt Jr. Liisa Reimann Greg Timmins
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 21 Alfred and Linda Toborg Joan F. Alexander Marshall A. DeLaire Carol Hendrickson Caroline and W. Russell Todd Mary B. Alexander, Esq. Amy Demarest Robert C. Hicks Virginia R. Tomasi Craig W. Allen Catherine Wiest Desmarais Rosalie Jean Hodgkin Dr. David M. Tormey Ruth J. Allen Jerry Desmarais James R. Hogue Janice and Bradford Towne Annamary Anderson Katharine Dickenson Kathleen Holdorf Nancy Tracy Carl J. Anderson, III Diane Dicks Peter Holm Warren and Frances Tripp Thom Anderson Holly E. Dodge Mary Hooper Elizabeth and Philip Tubbs Christina Angell Nancy L. Dodge Jennifer Hopkins Vernon D. Turner Brenda E. Arbuckle Connie Dolloff Mary Houghton Mary B. Tuthill Dana Arey The Honorable John A. Dooley Carleton J. Howard Union 32 Jr./Sr. High School Pamela Argy Jane E. Dorney Jennie R. Howland Peter and Kathy Upton John Arsenault Ennis Duling J. Parker Huber, Sr. Laura M. Ventimiglia Kevin Austin John K. Dunleavy Michael Huffman Mr. and Mrs. W. Norman Vercoe Priscilla Backman Samantha Dunn IBM Foundation Vermont Business Roundtable Charity M. Baker Mark Dutton Carl Jaborek Robert E. Verney, Sr. Anne B. Ballantine Eaton Auction Service Luke J. Jacques Pat and Bill Vibert Barb Barber Jessica Eaton Thomas R. Jamison Roland and Martha Vigneault Gloria Barber Nicholas C. Edsall Timothy Jerman Kate Villa Joyce Barbieri Janice B. Edwards Carol Joder Ted Von Wallmenich Michael R. Barbieri Robert Edwards Emily B. Johnson VT Daughters of the American Charlotte B. Barnum Barbara Ellingson John P. Johnson Revolution Mr. Russell Barrett Mark C. English Jim Jones VT Society of Mayflower Descen- Elizabeth Bassett Rose Ann Farkas Robert C. Jones dants Russell J. Belding Frank Farnsworth Robert Kaekel Paul and Ruth Wallace-Brodeur Christopher Bellamy Charles H. Farrell, IV Wesley Kaiser Guy Wallis George Bellerose Merilyn Burrington Fass Frances Keeler David and Carol Walters Joanne R. Bertrand Suzanne Fay Diane Kemble Richard Warren and Jan McCleery Theodore W. Bird Vincent E. Feeney Patricia E. Kennedy Ida and Lawrence Washington David A. Bishop Ben Feld Carrie Kessler Thomas Waterman Anne Tucker Blake Mary Beardsley Fenn Eleanor M. Knapp Jane and Winston Way Arthur J. Bombardier Dr. William M. Ferraro John W. Krueger Ruth and James Webb Nancy E. Boone Debbie Fiske Albert W. Labelle, Jr. Harris and Eleanor Webster Ben Bosher P. Howard Flanders Deborah LaCasse Nancy R. Welch Elisabeth Bossi Nola A. Forbes Erick Lace Miss Nathalie J. Wells Tim Bouton Dylan Ford Gloria Lamm Andrew M. Wentink Gayl M. Braisted Dover Ford Barbara M. Lancaster James C. Werkheiser David A. Bronson, Esq. Thomas P. Fortune, M.D. Lorraine E. B. Lanius Lisa J. Clark Wernhoff Susan Brown Priscilla B. Fox Linda J. Larrabee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Lauren Bruneau Aharon Friedman Alan Lathrop Wetherbee Martin F. Bryan Nancy L. Frisk John W. Lavely Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Wheeler Janet L. Bucklew Mr. James S. Fry Ann Lawless Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C. Whitney Anne G. Bugbee Gregory Furness Amy F. Layne Tom Wicker Debra Burbank Ronald Gallas Leslie Leggett Donald and Elizabeth Wickman Christopher D. Burns Suzanne T. Gardner Douglas K. Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiedenmayer David Butsch Carol L. Garland Sandra Levesque Loyd and Donna Wilbur John Buttolph Anne M. Garrigue Jan Lewandoski S. Kendall Wild Charlotte B. Calacci Jan Gendreau Julia Lewandoski Catherine Perry Wilkinson Philip C. Carling Sara Giacherio Brian Lindner James E. Wilkinson David S. Carpenter Elsa Gilbertson Alan Lindsey Roy and Beth Wilkinson Dr. Jacqueline Carr Will Gilman Rep. Bill Lippert J. Larry Williams, Sr. Ric Cengeri Susan Gilmore William Lizotte Mrs. Amy S. Wilson Pamela Proctor Cersosimo J. Paul Giuliani Allen W. Locke Charles L. Wilson Jerry Chase Leslie G. Goat George Longenecker James and Ingrid Wilson Margaret Ciechanowicz Anita Sue Godshall Mr. Brian Longo Mr. and Mrs. Leonard U. Wilson Patricia Clark Linda Goldberg Ellin F. Lord Janet and Frank Winkler Daniel A. Coane Dean L. Goodrich Therese M. Lounsbury Gary Winnie and Sherry Smecker Mrs. Sylvia P. Coffin Joyce Grady William A. Lounsbury Kari Winter and Donald Grinde Carolyn R. Coleman Christine P. Graham Daniel Lucier Rep. Barbara C. Wood Elizabeth Jayne Colgrove Jean Graham Mildred R. Lupien David Wright and Mary Lou Willits Devin Colman Rose Mary Graveline Tom Mackin Merideth Wright Donald P. Cone Kim Greenwood Douglas MacLeay Carleton and Carol Young Marcia L. Conway Elise A. Guyette James A. Malcolm, III Constance H. Young Ken Cook Nancy Guziec Sylvia Maloney Mr. Kent Young Mary Voll Coquillard James R. Hagerstrom John A. Malter Florence Jean Young Valerie Crowley Linda L. Hall Sylvia Manning Philip and Betsy Zea George Cumming Marie M. Hamel Phyllis Marcell Paul and Sally Zeller Elizabeth A. Curler Dawn Hance Charles E. Marchant Ray Zirblis Ann M. Curran Ellen Hankard Ted Marsden Karl R. Zurn Crystal Currier Frank Hanley David J. Martel Laurie C. Curtis David W. Hare Donna M. Martin Individual Deidre Dagner Dr. Donald E. Harpster Gail Martin Susan C. Abadie Polly C. Darnell Hartgen Archeological Associates Russell A. Martin Anita M. Abbot William Boyd Davies Peter S. Harvey Stephanie Martin Vivienne M. Adair Philip J. Davis Beth Hayslett Tony Masteller Cedric E. Alexander Dr. James Clifford Dawson Michael Heaney Lestyn Mattison Diane Alexander Lexa DeCourval Harold Henderson Whitney Maxfield
