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SUMMARY:Shelburne's Celebration of the Declaration of Independence
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We will be visited by time travelers\, members of the Declaration Committee (including Thomas Jefferson\, John Adams\, and Benjamin Franklin)\, who will explain why independence was necessary and possible. We will also hear from men and women who experienced the trials of the Revolutionary War and the challenges of survival in the wilds of northern Vermont in the late 18th century. Lastly\, members of the Shelburne community will read the entire Declaration of Independence. With song\, humor\, and patriotic spirit\, we will commemorate the birth of the United States of America and the democratic form of governance.  \n 
URL:https://piersonlibrary.org/event/shelburnes-celebration-of-the-declaration-of-independence/
CATEGORIES:History
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SUMMARY:A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases: Connor Williams Author Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with author\, historian\, and Professor Connor Williams as he discusses his powerful new book\, A Promise Delivered. In 2020\, a bipartisan act of Congress created the Naming Commission and charged it with a historic mission: to rename nine of the U.S. military’s most prominent bases\, all of which had been named for Confederate leaders. Over twenty months\, the commission gathered input from tens of thousands of Americans and carefully examined the nation’s past to select new names that reflect its highest ideals. The result was a list of ten remarkable Americans\, individuals whose courage\, service\, and leadership embody the best of the country. Drawing on his firsthand experience as the commission’s lead historian\, Williams brings these figures to life\, from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Civil War surgeon Mary Walker to General Richard Cavazos. \nIn 2025\, the restoration of the original Confederate base names reignited national debate\, underscoring the ongoing struggle over how we remember and honor the past. A Promise Delivered offers a compelling and deeply human account of that effort\, one that invites us to reflect on history\, identity\, and the values we choose to uphold. Copies of the book will be available for purchase from our friends at the Flying Pig Bookstore.
URL:https://piersonlibrary.org/event/a-promise-delivered-ten-american-heroes-and-the-battle-to-rename-our-nations-military-bases-connor-williams-author-talk/
CATEGORIES:Author Talks,History
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SUMMARY:A Revolution Will Not be Tweeted (Historical Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:“We the People” are invited to a fascinating presentation exploring the history of printing during the American Revolution\, centered around an authentic old-style printing press. When the handwritten Declaration of Independence arrived at a local print shop on the evening of July 4\, 1776\, it was “mass produced” overnight\, though by today’s standards the process was anything but fast. Each copy was set entirely by hand\, one letter at a time\, carefully locked into a press bed and printed individually by hand. That same deliberate and intentional methodology used by early revolutionaries to spread the ideas of 1776 is still practiced today at A Revolutionary Press\, a working print shop in New Haven\, Vermont. During this presentation\, attendees will learn how the press’s mission\, deeply inspired by the Declaration of Independence\, guides its work to spark a different kind of revolution for the present and future by listening to and printing the words of today’s lesser-known radical and revolutionary thinkers. The presentation will be delivered by John Vincent\, Director of A Revolutionary Press\, and is offered free of charge thanks to our event partners\, Vermont Humanities and The Shelburne Historical Society.
URL:https://piersonlibrary.org/event/a-revolution-will-not-be-tweeted-historical-lecture/
CATEGORIES:History,History Lectures
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SUMMARY:Film Screening with the Shelburne Historical Society and Filmmaker Jay Craven: Lost Nation
DESCRIPTION:Here’s one for all the Ethan Allenheads: Jay Craven’s latest film\, Kingdom County Production’s Lost Nation\, tells the dual story of the Vermont founding father/rebel schemer and Lucy Terry Prince\, author of the first-known work of African American literature. See dirty Guilford politicians doing bad! Thrill to big-screen Green Mountain-boys action. Washington\, Hamiliton\, Chittenden\, the Allens (Ethan and Ira) –the gang’s all here! If you like indie-cinema-spirit and Revolutionary War era drama action\, you won’t want to miss Lost Nation. Jay Craven will be around for questions following the screening.
URL:https://piersonlibrary.org/event/film-screening-with-the-shelburne-historical-society-and-filmmaker-jay-craven-lost-nation/
CATEGORIES:Film Screenings,History
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SUMMARY:Lectures from History: The Siege of Moses Pierson Blockhouse
DESCRIPTION: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\, shares more about this small engagement and some of the archaeological discoveries found there.
URL:https://piersonlibrary.org/event/lectures-from-history-the-siege-of-moses-pierson-blockhouse/
CATEGORIES:History,History Lectures,Lectures
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