CHS is pleased to announce the start of
a new facebook page-Phineas Gage Cavendish.
On Sept ember 13,
1848 Phineas Gage, a foreman, was working with his crew excavating rocks in
preparing the bed for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Cavendish. An
accidental explosion of a charge he had set blew his tamping iron through his
head. It entered under the
left cheek bone and exited through the top of the head. The rod, covered with
brains and blood, was found approximately 30 yards from the site of the
accident. Thus began the first documented case of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
in the medical literature.
Since Gage continues
to be of interest, and is still being studied, the Historical Society receives
many inquiries about him. This new Facebook page is a place to continue the
discussion, hopefully to obtain new information and separate fact from fiction
where possible. So be part of the discussion and “like us” at the Phineas Gage
Cavendish Facebook page.
This Sunday, June 2, is the first day of the CHS Museum season.
With so many different activities underway at CHS, not all of the exhibits have
been finalized. The Museum will now be open every Sunday from 2-4 pm until
Columbus weekend. Arrangements for tours of the Museum can be made at other times by
calling 802-226-7807 or e-mailing margoc@tds.net
To inquiries about the Solzhenitsyn exhibit. There
will be a summer exhibit at the Museum this season, with the permanent exhibit
at the Stone Church hopefully established by the summer of 2014. We will have
the Stone Church open on July 6, as part of Summer Fest and again on July 27,
as part of the Town Wide Tag Sale.
Summer Fest is July 6, and once again there will be a
chance to get the best hosta at the lowest price in town. More to follow.
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