Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Jewish Community of Newport, Vermont

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The late Emily M. Nelson, in her 1977 book Frontier Crossroads: The Evolution of Newport Vermont , provides the following description of the...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Rosalie Harris, Who Lived Life Well and With Commitment

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 [Originally published in The Caledonian-Record .] Rosalie Harris, a pillar of the St. Johnsbury community and a personal mentor to many in...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

First Flight of Sam Senturia, an Airplane Mechanic During World War I

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Sam Senturia, World War I Jerome "Jerry" Senturia of Peacham shared a photo of the hand-typed description his father Sam (1896-194...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Farewell to Steve Crevoshay, April 7, 2021

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 [From the Caledonian-Record obituary , April 12, 2021. See note at end.] Steve Crevoshay died on April 7, 2021, surrounded by family. He h...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

"The Lost Mural": Videos of the Jewish Murals in Burlington, Vermont

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 The Vermont Historical Society recently made these videos available. "Originally in Chai Adam Synagogue on Hyde Street in Burlington, ...
Saturday, January 23, 2021

"Nate's": Christopher Ryan Describes the Opening of This Jewish-Owned Business in 1949

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[The following letter was presented by the Caledonian-Record of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on  January 9, 2021.] May 1949 – Nate’s Opens To the...
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Jewish Arrivals in Vermont After the Civil War: Cemetery Restoration

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There has been good documentation of the German Jews who began to arrive in Vermont's Slate Valley around 1868, establishing a Jewish co...