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Historically Speaking Rutland TV Appearance

Posted on March 13, 2014 by vtdnp

We would like to dedicate this television appearance to Birdie MacLennan, our Project Director and Principal Investigator, who passed away earlier this week. For this television episode, and as with all else she did, she dedicated a great deal of … Continue reading →

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Vermont Papers Tell the Story of Solomon Northup

Posted on March 3, 2014 by vtdnp

While the Academy Award-winning film, 12 Years a Slave, has recently been the subject of articles in Vermont newspapers, stories about Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York State who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, first appeared … Continue reading →

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The Barre Telegram, Parte Italiana, and S. Pallavicini

Posted on February 10, 2014 by vtdnp

From 1898 to 1903, Henry C. Whitaker edited the Barre Evening Telegram, which will soon be available in Chronicling America. Barre was the center of Vermont’s thriving granite industry, with a significant population of Scottish and Italian immigrants, and the … Continue reading →

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