22 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Sandy McCall Gail Rosenberg Jack Zeilenga Geraldine R. Boyd Stephen J. McCarthy Randolph A. Roth, Ph.D. Thomas F. Ziobrowski, M.D. Glenn Boynton William M. McCarty Gail Roulx Hilary Zusman Allen G. Brailey, Jr. Jeanne E. McCool Leslie Rowell Michael F. Branon Robert McCullough Christopher A. Roy Senior Individual Conrad Bremer Randall S. McDaniel Shirley L. Russell Judith M. Adams Iloene Brennan Chuck McGill Elizabeth Sabine Dr. Irving Adler Errol C. Briggs Phyllis McKee Rusty Sachs Richard E. Alderman Lloyd C. Briggs Dr. J. Michael McKnight Paula Sagerman Reginald Alexander Mary Pat Brigham Dean Melen Lynn A. Sawyer Marjorie A. Allard Richard P. Brigham Christine Melkonian Kathie A. Schey Charles E. Allen Dan Brodien Mr. Jeffrey Melkonian Ian Schrauf Donald Gray Allen David B. Brown Catherine Melocik Carol R. Schulz Edward H. Allen E. Jane Brown Peter K. Merrill Edward C. Schwarz Mildred Allen Herman C. Brown David Middleton Carol Patterson Schwenk Priscilla W. Allen John M. Brown Richard P. Milne Marcia Sexton Laurette M. Allis Dick Brown Mark Mohrmann Allen G. Shepherd, III G. Diane Altona Thelbert D. Brown John P. Monette Sherry Sidney Angelo L. Ambrosini Wilson B. Brown Monty J. Tilles, P.C. Raymond Simonds Dorothy L. Ames Norman L. Budrow John S. Moody Douglas Slaybaugh Florilla P. Ames Jack Burbank Jim Moore Thomas Slayton Roger L. Amidon Muriel Burgin Robert J. Moore Mr. Robert Sloma Thomas J. Amidon, Esq. Catherine H. Burns Jane Morale Christine Smith Glenn M. Andres A. Lewis Burridge Glenn B. More Donald A. Smith William Andrus Richard I. Burstein, Esq. Jeff Moreno Larry Solt Mr. Eugene Ashley Nancy Bussey Stuart J. Morrow Susan S. Spaulding Henry V. Atherton George F. Butts Mark H. Morse Mr. William J. Stanton Bud Austin F. Arnold Caccavo, M.D. Prof. Nicholas Muller Sandra Stearns Edwin A. Austin Margaret P. Caccavo Gale E. Munson Barbara Stewart Warren L. Austin Susan L. Cain Sharon Murray Prof. Mark A. Stoler John H. Babbitt Sheila Calevro Nicole Murtha Lori B. Sullivan Wayne I. Badger Arthur Carlson Joann H. Nichols Howard Sussman Roger K. Bailey Gene S. Carlson Nick M. Nikolaidis Laurence C. Swan Peggy Baird Leroy Carlson James S. Nolte John N. Swanson Stephen E. Baker Catherine R. Carpenter Suzanne Nothnagle Rebecca Talcott Jean Louise Balham Elizabeth P. Carr Kenneth E. Nowlan, Jr. Robert Tester Barbara R. Barnes Elizabeth G. Carter Christine O'Donnell Ann Thomas Shirley Barnes Norman S. Case, Jr. Brian P. O'Neill Caro Thompson Betty A. Barnouw Robert L. Chadwick Bob O'Neill Kevin P. Thornton, Ph.D. Mr. Casimiro Barquin George A. Chaffee Meg Page Roger E. Truelsen Augusta W. Bartlett Roxann Chamberlin Lyssa Papazian Virginia Van Hazinga Jane Bartlett Nancy Champney Burton A. Paquin, Sr. Robin Van Mechelen Neil R. Bartlett Nancy I. Chard Cynthia Pardy William Veillette Ruth Barton Howard J. Chase Dr. Claire Parkinson Theodore L. Von Schoppe Judeen C. Barwood Rosalie G. Chase David Paukett Sarah E. Vowles Ann Bases Marilyn C. Childs Stephen R. Payne Mr. J. Alvin Wakefield Alice Cook Bassett Jeanne M. Choquette Peggy Pearl Matthew E. Walker Dr. Daniel J. Bean, Ph.D. J. Alfred Chouinard Robert D. Perantoni D. Michael Walston Suzanne Beaudin Jackie Chouinard Florence M. Perrin Eric Ward Katherine Beers Addison Clark Kristin Peterson-Ishaq Jo Ellen Warner Caroline W. Bennett Joseph A. Citro John Phelps Beth C. Warrell Shirley R. Beresford Deborah Clark Olive Phillips Paul Washington Ellen Berkeley Ivy R. Clark Barbara M. Pierce Janet Marie Waters William E. Bermingham Jean M. Clark John E. Pierce Mary D. Way Clyde G. Berry Larry B. Clark W. Deane Post Karen P. Webster Elizabeth Bettis Mary Dodge Cobb Jeff Potash Kris D. Wernhoff J. Truman Bidwell, Jr. Howard J. Coffin Rep. David E. Potter Gregory W. Western Mary E. Bigelow Bonnie-Lee Colby Brian Powell Ms. Marcia S. Wheeler Eleanor H. Billings Gene Condon Patti Prairie Mary Anne Z. Wheeler Robert K. Bing, Esq. Albert E. Conklin Thomas L. Price David G. White Edson Birchard Kingsbury Conner Elizabeth F. Pritchett Joyce A. White Clifford Biron Mary Connors Rachel Purpel Linda Whitehair Richard M. Bisbee James A. Cooke George A. Quintal, Jr. Dorothy L. Whitford Leslie G. Black, Esq. Virginia L. Coolidge Steven M. Raffo Susan Whittemore Alan E. Blakeman Ann E. Cooper David Raymond Charles E. Wiley Lois C. Blittersdorf Lucy Corker Mr. David E. Reed Barbara L. Wilkinson Janet K. Blood William Corkery Elizabeth Reed Vicky L. Winfield Seymour Bloom Peg Council Elisha P. Renne Bob Winkler Madge Eddy Boardman Joan L. Cowan Tyler Resch Beth Witham Chester Lee Bodette Roger H. Cox Douglas Reynolds Eileen Wood Robert Bogdan Emma Lou Craig Patricia Ribolini Robert B. Wood Mrs. Barbara G. Bolton Sandi Lee Craig Frederick C. Ringer, Jr. Mary E. Woodruff Donald E. Bostic Kathryn M. Cram Anthony Robinson Vivian Wortham Astra Bottenhorn Thomas J. Crosby Richard M. Roderick Conrad E. Wright Anne Bove Bernard H. Crosier Joyce E. Rodgers Dean K. Yates John D. Bowen Winifred Daniels Dahlberg Connie Rogers Darlene G. Young Margaret L. Bowen Jere R. Daniell
