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Glimpse of the Past #16: Lost Covered Bridges of Orleans County, Vermont

Glimpse of the Past #16: Lost Covered Bridges of Orleans County, Vermont

by Drew Bush | Mar 5, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past

Our sixteenth “Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle mourned the tragic loss of the old covered bridge in Troy, Vermont on February 6, 2021 by digging into our archives for other lost covered bridges from Orleans County. Images include: (1)...
Glimpse of the Past #15: Coventry, Vermont

Glimpse of the Past #15: Coventry, Vermont

by Drew Bush | Mar 5, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past

Our fifteenth “A Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle featured historical photos of Coventry, Vermont in the early 1900s. These images include: (1) The Old Schoolhouse in Coventry Village. (2) A Birdseye view of Coventry with cleared hillsides....
Glimpse of the Past #14: West Charleston, Vermont

Glimpse of the Past #14: West Charleston, Vermont

by Drew Bush | Mar 5, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past

Our fourteenth “Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle took readers to the Town of West Charleston, Vermont through the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village’s Alexander Postcard Collection. The images include: 1) Upper Main Street in...
Glimpse of the Past #13: Orleans County Barn Raising

Glimpse of the Past #13: Orleans County Barn Raising

by Drew Bush | Mar 5, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past

Our thirteenth “A Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle featured a barn raising (presumed to be in Orleans County), a sawmill near Holland Pond (early 1900’s) and the Brownington Center Store and Town Clerk’s Office (also early...
Glimpse of the Past #12: Orleans, Vermont High School Class Trip

Glimpse of the Past #12: Orleans, Vermont High School Class Trip

by Drew Bush | Mar 5, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past

Our twelfth “Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle featured a collection of photographs from Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harris that include a class trip to Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. by students from Barton Landing (now Orleans) High School. Mr....
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Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village

109 Old Stone House Road
Brownington, Vermont 05860
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