by Drew Bush | Mar 2, 2021 | History From Farther North
Our first column with The North Star Monthly featured the story of Cryus Homer, a slave of Timothy Hinman who constructed the famed Hinman Settler Road. Click to read Homer’s story as told by Mahala Nyberg, our Associate Director of Collections and Programs....
by Drew Bush | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog
February is Black History Month, so Alexander Lucius Twilight might especially be on your mind right now. At the Old Stone House, we strive to share the story of Mr. Twilight year round and not just during the month of February. Locally we celebrate Twilight for...
by Drew Bush | Feb 24, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past
In our second “Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle, we presented a photo showing the Town of Orleans, Vermont Concert Band during the town’s 1920 Centennial Celebration. This photograph was taken by noted Orleans photographer Mack Derrick...
by Drew Bush | Feb 24, 2021 | Glimpse of the Past
In our first Glimpse of History with The Barton Chronicle, we presented a mystery photo, suspected to be part of a little store that was once in Irasburg, Vermont. This copy was found by Theresa Perron upstairs in the Pierce Pharmacy Building in Barton, Vermont. We...
by Drew Bush | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog
Have you had trouble accessing high-speed Internet during the Covid19 pandemic when you need it? When you pull into the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village’s guest parking lot at 109 Old Stone House Road now you can do more than park for a visit. Thanks to a...