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 23 Richard S. Darling, D.D.S. Robert Gow Stefanie Johnston Marjorie A. MacNeill Robert P. Darrow, M.D. Lorna L. Grady Ms. Alice Jones George S. Maharay William E. Davidson Howard Graff Betty Ann Jones Sylvia Manning Diana Davis Ann Gray Maurice T. Jones Lorraine B. Marcotte Meg Donahue Davis Priscilla Alden Grayson Steven C. Jones Dr. Howard B. Marcus Judith Jackson Dearborn Mary Peet Green Judith O. Jordan Priscilla Alden Marsh Linda R. Decker G. Barton Griffin Louise E. Judd Robert E. Marsh Rep. David L. Deen Laura Griggs Gayle Juhasz James A. Martin Gerald Dexter Elizabeth Grimaldi Mr. Joseph Juhasz Janet Perkins Martin Mary W. Dexter Dr. Mary Grizzard Ann Marie Kammerman David A. Mason Virginia C. Dicey Harold Grout Andrew Katz Cynthia W. Massey Sandra L. Diette Alden Guild, Esq. Charlotte M. Kautto Owen D. Mathewson, M.D. John T. Dizer, Jr. Robert Haas Patricia S. Kearney Joseph Mayer Sylvia J. Dole Leslie B. Haines Marie Keaton David R. Mayhew Brian Donelson Marie A. Hall Rep. Kathleen C. Keenan Carolien P. Maynard Patricia L. Donlin David Halligan Barbara M. Kehaya Marshall E. Maynard Barbara A. Donnelly Edward P. Hallihan Lawrence Kelley, Jr. Anonymous Glenn Downing Lawrence J. Handy Lee Kemsley Mary E. McGrath Sen. William T. Doyle Jane R. Hanks John H. Kennedy Patricia B. McHugo Barry F. Driscoll Edith T. Harding Donald S. Kenney Abigail McIntosh Donald D. Drown Diana M. Hardy Mr. Wayne G. Kenyon Eleanor E. McIntyre Constance Dufresne Phyllis Harmon Arthur B. Kern Jane C. McKay Robert S. Duncan Avis P. Harper Laurence W. Kessenick Robert J. McKay, Jr. Paul Dupre Lewis Harris, Jr. Stewart L. Ketcham Jon D. McKee Nancy C. Dutton Roger Harris Peter Keyes Thomas P. McKenna Margaret Mason Dwinell James J. Hasson Jane E. King Sandra H. McKenny Mrs. Betty Edson Phyllis N. Hawley William B. Kinsley Jack McKnight Alice Eichholz, Ph.D. Ruth B. Hayes William H. Kirby William L. McKone Anita Ellero Harriet H. Healy Joseph P. Kittel Francis E. McLaughlin James Ellingboe Mary Jane Healy Marian S. Kittell Don McLean Arthur S. Ellis Consuelo Hebert Robert G. Kittner Frank B. Merrick Ann B. Emery Jon P. Hebert Donald L. Kjelleren Rebecca A. Merrilees Mary L. Eysenbach Raymond C. Helenek Donald R. Knight Harold S. Merrill, Jr. Cedric H. Farrow Cheryl Heneveld Diane Konrady Daniel A. Metraux, Ph.D. Edward J. Feidner Wayne N. Henry Eugene R. Kosche Joel A. Miller Warren J. Field Annette R. Hernandez Regina Kramel Margaret M. Miller Julia M. Fifield Ann Herrick Gedeon A. LaCroix Peter M. Miller Richard H. Fifield Geoffrey Hicks James C. Lahar Dr. William C. Miller Ruth Angell Finn Mary Faneuil Hill Ora Marie Lambert Virginia S. Milne Charles K. Fish Gerald A. Hinckley Charles M. Lamlein L. David Minsk Gordon A. Fish David C. Hoeh Luella H. Lamphere W. John Mitchell, II Harriet F. Fisher Ms. Sylvia R. Hoisington Constance Lancaster Elizabeth H. Moger Sally Waters Fisher Emily E. Hood Dorothy Lane Mary R. Mollica Mrs. Mary E. Fitzgerald Arlene Hoskins John S. Lane Elizabeth Mooney Patricia A. Forbes Lee Houser Helene Lang Gina Moore Polly Forcier Patricia Howard Polly Larkin Helen L. Moore Janet C. Foster Roberta C. Howard Mr. Joel M. Larsen Joyce Nichols Morale Wayne L. Foster Virginia K. Howard Sylvia B. Larson Rep. John Moran Edith C. Foulds Catherine T. Howell Fran Lavoie Ronald J. Mori Gerald B. Fox Mariot G. Huessy Faye M. Lawes Charles T. Morrissey Isabel W. Fox Bonny Hughes Margaret Lawton Edith E. Morse Gerald Francis Fred Humphrey Charles N. Leach, Jr. Bruce T. Morton Pauline M. Frankenburg Audrey Hunt Allen D. LeBaron Carol Y. Mowry Ted Friedman Mitchell J. Hunt Emily A. Leeds Justin J. Mueller Noel C. Fritzinger Nancy K. Hunt L. Edward Lemieux Nancy Murgida Ann Lyons Fry Paul A. Hurd David Lepitre Mary Murphy-Blake Faith C. Fuller Marilyn M. Hurlbut Robert A. Letorney Marjorie Muzzy Bernard Funk Lorraine Hussey Allen H. Levesque Mickey Myers Eugene Galfetti Frances C. Hutner Elizabeth S. Levin Chandler B. Nealy Gilbert J. Gallup Patrick H. Hutton, Ph.D. Rachel Levine Jean S. Nekola Fred A. Gardner Beal B. Hyde James Lester Lewis Joseph C. Nelson Edward C. Garrow Mary P. Hyde Phebe Ann Lewis Patricia Nelson Janet S. Geer Mary A. Ide David B. Linck Grace Gibson Newcomer Judith A. Geriak Betsy E. Isham Charlotte W. Lincoln Charles D. Newsham Annette N. Gibavic Barbara Jackson Olivia Linsley Barbara Nichols Charles Gibson Travis Beal Jacobs Katherine M. Littell J. Alden Nichols The Honorable Ernest W. Gibson, III Eleanor A. Jacobson Donald Lockhart Ralph Nichols Doris R. Gilbert Elizabeth H. Jarvi Donald M. Lockhart Bernard W. Noble Katherine Gilleland Ruby P. Jenness Pia Lopez Nancy W. Nolte Raymond Gillin George H. Jepson Dorothy A. Lovering John A. North Selenda Girardin Lucy P. Jimmo Richard N. Lovett Mrs. Shirley J. Nutting Seymour Gold Arthur S. Johnson William Lowe Wesley L. Nyborg Nancy J. Goldsmith Carolyn M. Johnson Ramona Lumsden Beverly L. O'Brien Phillips J. Goodenough Catherine E. Johnson Richard Lynch Lynn O'Brien Deborah Goss Robert M. Johnson Rob Roy Macgregor Bette L. O'Connor Robert H. Goss R. Bartlett Johnston Roderick J. MacLay Patricia A. Olson
