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2021 Chittenden Historical Society Activities
Chittenden Historical Society, Inc.Although the Chittenden Historical Society building has been closed since March 2020, first by the pandemic and then for water quality considerations, we still managed to host a few events. • Memorial Day observance at Memorial Park – no singing this year, but notable addresses.• The July Ice Cream Social at the …
Historical Society Meets September 14th
The Chittenden Historical Society is so pleased to announce their first program of 2021 on Tuesday evening, September 14th, at 7:00 PM in the Grange Hall in North Chittenden. The Society will host Justin Lindholm, who will give a film presentation of the 1958 Opening Day at Killington Ski Area. Justin will add a short …
Ice Cream Social at North Chittenden Grange Hall
The Chittenden Historical Society is very happy to announce that we are again holding our annual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday evening, July 13th, at 7:00 PM. This year, the event will be at the Grange Hall on 3 Lower Middle Road in North Chittenden.The 2021 recipient of the Muzzy Davenport Award for demonstrated excellence …
Memorial Day Observance at the Monument
The Chittenden Historical Society is pleased to sponsor a Memorial Day Observance at Monument Park next to the Civil War Monument in Chittenden on Monday, May 31, at 10:00 AM. Several guest speakers have been engaged by Historical Society President Steve Welch. Gene Sargent will explain the reason the flag is folded into a triangle. …
Society Announces New Aquisitions
Despite our “office” being closed by the pandemic considerations, our collections have been improved by two significant donations. Bob Muzzy donated items related to the Barstow family. A little pamphlet contains the purpose and agreement of the Barstow Endowment Funds. Two copies of a leather-bound booklet of the “Frederic Duclos Barstow Foundation for American Samoa …
2020 Muzzy Davenport Winner
Even though Covid-19 social distancing restrictions and closure of town buildings deleted our Ice Cream Social this July, there IS, however, a Muzzy Davenport Award winner: Marko Svoren, son of Jan and Elana Svoren of Chittenden. For his eighth-grade history project, Marko chose to write a paper about Chittenden resident Merald Paul Clark, known …
Patience, Progress, and Dinner
Restoration and renovation of the Chittenden Grange Hall has taken a long time. Several phases of the project can be found on this site under the Projects heading. Included in this article are some recent photos. A short history: In 2000, members of the Chittenden Historical Society approached the Chittenden Select Board about restoration of …
Bake Sale Thank You
Thank you to all who participated in the Chittenden Historical Society Town Meeting Bake Sale. Bake sales are our major fund-raiser for our activities, most of which are open to the community, and we appreciate the community support. This year baked goods were plentiful and more varied than ever. A surprise item was homemade dog …
2020 Town Meeting Bake Sale
What is Town Meeting without a bake sale? Come visit with us on Town Meeting Day at the bake sale in the Town Clerk’s office. We promise to have lots of pies, cakes, bread, and other goodies. Whether you are baking or just buying, we’d love to see you. This year we are also offering …
March 7, 2020 Town Meeting Bake Sale
10 am til 7 pm in Town Office
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