Thursday, March 29, 2012

Cavendish Civil War: Congressional Medal of Honor

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The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force, which can be bestowed upon an individual s...
Friday, March 2, 2012

Civil War History: Disease the primary killer

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Among Cavendish’s Civil War soldiers (173), the fatalities were more often caused by disease than the battle itself. Ten died in battle, but...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Civil War History: Was Cavendish Part of the Underground Railroad?

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If you ask many in Cavendish about whether the Underground Railroad (UGRR) went through Cavendish, you will hear stories of various houses o...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Scribbler Winter 2012

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Happy New Year! Annual Meeting As we begin this New Year, the Cavendish Historical Society starts a new tradition of holding its annual meet...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Tree at the Museum Comes Down

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After numerous discussions by the Historical Society Board, it was agreed that the tree next to the Museum had to come down. Large limbs wer...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Cavendish Historical Society Annual Meeting Feb. 12

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The Annual Meeting for the Cavendish Historical Society has been changed from October to February. This year’s meeting will take place on Fe...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Benjamin F. Giddings Personal Military and Civil History

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The Cavendish Historical Society has recently received, from the Brattleboro Historical Society, materials relating to Benjamin F. Giddings....