24 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Stephanie M. O'Rourke Eula M. Ross Rebecca W. Tucker Thelma Carrino Ralph H. Orth Jeannine Rubalcaba F. Gordon Tuthill Iole I Carusi Ronald H. Osterberg Martha A. Rudd Ruth A. Tuthill Mr. Charles R. Cummings, Esq. Miss Ann Ovitt Catharine Ruml Robert Twiss Kevin Dorn and Kathryn Finnie Irene S. Pagel Janice B. Rushworth Terry Tyler Louise L. Duke Ruth R. Painter Gail A. Sangree Richard Utton Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Easton Henry G. Pallmerine, Jr. David J. Sargent Elizabeth Van Buren Ms. Kathryn A. Finnie and Mr. Linda Dean Paradee Marion E. Schang Julie Van Camp Kevin Dorn Gene S. Parent Pauline W. Schumann Mary M. Van Loan Ruth E Fowler Barbara Parker Howard H. Scott Lena Verkouille Patrick and Patsy French William Parker John M. Scott Paul A. Verret Phillip and Joan Frey Joseph Parks Liz Sears Harold G. Vincent Margot J. George David E. Parnigoni Rep. Ann Seibert Joan Vogl Donald A. Hay Isabel M. Partridge Nancy-Jean Ballard Seigel Nicholas Temple von Stackelberg Ms. Megan Humphrey John S. Patterson Jo-Ann Seitzinger Marilyn E. Vreeland Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hyde, Jr. Dr. Thomas W. Patton Margaret Shaub Lila Walbridge Mary Ann Jenkins Carla R. Payne Mr. Harold P. Shea Patricia Walker Ann T. Kemsley Arthur S. Peale Laurie A. Sheridan M. Emmet Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lacroix Gwendolen Pearce A. Joshua Sherman Robert L. Walsh Mario and Rose Lorenzini Mrs. Loraine M. Pease Rachel Cree Sherman A. James Walton, Jr. Robert B. Low Beverly F. Peduzzi Eldon Sherwin Richard W. Ward John and Leslie Markey Marius B. Peladeau Edward S. Sherwood, M.D. Gary Warner Arline E. McCondach Maurice A. Pelletier S. Arnold Shields Verlie J. Washburn William E. Mikell, Jr. Paule L. Pembroke Phoebe M. Siemer Ronald G. Watson Andrea Morgante Ernestine R. Pepin Paul L. Silver Jack Watts Howard Frank Mosher Robert S. Perkins Ada Kelley Silverstein Susan S. Wayne Noreen C. Murray Fletcher S. Perry Frederic R. Sistare Lee Webb Arthur W. Nichols Ruth Pestle Craig Slater Stephen W. Webster, Esq. Beverly A. Osterberg David E. Peters Alice and Ted Sloane Richard L. Weed Max Petersen Jeneva P. Peterson Mr. Douglas V. Smith Jane M. Welch Fran Polacco Graham H. Phelps Glenn A. Smith Dr. Robert W. Welch William and Maureen Porter Sharon Phennah Joan C. Smith William L. Welch Jeanette Ranney Keith A. Pillsbury Jack Smith Dr. Edward M. Wheeler Donald Frank Ripley Charles E. Pollard John F. Smith Lois Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Rogers James F. Pope Nelson M. Smith, Jr. Velma W. Wheeler Julie Sohlberg Joseph T. Popecki Sybil Watts Smith Francis Whitcomb Spaulding High Class of 1943 Ann R. Porter Sylvia Jarvis Smith Edward A. Wiegner Laurel Swift Ruth M. Post Paul A. Snowman, III Frank A. Wilbur Ms. Idora C. Tucker Milton Potash Diana Snyder Roland W. Wilbur CMSGT John R. Tucker Noel Potter, Jr. Dr. Ronald B. Sobel Stanley M. Wilbur, P.E. Frances F. Utton Doreen Prince Fern H. Sparks Leslie B. Williams Mr. and Mrs. John C. Van Blarcom Hazel W. Prindle John J. Spaulding Jane Williamson Phillip R. Viereck Elisha Prouty George B. Spear Mary C. Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Alden D. Walcott Mr. Donald R. Provasi Allen J. Spitzer Dr. Lewis R. Willmuth Stewart Washburn Roma E. Pulling Rosamond Kent Sprague Candace Wilmot Dr. Rob Williams Margaret B. Quigley David Stackpole Beverly F. Wilmott Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Worthing Lorna F. Quimby Helen Ross Staley Lawrence T. Wilson Mark Yorra and Catherine Gates Robert D. Racine Michael N. Stanton Virginia Bedard Winter Mr. and Mrs. Stewart J. Young Linda Radtke Julie Stark Eben S. Wolcott Brian C. Rainville Gwendolyn M. Steele Marguerite H. Wolf In-Kind Donations Elizabeth Ralph Richard Steele Holly Nash Wolff Acronis Sara M. Rath William W. Steele Karl W. Wood Beavin & Son's Custom Printing Hans L. Raum, Jr. Henry Z. Steinway Mark J. Wood Berg, Carmolli & Kent Patricia F. Rea Margaret B. Stern Mrs. Elizabeth Woodmansee Cabot Creamery Cooperative Joan Reece Carolyn K. Stone Barbara Woods Country Club of Barre Howard B. Reed, Jr. Sundown Corp. Alice Wright Domtar Inc. Dorothy F. Reese Mrs. Louise R. Swainbank John D. Wright, Jr. Ecolor Printing, Inc. Betty W. Reid Esther Munroe Swift Judith C. Young Catherine Hughes Carl H. Reidel Beverly Tanguay Mary Longchamp Zubi Hull Printing Joyce L. Reischuck Rob Tarule Leahy Press James Rhodes Carleton B. Tatlock Gifts Microsoft Community Affairs Mrs. Elizabeth Rice Mr. Franklin N. Taylor Mrs. Martha P. Alexander Minute Man Press David Richardson James R. Ten Broeck Edith Lillie Bartley Radio Vermont/WDEV Sandra J. Ruvera Connie Tessier Elsie F. Beard Reprographics of New England G. Carl Roberts Donald H. Thompson Mr. Conrad Beaudin Simply Delicious Rexford E. Roberts Noah Thompson Ms. Alice Beisiegel Spaulding High School William I. Roberts, III Lynne Thorner Francine E. Block Times Argus/Rutland Herald Raymond Rodrigues Mrs. Margaret Thorp Mr. and Mrs. Robert U. Blum Jr. Vermont Business Magazine Veneta P. Roebuck Warren K. Tice LaRonda V. Bowen Vermont Pure Holdings Ltd Alan C. Rogers Charles Tinker Robert and Angela Brault Villanti & Sons, Printers, Inc. Raymond R. Rogers Lois M. Toby John Brechin VT Antique Booksellers Assoc. Victor Rolando Bryant F. Tolles, Jr. Fletcher Brush VT Antique Dealers Assoc. Romey Romano Donna M. Tomasini Douglas and Mary Burnham Yankee Publishing James Henry Romer Robert Tortolani, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Butts Jr. Geoffrey Root John A. Trepanier Elizabeth A. Camire Charlotte H. Ross Arthur D. Trezise Lena Canas
