Writing a weekly column on Vermont history for the Rutland Herald and The Times Argus is an interesting challenge for me.

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The Vermont state flag is turning 100 this year. With a simple blue background and the Vermont coat of arms emblazoned in the middle, the Vermont state flag has represented the state around the world ...

BENNINGTON -- Early Vermonters established laws and courts on the fly, often with little expertise and information to draw on, resulting in some funny stories and some appalling ones. Montpelier ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. "Creemee Stand" season has come to an end. The cold winds are on their way, but before memories of that last maple-coffee twist cone fade, we wanted to ...

The Vermont Historical Society announced on Thursday that it will construct a three-year oral history project chronicling Vermonters’ responses and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

Modern air travel is a hurry-up-and-wait situation: You dutifully show up two hours early to allow for check-in and getting through security. Then you plop down in a chair with a coffee and a ...

“Paul felt this structure, and the history of Vermont incorporated into this building, was a treasure that simply could not go away, so he undertook the fundraising to make is possible for the ...