Early Bennington lecture on the town's first century
Joseph Parks will discuss Early Industries in Bennington at Park McCullough House Sunday Nov 16 at 4 p.m. The talk covers the 1760s to 1860s including mills, blacksmithing, potash, linen, maple sugar, and the shift from water to steam power, concluding with the Big Mill in 1864. All welcome.
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Bennington
Joseph Parks
Park- McCullough
Parks
Bennington County
Shires of
Bennington Banner
Bennington Museum
Bennington Bicentennial Committee
England
Albany
Hoosac
Vermont
Walloomsac
Roaring Branch
Barney Brook
Park- McCullough House
John G. McCullough II
Park-McCullough House Association
David Scribner
Briggs Perkins Wedding Ceremony in Springfield Mass
Mary K. Perkins daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Glover of Bennington became the bride of Ronald J Briggs son of Mr and Mrs Richard E Briggs last Saturday at Holy Name Church in Springfield with Rev John Koonz officiating.
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Springfield
Mass
Mary K. Perkins
Woodlawn St
John E. Glover
Bennington
Ronald J. Briggs
Sunridge Drive
Richard E. Briggs
Holy Name Church
John Koonz
Engagement of Nancy Grimaldi and Allan Wills
The engaged couple includes maid of honor Nancy J. Grimaldi and best man Allan Wills. The bride, with an associate degree in medical training from Springfield Technical Community College, works in Dr. J. W. Morgan’s Springfield office. The groom, employed at Hamilton Standard Division of United Technologies in Windsor Locks, studies at Springfield Technical Community College after attending Southeastern Massachusetts University.
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Nancy J. Grimaldi
Allan Wills
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
Dr. J. W. Morgan
Hamilton Standard
United Technologies Corp
Windsor Locks
Southeastern Massachusetts University
Lefebvre Raetz Engagement Announced for North Adams Couple
Mr and Mrs Richard Lefebvre of 41 Taft Street North Adams announce the engagement of their daughter Lisa Marie to Terrence M Raetz son of Mr and Mrs Otto Raetz of Ladd Road Pownal The bride to be is a 1975 Drury High School graduate employed at Adams Nursing Home in Williamstown The fiancé is a 1973 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate employed by Jard Co A May 8 wedding is planned.
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North Adams
Mass
Richard L. Lefebvre
Taft St
Lisa Marie
Terrence M. Raetz
Otto Raetz
Ladd Road
Pownal
Drury High School
Williamstown
Adams Nursing Home
Jard Co
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Hunter Safety Training at Vermont Armory Instructors Guide Pupils
Bruce Lackey of the Vermont National Guard teaches John Ellis proper gun use during a Hunter Firearm Safety Training program at the state armory. Instructors include Mr and Mrs John Anderson Neil Trembley Peter Percy Gale Harrington and Robert Reynolds Sr. The program covers firearms knowledge ammunition shooting hunter responsibility survival first aid and wildlife management.
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Bruce Lackey
Vermont National Guard
John Ellis
State Armory
John Anderson
Neil Trembley
Peter Percy
Gale Harrington
Robert Reynolds
Plain Dirt Gardeners Meet for Busy Session
The November Plain Dirt Gardeners meeting at Mrs. Jay Zwynenburgs began at 8 a.m. with breakfast for 33 attendees. Business followed with a budget reading, thanks for floral arrangements at Park-McCullough House, and notes on the conservation list for Vermont.
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Plain Dirt Gardeners
Jay Zwynenburg
William Castle
Alfred Thibodeau
Vermont
Manchester
Harold Boswell
Southern Vermont Art Center
Philip Giddings
Gun history talk at Bennington Museum Sloane Room
Eugene Kosche, curator at Bennington Museum, presents an illustrated lecture on firearms history tonight at 7:30 in the Sloane Room. The talk covers the development and use of pieces on display in the A Call to Arms exhibit and notes early America’s mass production methods and DuPont powder origins. The event is free to the public. The next meeting is the Christmas Workshop at the Old Academy Library on Dec. 16.
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Eugene Kosche
Bennington Museum
Sloane
Kosche
U.S
America
DuPont Company
Forbush
Way
Old Academy Library
Old Bennington
Bennington Cosmetologists Aid Rescue Squad Drive
Dolores Chalifoux presented a donation check on behalf of the Bennington Vermont Cosmetologists Association to Bernie Bourgeois of the Bennington Rescue Squad. Proceeds came from a National Beauty Salon Week food sale with participation from Barbara's Beauty Boutique Ceil's Beauty Shop Eva's Beauty Salon Gail's Beauty Boutique Hair Fashions by Dolores Peggy Maclay's Beauty Shop Marge's Beauty Nook Powder Box Priscilla's Beauty Shoppe Ranch Beauty Shop and Mabel Stewart's Beauty Shop.
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Dolores Chalifoux
Bennington
Vermont Cosmetologists Association
Bernie Bourgeois
Peggy Maclay
Marge
Powder Box
Priscilla
Ranch Beauty Shop
Mabel Stewart
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East Main Street
Capt
Samuel Robinson
Bennington Briefs
Bennington County Common Cause
St. Margaret Mary’s Church Hall
Route 7
Arlington
Putnam Hose
Methodist Church
Main Street
Mary Perkins Briggs
Lisa Marie Lefebvre
Lefebvre
Raetz
Shea Agency Inc
Andrick Studio
Ig Prr
Berkshire
Yee
Ane
Spring St. Williamstown
Beauty
Ae Eee UU
Bank America
CVA
Els
Sealy
Ea. Pe
Mastercharge
Bankamericard
Elm Street
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