History Lectures
A History of Shelburne Shipyard
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesBrian Knight, architectural historian and preservation planner, is here with the Shelburne Historical Society for a special historical presentation tracing the tale of the Shelburne shipyard from the earliest steamboats through World War Two's manufacture of subchasers to the recent investigations of shipwrecks in Shelburne harbor. An enrapturing voyage into local history that you won't…
Battle of Cedar Creek Talk
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesHistory buffs rejoice! Historian Michael Soules presents the key role Vermonters played in this pivotal civil war battle. So much so that a Cedar Creek State room was dedicated in Montpelier! Other topics will include Shenandoah Valley, how and why the battle drastically changed throughout the day, the Halt, Sheriden's Ride, Belle Grove, and Lincoln's…
Shelburne Farms: How a Private Estate Became a Public Resource
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesGet a slice of local history this Thursday with memoirist Marilyn Webb Neagley. She'll read from her book Attic of Dreams and share her challenging and exciting early years as president of Shelburne Farms during its formative years. Audience questions are encouraged! Copies of the books will be for sale and signing courtesy of The…
Shelburne Stories: A Pictorial History (Encore Presentation)
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesJoin historian David Boucher as he shares a historical detective story, discovering a lost farm. He will also introduce us to the newly launched Shelburne Historical Website and give a tour of the new on-line collections space, where he will present the first of many stories about how Shelburne developed as our home and community.…
Jack Mayer Author Talk: How Did Germany’s Weimar Republic Become the Third Reich?
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesDefeated, humiliated, and in chaos, Germany after World War I was imperiled by leftist revolution and right-wing violence. Jack Mayer recounts the origins of the Third Reich through the story of Ernst Werner Techow, a member of the para-military Free Corps and the murderous Organization C, who was recruited into a clandestine assassination network trying…
Second Thursday Lecture Series: “For Enduring Peace We Need Civil Rights”: Vermont and the Civil Rights Movement
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United StatesPamela Walker is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Vermont. Her work examines motherhood, activism, benevolence, and political consciousness in 1960s-era social movement networks. Her talk will illuminate the overlooked role of pacifist Vermont women in the civil rights movement and the connections they forged across race, class and distance with rural Black…
Canceled Lectures from History: The Siege of Moses Pierson Blockhouse
In 1778, a skirmish took place between a small force of colonists and a British raiding party in Shelburne, VT. Known as the Battle of Pierson's Blockhouse, the battle caused the death of Barnabus Barnum, one of the original Green Mountain Boys. Join us as Brennan Gauthier, a newly appointed Shelburne Historical Society board member,…
Uncover Notre Dame’s Post-Fire Secrets
Join us in historic Town Hall for an exclusive look inside the hidden world of one of the world’s most iconic cathedrals. In the wake of the devastating 2019 fire, researchers gained unprecedented access to areas of Notre Dame never before studied, uncovering secrets of its medieval construction that were undocumented for centuries. Discover how…