History

From Patricia Araujo:

Host Patricia Araujo discusses a problem with PayPal and how to avoid it.

For more information visit: www.travelingforhistory.com

From Preservation Burlington and Bill Mares:

Bill Mares started making his own beer 45 years ago, when homebrewing was illegal and there were no microbreweries in America. Today there are over 7,000 such breweries nationwide, and Vermont has the highest percentage of breweries per capita in the country. Mares has written three editions of “Making Beer,” and fathered Vermont’s brewpub-enabling law in the 1980s.

In this presentation, Mares will offer a short history of beer itself, and discuss the American beer revolution, Vermont’s small but significant contribution, and his co-ownership of a brewery.

The North Star Community served as a gathering place -- and beer hall -- for generations of German-American Old North End residents, and is an ideal location for a talk on the history and culture of Vermont beer making, and consumption.

This program is made possible by a grant from the Vermont Humanities Council's Speakers Bureau. 

Learn more at: www.preservationburlington.org/calendar/from-homebrew-to-the-house-of-fermentology

From Ethan Allen Homestead:

Masonry has always been a presence in the Green Mountain State. From the first settlers to the present, Vermont Masons have made a difference in their communities. Ira Allen, Thomas Chittenden, and other Vermont founders were members of this fraternity. Join Robert Grandchamp, historian and past Master of Mt. Mansfield Lodge #26, for a riveting talk on this fascinating subject and how Masonry helped shape the early history of the Green Mountain State.

For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org

From the organizer:

Richard Reeves is President of the American Institute for Boys and Men, an organization with a mission to raise awareness of the problems of boys and men and advocate for effective solutions. His 2022 book, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It, was described as a "landmark" in The New York Times and named a book of the year by both The Economist and The New Yorker. He is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, where he previously directed the Future of the Middle-Class Initiative and the Center on Children and Families.

This event is the result of shared leadership, commitment, and funding from a broad range of partners in Vermont’s philanthropic and post-secondary education communities. Our partners have worked together over the past year to make this evening possible and to support important conversations about the experiences of boys and young men in our state. 

Other speakers include Dan Smith, Joyce Judy, and Suresh Garimella.

This event was presented by the Richard E. and Deborah L. Tarrant Foundation, and The Vermont Community Foundation, more information is available at www.reevesvt24.org.