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 25 Gifts in Honor Edward L. Richards, Jr. H. Nicholas Muller, III Connecticut State Library Lilian Baker Carlisle Donald Frank Ripley James and Carol Oliver Corinth Historical Society L. Diana Carlisle Andrea Robertson Priscilla Page Cornell University Library Dorothy Eichorn Scott Skinner Donna and Brooke Paige Craftsbury Public Library Laurel and Frederick Reed Laurel Swift Sanborn Partridge Crystal Lake Falls Historical As- Senator Patrick Leahy Laura M. Ventimiglia Ty and Allison Ralli sociation Dr. and Mrs. Allan E. Goodman Merideth Wright Kay and Max Schlueter Cunningham Mem. Library ISU Sanborn Partridge Bernard Hebert Gene Sessions Dallas Public Library Margaret McBride Consuelo Hebert Sylvia B. Warner Danville Historical Society Helen Passmore Holman Jordan DAR John Strong Mansion Patricia Passmore Alley Judith O. Jordan Capital and Endowment Gifts Museum Ellen Reid Bette Clark Mott Miriam F. Conlon DAR Library Ms. Idora C. 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Moran lenge grant in memory of Reiko Calvin Coolidge Memorial Founda- Hartford High School Library Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Perrin and Charles E. Tuttle, Jr., we have tion Hartford Historical Society Shirley Poulin been able to commemorate and Cambridge Historical Society Harvard College Library Mr. and Mrs. Edward Prescott perpetuate the Tuttles’ legacy with Canaan Historical Society Henry Sheldon Museum of VT Mr. and Mrs. James Randall Castleton Historical Society History a new fund for ongoing support of Ellen C. Robbins Castleton State College Highgate Historical Society the VHS library. John H. Saliba Cavendish Historical Society Historic Deerfield Library Richard T. Spargo Jason and Nina Bacon Central VT Regional Planning Historical Society of Brookfield Prof. Linda G. Sprague, Ph.D. Bill and Sarah Bastick Commission Historical Society of Peru Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Tassie Jean Harvie Beatty Champlain College Holland Serial Rec-EBS Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Yett Marilyn and Edward Blackwell Champlain College Library Hubbardton Historical Society Richard O. Hathaway J. Brooks Buxton Charlotte Historical Society Huntington Library Jason and Nina Bacon, also in Jane Campbell and Ted Zilius Chester Historical Society Indiana Univ. Libraries honor of R. D. Mathewson John and Mary Carnahan Cincinnati Museum Center Island Pond Historical Society Leslie Calk Sarah L. Dopp Cincinnati Public Library Isle La Motte Historical Society Jonathan Flaccus Ruth B. Ekstrom Cleveland Public Library Jericho Historical Society Ann T. Kemsley J. Kevin Graffagnino and Leslie Cobleigh Public Library Jeudevine Memorial Library Duncan and Arlene Mathewson Hasker Colchester Historical Society John W. Simpson Mem. Library Johanna L. Nichols Janice R. Hull College of St. Joseph Johnson State College Fran Polacco Sibyl Kirby Concordia Univ. Libraries Jones Memorial Library Marjorie Power William H. Kirby Connecticut Historical Soc Joslin Memorial Library
26 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Kellogg-Hubbard Library Norwich University Stanford University University of Texas Austin King Arthur Flour Company, Inc. Old Stone House Museum State Univ. of NY at Stony Brook University of Toronto Library Knight Library Pawlett Historical Society State University College University of Washington Library and Archives Canada Peacham Historical Association Sterling, Elise H. Vanderbilt Univ Lib Period. Lincoln Historical Society Penrose Library -DU Stowe Free Library Vere Harmsworth Library Louisiana State University Perkins Lib./Acq/Periodicals Stowe Historical Society Vergennes Area History Club Lowell Historical Society Pierson Library Strafford Historical Society Vermont Book Shop, Inc. Lyndon Historical Society Pittsfield Historical Society Swanton Historical Society Inc Vermont Dept. of Libraries Lyndon Institute, Inc. Pittsford Historical Society Syracuse Univ. Library Vermont Law School Library Lyndon State College Poultney High School Temple Univ. Paley Lib. Vermont Museum & Gallery Al- Manchester Historical Society Poultney Historical Society Texas A & M University liance Maple Street School Pownal Historical Society, Inc. Thetford Academy Vermont Philatelic Society Marlboro Historical Society Princeton University Lib. Thetford Elementary School Vermont Technical College Marquette University Proctor Free Library Thetford Historical Society Vermont Toy & Train Museum Maryland Historical Soc. Proctor High School Library Tinmouth Historical & Genealogi- VT Soc. of Land Surveyors Massachusetts State Library Purdue Univ. Libraries TSS cal Society Waitsfield Historical Society McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Quechee Library Assoc. Topsham Historical Society Wallingford Historical Society Burchard, P.C. Randolph Historical Society Tosi, Gino O. Wardsboro Public Library McGill University Libraries Richford Historical Society Townshend Historical Society Warren Public Library Middlebury College Richmond Free Library Tulane University Libraries Waterbury Historical Society Middlebury College Library Rochester Historical Society Tunbridge Central School Waterbury Public Library Middletown Springs Historical Rockingham Free Pub. Lib. Tunbridge Historical Society Weathersfield Historical Society, Society Rossier Productions, Inc. U. S. Military Academy Inc. Milton Historical Society Royalton Historical Society Union College Wells Village Library Milwaukee Public Library Russell Vermontiana Collections Union College West Fairlee Historical Society Missisquoi Historical Society Rutherford B. Hayes Library Univ. of BC Lib./Cen.Ser. West Rutland