The halls of Proctor’s Wilson Castle are alive … with paranormal investigators
If the assembly of tents outside Wilson Castle on a mid-October night was any indicator, the old brick mansion’s reputation for being haunted is not without merit.
Map raises question: Was Charlotte once most of Vermont?
Was our town once an entire county?
The origins of the Charlotte Town Beach
An inquiry about our beach was received recently from Dick St. George posing several questions, including our inability to restrict beach access to Charlotte residents.
How will the ‘Flood of 2023’ rank in Vermont history?
The good news: Last week’s statewide storm was no match for Vermont’s “Great Flood of 1927,” a 36-hour downpour that economists estimate would have damaged up to $4 billion in property today.
An archeologist is like a historian with a trowel
If we historians wish to study a particular time period, there are often multiple sources we can consult.
Vermont Sampler Initiative launches statewide effort to document samplers
The Vermont Sampler Initiative has launched a statewide effort to locate, photograph and document all American samplers and related girlhood embroideries held in the public and private collections of Vermont.
District No. 9: A school district with a progressive history
The historical society has in its collection several notebooks of meeting notes from Charlotte’s historic school districts.
Once upon a time: A hockey team in Charlotte
Over 77 years ago, Charlotte came together as a community to build a hockey rink and cheer on the Charlotte Rockets, an amateur team who donned their white sweaters and hit the biscuit nearly every winter weekend — weather permitting.
Charlotte School #8 was known as the Mutton Hill School
In this article we identify Charlotte School #8, aka the Mutton Hill School, located on the west side of Route 7 (Ethan Allen Highway), just north of the entrance to the Charlotte Park & Wildlife Refuge.
A trip back to when Charlotte was a portal to the west
Ever wonder why Ferry Road takes such a sharp left turn as you are headed east shortly before you reach the ferry?
LaBerge and Leary: Volunteers with a grave commitment
Diane Leary thinks it may be genetic. That may be why she spends so much of her free time in cemeteries.
A history of the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Service
With the very real possibility that the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Service may change from a private, nonprofit organization…
History of Charlotte District Schools: School No. 7
William Wallace Higbee’s essays, collected in Around the Mountains, are often cited as a definitive source of town history.
Music of ‘Bright Star’ to light up Shelburne Town Hall
Enjoy a Broadway-style concert of the musical “Bright Star” in the historic Shelburne Town Hall
The history of Charlotte District Schools: School No. 6
In the days of the one-room schools, the parents and students were expected to shoulder the burden of hiring and boarding the teacher, and heating and maintaining the school.
Origins of educational philosophy found in Charlotte schoolhouse
It is not often a minor town can claim as a major icon a person who obtained his or her first step on the path to national notoriety in Charlotte.
In 1800s, families housed teachers during school year
“When I was old enough I was sent to the village school, which was taught by an old-time Irish ‘master’ (Mr. McNanly) … who, holding that to spare the rod was to spoil the child,
Thompson’s Point hasn’t always been so valuable
The 1.5-mile-long peninsula now known as Thompson’s Point is a valuable town-owned asset, but it has not always been so.
Charlotte History
Early in the history of Vermont, people placed a high value on education and developed an organization around one of the basic tenets of Vermont independence: local control.
History of Charlotte District Schools
As Charlotte became established, it made sense to divide the town into several school districts, each with its own school building, at a time when transportation around town most often was on foot.