Friday, May 28, 2010

Cavendish Historical Society Honoring the 1940s and WWII

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The Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) Museum opens on Sunday, May 30. As part of its 1940’s exhibit, CHS is inviting the community to share...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Upcoming Events: Gage Walking Tour/Grave Marker Cleaning Day

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The Cavendish Historical Society is sponsoring the following events in May: May 23 (Sunday): To mark the 150th anniversary of Phineas Gage...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Newsletter: Spring 2010

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150th Anniversary of Phineas Gage’s Death Horrible Accident: As Phineas P. Gage, a foreman on the railroad in Cavendish, was yesterday engag...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Young Historians: Easter and 1939

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During the 1930’s, children dyed eggs. Many kids in Cavendish would have used homemade dyes. Eggs would be placed in a pot with red onionski...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Young Historians: Street/Outside Games 1930s

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Spring is here! We want to celebrate with games that children of the 1930s played outside. They had names like “Mother May I;” SPUD or HALT;...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Young Historians: The Irish in Cavendish

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Happy St. Patrick's Day The Young Historians will be learning about the Irish in Cavendish, who started coming in the 1840s as a result ...
Monday, March 8, 2010

Young Historians: Town Meeting

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In the 1930’s Vermont held Town Meeting Day the first Tuesday in March. Everyone had off from work and the schools were closed. Voters met a...