Historical Society Missouri Historical Soc. Rutland Free Library Univ. of Calif/San Diego West Windsor Historical Society Montgomery Historical Society Rutland High School Univ. of Calif/Santa Cruz Westford Historical Society Montpelier Heritage Group Rutland Historical Society Univ. of Conn., Homer Babbidge Westminster Historical Society Montpelier Historical Society Ryegate Historical Society Library Weston Historical Society Moore Free Library Saint Michael's College Univ. of Maine at Farmington Williamstown Historical Society Moretown Historical Society San Antonio Public Library Univ. of Massachusetts Williston Central School Moretown Memorial Library Saxtons River Historical Society Univ. of New Hampshire Williston Historical Society Morristown Centennial Lib. Assoc. Sharon Historical Society Univ. of So Maine Periodicals Wilmington Historical Society Mount Independence Coalition Sheffield Historical Society Univ. Texas Arlington Windham County Historical Mt. Anthony Union High School Shelburne Farms University of Chicago Library Society Mt. Holly Community Historical Shelburne Museum Library University of Delaware Windsor Historical Society Museum Shoreham Historical Society University of Georgia Library Windsor Public Library MUGAR Mem. Library Shrewsbury Historical Society University of Houston Winhall Museum New Hampshire State Library Smithsonian Institution University of Illinois Library Winterthur Museum Library New Haven Community Library So. Burlington Comm. Lib. University of London Library Wisconsin Historical Society New Haven Historical Society So. Ryegate Public Library University of Maine Wolcott Historical Society New York Public Library South Londonderry Free Library University of Maryland Woodstock Historical Society Newberry Library Spaulding High School Library University of Michigan Worcester Historical Society Newbury Historical Society Springfield Town Library University of Mississippi Wright State University North Hero Historical Society St. Albans Education Center University of Notre Dame Yale University Library Northeastern Univ. Library St. Albans Historical Society University of Pennsylvania Library Northfield Historical Society St. Johnsbury Academy Archives University of Pittsburgh Northwestern University St. Johnsbury Athenaeum University of So. Carolina
We are deeply grateful to the many trustees and other Development Committee Members: volunteers who helped us raise the support needed to Jason Bacon, Co-Chair bring Vermont history to the public in so many ways. Suzanne Kaiser, Co-Chair The Development Committee focused on raising funds S. Crocker Bennett, II Sarah L. Dopp needed for general operating purposes, with a focus on Richard J. Marek bringing in new members and retaining long-time sup- Sally Ogden porters. Toward this end, the committee changed the Louise B. Roomet phonathon schedule to begin a month earlier and also Thomas M. Salmon Auditor of Accounts created a list of talking points to help trustees who had Victor R. Swenson pledged to bring in at least five new members during the Lola Van Wagenen, Ph.D. year. Committee members also discussed various ways to reach prospective members in local societies and heritage We thank the many, many other volunteers, too numer- organizations that share our interests in Vermont history, ous to list, who gave countless hours to our fundrais- lent a hand to the Expo’s Live Country Auction fundrais- ing efforts. The generous financial support given to er and also emphasized more outreach to current donors. VHS this year wouldn’t have been possible without Many thanks to all our hard-working helpers! their help.
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To help fulfill the Society’s mission of reaching a broad the year, with an emphasis on educational speaking audience, VHS has launched a newly designed web engagements and media outreach in all corners of the site, which gives people anywhere in the world more state. VHS also had a presence at the annual meetings access to the Society’s collections and programs. The or trade shows of a number of associations and, with site also offers the convenience of an online bookstore partners such as Cabot Creamery Cooperative and for the many history-related books that can be pur- Catherine Hughes, Radio Vermont – WDEV, Vermont chased from Vermont Historical Society. Tourism Network, and Yankee Publishing, we worked to expand outreach for the Society and its programs. VHS members also have a new way to receive the latest Society news – the “VHS e-news,” which is a bi- We are grateful to the newly created Public Informa- monthly mini-newsletter via email. tion Committee for the advice and support they gave to help expand our outreach and community information VHS hosted several events to highlight milestones such efforts, as the naming of the Howard and Alba Leahy Library at Vermont Historical Society, the celebration and dis- play of the Barre Firehouse Weathervane, the honoring Public Information Committee Members: of Lola P. Aiken, and the installation of the Governors’ Marilyn Blackwell, Chair Rocking Chairs on the porch of the Vermont History Mary Ann Chaffee Museum in Montpelier. Addison Minott Kate Paine We also partnered with a number of media and other Christopher Wren organizations for outreach and education throughout Nick Ward
Photograph from this year’s Celebration of Governors Rocking Chair event, held on June 5th at the Pavilion Building.
