Within a week of Memorial Day, 2013, Jim Fouts of the 18th Vermont Regiment, a statewide historic preservation group, walked the rows of the Greenwood Cemetery on a drizzly Tuesday, May 21, morning. He searched for those who served their … Continue reading
1860’s clothing program part of anniversary effort Corsets, hoop skirts, and bonnets, oh my! A special presentation in the St. Albans Historical Museum’s Bliss Room on Wednesday night brought area residents back in time, thanks to a program on Civil War-era … Continue reading
There are at least two good reasons why you may want to attend an unusual presentation being offered here next month. Either you’re curious about period clothing and have never had the opportunity to hear an expert on the subject, … Continue reading
Area artists have received a call to participate in next year’s St. Albans Raid 150th Anniversary Commemoration. The plan calls for a 2014 pictorial calendar, filled with local artists renderings, to tell the story of the northernmost action of the … Continue reading
The Vermont Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has designated the commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the St. Albans Raid as its “Signature Event” for 2014. The designation is a significant boost for organizers and for promotion of St. Albans, which … Continue reading
The St. Albans Historical Museum on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 officially unveiled its new Civil War murals with the artists’ son in attendance. The three, four-by-8-foot, murals depicting a battle between North and South, was the final work of Sol … Continue reading
The 150th anniversary of The St. Albans Raid (the northernmost and perhaps most unusual action of the Civil War) takes place in St. Albans, Vt. in Sept. 2014 and you’re invited! Those with family in the St. Albans and surrounding … Continue reading
Coming up over a hill bringing up the rear of a blanket of troopers, all on horseback and four-wide sent chills down Robin Severy’s spine. It gave her a real sense how it would feel to have been part of … Continue reading
Nearly 250 years after the northern-most battle of the Civil War unfolded on the streets of St. Albans, some of the town’s students this week caught a glimpse of the infamous St. Albans Raid. Guided by Civil War re-enactor Jim … Continue reading
Entering the Smith Room at the St. Albans Historical Museum is like stepping back in time, into a home in the 1800s. There are elaborated dresses on sewing forms, incredible photos of mansions lost to the Depression years later, even a vase … Continue reading
