Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program

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The Ethan Allen Homestead hosts many educational programming opportunities. For a comprehensive listing, visit their website at www.ethanallenhomestead.org email: info@ethanallenhomestead.org phone: 802.865-4556

Programs in this Series

Format: 2024-03-19
Format: 2024-03-19
Our Songs Remember - 03/17/2024
From Ethan Allen Homestead: Our Songs Remember is a combination lecture and performance focusing on the ways in which the Abenaki oral traditions of storytelling and music play a part in the preservation of our indigenous ways. Incorporating...
God Save Benedict Arnold - 02/18/2024
For more than two centuries, Benedict Arnold’s name has been synonymous with traitor. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat. Award-winning historian and novelist Jack Kelly will explore why Arnold, who became the most brilliant of warriors...
Stories That Shaped Us - Tales of Vermont’s Queen City - 01/21/2024
Local author, historian, and tour guide Thea Lewis offers a look at life in Burlington through the years, via stories filled with mystery, tragedy, and humor. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
Vermont Allegiance During the Revolutionary War with Benjamin Anderson - 11/18/2023
Presented by Benjamin Anderson, University of Edinburgh PhD candidate. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
Combined Operations in the Civil War with Robert Grandchamp - 10/15/2023
Presented by Robert Grandchamp, Civil War historian. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
Remembering Remember Baker with Bob Tegart - 09/17/2023
Presented by Bob Tegart, Bennington Historical Society. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
Writing Historical Fiction with Angela Moody - 08/20/2023
Presented by Angela Moody, author. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
Holocaust History and its Connections in Vermont with the Vermont Holocaust Memorial - 07/16/2023
Presented by the Vermont Holocaust Memorial. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
An Intimate History of the Ethan and Fanny Allen Family in Burlington 1787-1789 with Glenn Fay - 06/25/2023
Presented by Glenn Fay, author of “Hidden History of Burlington”. For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
The Archaeology of the Ethan Allen Homestead: Thousands of Artifacts & Questions Unanswered with Niels Rinehart - 04/16/2023
Niels Rinehart describes various artifacts found at the Ethan Allen Homestead.For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org
Burlington's Black Trailblazers, 1790-1860 with Elise Guyette - 03/19/2023
From the Ethan Allen Homestead: Through a series of vignettes, Dr. Guyette introduces the lives and work of some of these early Burlingtonians, whose stories have been absent from the historical narratives as the town changed from village to city to...
Why We Should Blame New England’s Fish for Capitalism with Zachary Bennett - 02/19/2023
From the Ethan Allen Homestead: Norwich University professor Zachary Bennett explores the important role nature played in the 18th century, (rather than decisions of the people), for society’s transition to capitalism. Debates and protests...
Feeding the Homestead: Fanny's Garden by Tom Sharpley - 11/20/2022
From the Ethan Allen Homestead: The Ethan Allen Homestead’s head gardener, Tom Sharpley, discusses the accomplishments of Ethan’s wife, Frances (Fanny), Vermont’s first known native botanist and her collection of flowers at UVM...
History May Be Over, but It Is Not Complete - 10/16/2022
From the Ethan Allen Homestead: “Who determines ‘true’ history?” Former EAHM executive director Dan O’Neil explores how history is written and why some narratives are told while others are silenced. For more information...
Dressing the 18th-century Working Woman with Skye Makaris - 09/18/2022
From the Ethan Allen Homestead: This event is not just for the ladies! Revolutionary War buffs and artisan crafters won't want to miss this! Head of Historical Dress at the EAHM will broaden our perspective of this richly fascinating time (and...

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