Past Times:
Stories from the Sheldon Museum

These articles written by Jan Albers, Executive Director of the Museum, first appeared in the Addison Independent.  They are part of the series Past Times: Stories from the Sheldon Museum appearing the first Thursday of each month.

To read an article, click on the title.

2008 Articles

• January, 2008 Of Clocks and Trains: the Life and Death of Joseph Dyar
• Feburary, 2008 Mill Girl’s Letters provide a Peek into Middlebury’s Industrial Past
• March, 2008 Lambing Time
• May, 2008 Mary Winchester’s War

2007 Articles

• January 18, 2007 “Old Newspapers Offer Look into Lives of County Citizens”
• February 8, 2007 “Love Lost Won”
• March 15, 2007 “Recent Snowstorm Recalls the Biggest Blizzard of Them All: The Storm of 1888”
• April, 2007 “Henry Sheldon’s Letters Illustrate the Bond Shared by Bibliophiles”
• May, 2007 “Ruth Freeman’s Perfect Wedding Gown”
• June, 2007 “Doctors, Do No Harm: Early Medical Training in Addison County”
• August, 2007 “The Improbable Story of William Porter and His Amazing Hospital”
• September, 2007 “The Little-known Story of a Central Spot in Middlebury”
• October, 2007 “Recent Derailment not the First: Old Trestle was site of 1893 Train Wreck”
• November, 2007 Addison County Christmas 1944

2006 Articles

• May 4, 2006  "Cornwall Couple Lives on through Art"
• June 1, 2006 "1919 Yearbook Shows Kids Haven't Changed That Much"
• July 6, 2006 "Museum Offers a Look into the Life of Local Jewel, Jessica Swift"
• August 3, 2006 "Old Guide Gives Insight into Vermont"
• September 7, 2006 "Magic Lantern Leads to Local History"
• October 5, 2006 "Grenfell Rug Survives Dog Team Fire"
• November 2, 2006 “Key Recalls Twisted Tale in Local Bank History”
• December 14, 2006 “Diary Gives Details of Holiday Chores”

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