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 29 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 NOMINATIONS FOR TRUSTEES At the September 13, 2008, annual meeting, Society members will elect nine trustees. The Nominating Committee presents the following slate of candidates:
For a first two-year term (to fill an unexpired term): Barbara B. Mieder, Williston Frank Bryan, Starksboro Barbara Mieder grew up in Michigan before heading Frank Bryan is currently the McCullough Professor east to attend college at Mount Holyoke, where she of Political Science at the University of Vermont. He received a B.A. in German. She holds an M.A. from has published several books on Vermont and several Middlebury College and a Ph.D. from Michigan State articles on Vermont history. He is a graduate of New- University. Dr. Mieder has lived in Vermont since 1971 bury High School, St. Michael’s College (B.A.), the and has taught German, Latin and English at Milton University of Vermont (M.A.), and the University of High School since 1972. She is a long-serving trustee Connecticut (Ph.D.) of Williston’s Dorothy Alling Memorial Library and a former chair of the Vermont Humanities Council. For a first one-year term (to fill an unexpired term): For a first three-year term: Dawn Andrews, Morristown Dennis Devereux, Belmont Dawn Andrews is particularly interested in the history Dennis Devereux represents Windsor-Rutland-1 (Lud- of ordinary people and the relationship between archi- low, Mount Holly and Plymouth) in the Vermont House tecture and domestic life. She has worked in education, of Representatives. A native Vermonter, he gradu- historic preservation, public programming, and com- ated from Johnson State College with a B.S. in 1986. munity development. She is a native Vermonter who Recently retired from a 33-year career with General has lived for 26 years in Morristown, where she is an Electric, Devereux is president of the Mount Holly His- active volunteer and serves on several boards. torical Society and the Crown Point Road Association, is active with the Black River Academy Museum and in S. Crocker Bennett II, Hinesburg the Mount Holly community, and is treasurer for Col- Crocker Bennett is the senior vice-president and a fax Lodge #21 in Belmont, and Ripley Camp #4 of the director of Paul Frank & Collins PC, a Burlington law Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War group in firm. He graduated from the University of Vermont Rutland. He has served the town on the Planning Com- in 1972 with a B.A. in English literature. After an mission and as Justice of the Peace. Dennis is working 18-month stint as a newsman at WCAX-TV in Burl- on a book about the early settlers of Jackson’s Gore, ington, he attended the School of Performing Arts at which, with eastern Wallingford and western Ludlow, the University of Southern California, leaving after became part of the Town of Mount Holly. a year to attend law school at Franklin Pierce Law Center, where he received a J.D. in 1978. Mr. Bennett For second three-year terms: has served on various boards, including the Westford Suzanne Kaiser, Dorset Planning Commission, the Vermont Judicial Nominat- Ms. Kaiser has served as vice president of a private ing Board, the Mozart Festival, and the Vermont Health wealth management firm, Concord International Invest- Foundation. He has written on his Vermont ancestors ments, and as administrative officer of the international for the Vermont Judicial Historical Society, collects division of Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. A freelance books by and about Winston S. Churchill, and is restor- feature writer, she has published more than 40 articles ing a vintage Jaguar with a friend. that have appeared in the New York Times, London Fi-
30 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 nancial Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Vermont Life, She serves on the boards of Shelburne Farms and the Stratton Magazine, Vermont Magazine, and other news- James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. papers and magazines. She received her B.A. in political ______science from Hollins University, an M.B.A. in inter- OFFICERS national business from Georgetown University, and an The following trustees are serving their second year of M.S. in print and new media journalism from Columbia their two-year terms as officers: University’s School of Journalism. She is a member of President: Sarah L. Dopp, South Burlington the Society of Professional Journalists and the 125-year- First Vice President: Laura Warren, Richmond old organization known as The Pen and Brush, which Second Vice President: J. Brooks Buxton, Jericho recognizes women accomplished in the arts. She is also Treasurer: H. Nicholas Muller III, Essex, New York a member of the Council of the New York Botanical Garden, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Business We wish to express our appreciation to the following and Finance, and Who’s Who of American Women. departing officers and trustees for their tireless energy on behalf of the Vermont Historical Society: Sally Ogden, Peru Mrs. Ogden has lived in Vermont since 1960; the first Trustee Peter T. Mallary 10 years in Proctor and the last 38 in Landgrove, Lon- Trustee Barbara B. Melhado donderry and Peru. She has served on local school Trustee Louise Roomet boards and as a trustee at Vermont Academy, the Stratton BOARD OF TRUSTEES Arts Festival and the Landgrove Church. She is currently The following trustees are continuing their a trustee of both the Landgrove and Londonderry histori- terms on the board: cal societies, having served as president of the latter. Marilyn S. Blackwell, East Montpelier Fletcher D. Proctor, Westminster Randolph D. Brock, Swanton Mr. Proctor is an attorney and the founding member of Mary Ann Chaffee, Essex Junction Putney Law Office in Putney, where he works primarily Stephen J. Green, Berlin on estate planning, real estate, and probate matters with Robert Guarino, Bennington a focus on elder law issues. He is a long-time member of Suzanne Kaiser, Dorset the Brattleboro Child Protection Team and served nine Robert A. Mello, Hinesburg years on the Westminster School Board. He is now the Addison D. Minott, Guilford Westminster Town Agent and Moderator of the West- Sally Ogden, Peru minster Town Meeting. The great-grandson of Redfield The Hon. Thomas P. Salmon, Rockingham Proctor, Sr., Fletcher Proctor has a long and deeply-root- Victor Swenson, Johnson ed interest in 19th century Vermont political and judicial Lola Van Wagenen, Charlotte history. Christopher Wren, Thetford EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Lola Van Wagenen, Charlotte Deborah L. Markowitz, Secretary of State Dr. Van Wagenen has a Ph.D. in American history, with Martha Reid, State Librarian a specialty in women’s history and religion, from New Tom M. Salmon, Auditor of Accounts York University. She is the co-founder and director of Clio Visualizing History, a not-for-profit education or- HONORARY TRUSTEES ganization dedicated to developing innovative American Lola P. Aiken, Montpelier history projects designed to engage students, assist edu- Mary Howland, West Windsor cators and researchers, and appeal to a wide public audi- Sanborn Partridge, Shelburne ence through documentary films and other new media. She was executive director of the PBS/American Experi- ence documentary, “Miss America,” and for “Catching the Shadow: America’s First Women Photographers.”
