ethan allen homestead

Host Mariah Riggs interviews Angie Grove, Executive Director of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum.

Step back in time to the 18th century at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum! Come see what everyday life was like on the New England frontier during and after the American Revolution. Museum admission includes access to exhibits, a guided tour of the restored 1787 Allen House, a 15-minute film on Revolutionary War veteran & Vermont founder Ethan Allen, a kid’s costume corner, tavern toys & games, and access to our recreated 18th century colonial garden. The Museum also hosts a gift shop featuring Vermont artisan products and historical books and toys.

Angie Grove is the Executive Director of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington, Vermont. Angie grew up in Washington State, and moved across the country twenty years ago to pursue her passion for Revolutionary War era history. Angie studied philosophy at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Virginia, and earned her master’s in history at UVM. In addition to her experience in history museums, Angie has also taught in both public and nonprofit education, and has participated in two archaeological digs in Europe. Angie lives in the New North End of Burlington with her spouse and two dogs and when she is not at the museum, she enjoys outdoor and traveling adventures.

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Presented by Dr. Margaret M. Bruchac, Professor Emerita of Anthropology & founder of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at University of Pennsylvania.

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On October 19th, 1864, a surprise attack by Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley at Cedar Creek appeared to be a solid victory for the South. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the Vermont’s 8th Regiment, the Union reclaimed the battlefield. Mike Soules will describe the role of the Vermonter in the battle, the consequences of the battle, as well as the significance of the Cedar Creek Room in our state capitol.

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Although plans for a huge new milk chocolate factory sparked keen interest in the Burlington community in 1917, few could have anticipated the remarkable story of hopes, setbacks, and perseverance that soon unfolded in Vermont's largest city. This richly illustrated lecture explores the physical and historical evidence associated with the curious social history of one of Burlington's most fascinating industrial heritage sites.

For over four decades, Professor Thomas Durant Visser of the University of Vermont History Department has been researching the history of Burlington, Vermont. In addition to nominating many historic properties and districts in the city to the National Register of Historic Places, he has guided students in his UVM historic preservation courses on a series of class research projects posted online as the Historic Burlington Project.

As an active member of the community, Tom Visser has served the City of Burlington as chair of the Design Review Board, chair of the Design Advisory Committee, and chair of the Historic Preservation Review Committee. He also served the State of Vermont by gubernatorial appointment as a District Environmental Commission member. He was a co-founder and board member of Preservation Burlington.

As a scholar, Professor Visser is the author of the award-winning book, Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings. His most recently published book, Porches of North America, examines the social history of this liminal architectural feature in the United States and Canada.

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