Russell Collection of Vermontiana documented as living archive
Arlington's Martha Canfield Library hosts the George Russell Collection of Vermontiana a vast archive of books clippings ledgers diaries scrapbooks photographs graveyard lists and 25 000 names catalogued by James McCabe Mary Henning and Dorothy Krahmer. The collection grows through ongoing indexing and research with McCabe guiding Tuesday sessions and drawing on his memory to match requests from genealogists Ph D candidates or local researchers. The archive emphasizes Vermont histories biographies and the 25 000 personal names as the core record.
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Arlington
George Russell
Martha Canfield
James McCabe
Mary Henning
Dorothy Krahmer
Russell
McCabe
West Arlington
Norma Rockwell
Jim
Pbs
Sandgate
Vermont
David Crofut
Mary Lou Thomas
East Arlington
David
Crofut
New England
Crowfoot
Arlington Area
German measles counted among Seabrook demonstrators in N H
At Manchester armory about 650 protesters are held as hearings loom on trespass at the $2 billion Seabrook nuclear site. Rand Wilson of Brookline Mass was diagnosed with German measles but tests were incomplete. Authorities probe potential pregnancy risks and release on recognizance for those pregnant. The state court refused immediate release. civil liberties suits set for Monday.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Seabrook
Rand Wilson
Brookline
Mass
Manchester
New Hampshire
Health and Welfare
Robert Whalen
Wilson
Manchester Armory
Maj
Frederick Klose
Adjutant General’s Office
Klose
George Tosatti
Catholic Medical Center
Thomas Packard
School Health
New Hampshire Medical Society
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Clamshell Alliance
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court
Vermont Yankee leaks radioactive waste into Connecticut River
State officials learned of March 26 radioactive discharge from Vermont Yankee into the Connecticut River. PSB Chairman Saudek announced an immediate investigation, noting details were sketchy from a report dated April 26 to the NRC. Vermont Yankee already paid $30,000 for two prior discharges in 1975 and 1976, treated as water pollution violations.
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PSB
Vermont Yankee
Saudek
Vermont Environmental Conservation Agency
Isee
Vermont
Vermont revives Green Up Day with Arbor Day tie
Gov Richard Snelling and officials plan a 375 mile helicopter tour as Green Up Day returns to Vermont. The event draws thousands to roads and riverbanks to remove winter debris, reviving a 1970 tradition once called its spring facelift and now linked to Arbor Day with tree plantings at the State House and Agriculture Building.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Vermont
Sstate
Environmenth
Snelling
Deane
Davis
State House
Edward Eurich
State Agriculture Building
Snelling vetoes Samaritan bill in Vermont
Governor Richard Snelling vetoed a House Senate bill that would limit Good Samaritan civil liability protections. The veto stops a provision restricting protection to volunteers with Red Cross advanced first aid and CPR or certified EMTs, citing reliance on noncertified volunteers.
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Senate
Bers
American Red Cross
Snelling
From birches to beads at Berlin's Cowee company
Berlin New York features W J Cowee Inc a long standing birch wood crafts factory in Taconic Valley near Route 22 Berlin employing 150 across three generations since 1898. The plant processes white birch logs into blue eggs painted ovals green balls spear shaped pins brown loops and wooden beads with a pollution free claim for the Little Hoosick River and a note on economic relief in a low mood region. Continued on Page 5.
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Berlin
N.Y
Robert Frost
Route 22
W.J. Cowee Inc
W.J. Cowee
Little Hoosick River
Willis Judson
W.J.) Cowee
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures
Cooler and wetter conditions are forecast with chances of showers Saturday and Sunday. Highs stay in the 50s Saturday with night lows in the 30s to near 40, while Sunday climbs to around 50.
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Judson Brown
Roy
Yankee
Cowee Company
By Susan Hall
Allen F. Gutermuth, JR
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!