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 31 WHERE IS VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY? Each year, Society programs, workshops, speaking engage- ments, school field trips to the museum and Vermont History Expo exhibits engage Vermonters in all corners of the state. In FY2008, these communities participated in VHS programs:
Alburgh Grafton Richmond Arlington Guilford Rochester Barnard Hardwick Rockingham Barnet Hartford Roxbury Barre City Hartland Royalton Barre Town Highgate Rutland Bellows Falls Hinesburg Rutland Town Bennington Holland Saxtons River Photograph from History Day, in Washington D.C. Berlin Hubbardton Shaftsbury Bethel Island Pond Sharon Bolton Jericho Sheffield Bondville Johnson Shelburne Bradford Landgrove Shoreham Brandon Londonderry South Burlington Brattleboro Ludlow South Royalton Bristol Lyndon Springfield Brookfield Lyndonville St. Albans Brownington Mallets Bay St. Johnsbury Burke Manchester Starksboro Burlington Marshfield Stockbridge Calais Middlebury Stowe Cambridge Middletown Strafford Castleton Springs Swanton Photograph from this year’s Vermont History Expo! Castleton Milton Thetford Chelsea Montgomery Tunbridge Chester Montpelier Underhill Vernon Chittenden Morristown Vergennes Clarendon Morrisville Waits River Colchester Mount Holly Waitsfield Concord Newbury Wallingtord Cornwall Newport Wardsboro Craftsbury North Clarendon Warren Danville North Danville Waterbury Derby Northfield Waterford Dover Norwich Weathersfield East Burke Orwell West Fairlee East Middlebury Pittsfield West Windsor East Montpelier Pittsford Weston East Poultney Plainfield White River Enosburgh Plymouth Junction Essex Pomfret Whitingham Essex Junction Poultney Williston Fair Haven Pownal Winhall Fairfax Proctor Winooski Fairlee Putney Wolcott Georgia Quechee Woodford Gilman Randolph Woodstock Glover Richford Worcester A couple admires the Weathervane, at the unveiling on December 7, 2007.
32 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 Vermont Historical Society 2008 Annual Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 2007-2008 VOLUNTEERS We thank our 150+ volunteers who donate their time, talents and energy on behalf of the Vermont Historical Society. Your dedication means more than lending a helping hand to the staff and our projects and programs. It means that because of you, we have the impact and the outreach of a much larger organization. We couldn’t do it without you.
Lucille Aja Dennis DeBevec George Johnson Ralph Peterson Ann Albee Carol Decoteau Diane Kemble Eric Peterson Dorothy Anderson Johanna Dommke Ronald Krauth Rudolph Polli W. Thomas Anderson Cindy Donlon Anita Krauth Andrew Pregent Charles Ballantyne William Doyle Steven Kung Mark Raymond Hedi Ballantyne Jamie Duggan Frank Lackey Christina Reeves Ernest Bancroft John Dumville Karen Lane Garrett Riggs Barbara Baraw Art Edelstein John Lawe Geoffrey Roberts Barb Barber Anita Ellero Margaret Lillie Anita Rogers William Barry Barbara Ellingson Jen Linck Nelda Rossi Virginia Barry Beth Erdey Georgeana Little Leslie Rowell Jane Belcher Kate Evans William Lizotte Christian Savoia Ethan Bisbee Mitchell Evans Rose Lorenzini David Schutz Celine Blais Troy Evans Charles Love Bruce Shields Ingrid Boette Ruth Finn Wendy Love Paul Silver J. David Book Olive Franzi William Lowe Brooke Still Marianne Book Paul Fraser Sigrid Lumbra Charlie Still Blanche Bousquet Hollie Friot Dot Lyon Dallas Still Mary Pat Brigham Alan Fusonie Karen Madden Robbie Still Jeanne Brink Jon Gailmor Susan Martin Margaret Tamulonis William Brown Ronald Gallas Stephen Martin Lynn Thayer Rowly Brucken Marjorie Garfield Jon Mathewson Georgia Valentine Marlene Bryant John Gilligan Patricia McDonald Marcie Vallette Prudence Burnes Elizabeth Gilligan Hugh McIntyre Marilyn Wallace Melissa Campbell Joanne Goodnow Eleanor McIntyre Portia Wampler Mariah Carlson-Kirigin Jeffrey Graham Judith Miller Hannah Weisman Clara Carlson-Kirigin Loraine Granai Virginia Milne Allen Wilder John Carnahan Sean Greaney Priscilla Minkin Jackie Wilder Mary Carnahan Leslie Haines Adelaide Minott Melissa Wilson Donald Carrigan Bill Haines Keith Minsinger Nathaniel Wiltzen Joanna Caserta Edith Harding Julianne Monty Regina Winters David Chambers Dwight Harrington Patricia Moore Jaqueline Wren Susan Cliff Bernadette Harrington Caitlin Morrill Paul Zeller Sandra Collins Leslie Hasker Robert Murphy Sally Zeller Brandie Coolidge Paul Heller Kirstin Nyquist Eileen Corcoran Geoffrey Hicks Kerri O’Connor Eulie Costello Jean Hnylka Chris O’Donnell Amy Cunningham Margaret Hutchins Priscilla Page Peter Davis Mark Isabelle Giovanna Peebles Joanne Davis Timothy Jerman Stephen Perkins Thank You !
ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008 33 OUR MISSION
The Vermont Historical Society engages both Vermonters and “Vermont- ers at heart” in the exploration of our state’s rich heritage. Our purpose is to reach a broad audience through our outstanding collections, statewide out- reach, and dynamic programming. We believe that an understanding of the past changes lives and builds better communities.
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