Past Times:
Stories from the Sheldon Museum

These articles written by Jan Albers, Executive Director of the Museum, first appeared in the Addison Independent.  They are part of the series Past Times: Stories from the Sheldon Museum appearing the first Thursday of each month.

To read an article, click on the title.

2010 Articles

• February, 2010 Emma Hart Seymour and Philip Battell: A Middlebury Love Story
• April, 2010, The Oldest House in Middlebury

2009 Articles

• March, 2009 College’s Atwater Commons Building is Steeped in Middlebury History
• April, 2009 Sylvia and Charity: a Vermont Love Story for the Ages
• May, 2009 Church Steeple Boasts 200 Years of History
• June, 2009 1909: The Champlain Tercentenary
• September 2009:Salisbury Man Founded Sheldon Museum 125 Years Ago
• October 2009 Solomon Jewett: The Shepherd of Spirits
• December 2009 A 19th Century Christmas Was Quite Different Than Now

2008 Articles

• January, 2008 Of Clocks and Trains: the Life and Death of Joseph Dyar
• Feburary, 2008 Mill Girl’s Letters Provide a Peek into Middlebury’s Industrial Past
• March, 2008 Lambing Time
• May, 2008 Mary Winchester’s War
• July, 2008 Shepard Family Played Town Hall Theatre
• August, 2008 19th Century Lithograph Offers a Bird’s Eye View of Vergennes
• September, 2008 Of Marble and Men
• November, 2008 “May I Have Your Autograph?”
• December, 2008 A Look at Late 1960 Shows Changes, but also Similarities
   

2007 Articles

• January 18, 2007 Old Newspapers Offer Look into Lives of County Citizens
• February 8, 2007 Love Lost  Won
• March 15, 2007 Recent Snowstorm Recalls the Biggest Blizzard of Them All: The Storm of 1888
• April, 2007 Henry Sheldon’s Letters Illustrate the Bond Shared by Bibliophiles
• May, 2007 Ruth Freeman’s Perfect Wedding Gown
• June, 2007 Doctors, Do No Harm: Early Medical Training in Addison County
• August, 2007 The Improbable Story of William Porter and His Amazing Hospital
• September, 2007 The Little-known Story of a Central Spot in Middlebury
• October, 2007 Recent Derailment not the First: Old Trestle was site of 1893 Train Wreck
• November, 2007 Addison County Christmas 1944

2006 Articles

• May 4, 2006  Cornwall Couple Lives on through Art
• June 1, 2006 1919 Yearbook Shows Kids Haven't Changed That Much
• July 6, 2006 Museum Offers a Look into the Life of Local Jewel, Jessica Swift
• August 3, 2006 Old Guide Gives Insight into Vermont
• September 7, 2006 Magic Lantern Leads to Local History
• October 5, 2006 Grenfell Rug Survives Dog Team Fire
• November 2, 2006 Key Recalls Twisted Tale in Local Bank History
• December 14, 2006 Diary Gives Details of Holiday Chores

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