Please also check
the Cavendish VT Facebook page for photo albums of various CHS activities.
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| Indian Stones mark the birth of Captive Johnson in Cavendish. |
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
September
8 (Sunday): Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk. The talk
portion begins at 2 pm. We will be walking out to the site of the accident,
which is approximately ¾ of a mile from the Museum. Comfortable shoes are
recommended.
October
13 (Sunday): In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, CHS will
present a talk on the First Peoples of the Okemo Valley, 2 pm. Location is
still pending. This is the last day the Museum will be open for the season.
WHAT
WE’VE BEEN DOING
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| Dave and Bruce working on the steps. |
MUSEUM:
Thank
you so much to Dave Gallagher who did an incredible job in the renovation and
restoration of the Museum steps and to Bruce McEnanney who assisted with the
project. The doors are almost finished. Both the doors and steps should be
painted later this month.
We have been making calls trying to find
someone to repair the slate roofs of both the Museum and Stone Church. So far
we’ve been unable to find someone. If you know of anyone that can help with
this project, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com
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| Coolidge Homestead |
• The third graders are studying “then
and now” will be visiting the Calvin Coolidge
Homestead; taking a trip to the Tings Farm after reading Sandra Stearns book “Field
Hill Farm;” and will make their own “chalk boards” and learn about canning by
making bread and butter pickles.
• The 4th grade will be
maintaining the flower bed in front of the school as part of a new CHS program.
• The 5th grade will spend
Sept. 17 honoring Constitution Day at the Museum
• The 6th grade is participating
in RiverSweep and helping with fall lawn choirs for various community members.
As part of “Preserving and Serving,” CTES
students are helping to take care of important town landmarks as well as
assisting community members who need help. If you know of a community member
who could use assistance with fall chores, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com
It was a short but sweet season this
year, but thanks to the generosity of Betty and Bruce McEnanney’s blueberry
picking fundraiser, the 6th graders will be going to Sturbridge
Village on Oct. 30. This is a wonderful opportunity for students and every year
we learn something new. Some of the canning techniques we learned last year we
will be teaching the 3rd graders this month. Thank you Betty and
Bruce!!
ARCHAEOLOGY: Since September is Archaeology month, several
people asked if there would be an open house at the SCHEP project that CHS is involved with in West Haven, VT. Currently
no event has been scheduled but if that changes we will send out a notice. Starting
in late September, we anticipate volunteers will once again be working in the
lab with this project at Castletown University.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: If you have questions or wish to volunteer with
CHS, please call 802-226-7807, e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com
