It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury apple cider making

#Middlebury By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD “By 1775 one out of every ten farms in New England owned and operated its own cider mill.” So states Ben Watson, author of a delightful volume ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Lake Quassapaug, Part II

#Middlebury #LakeQuassapaug By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On Sept. 8, 1946, the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper advertised that 15,000 people were expected at Quassapaug for the ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury: Lake Quassapaug – Part I

#Middlebury #LakeQuassapaug   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD When summer comes to Middlebury, thoughts of warm sunny days bring to mind water sports, beaches and fun times, all associated ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – The Benson family in WW I

#MIDDLEBURY #WWI By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD No one responded to last month’s request for information on Middleburians who served in World War I, but that it is not unusual. Called ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Remembering Middlebury’s WW I veterans

#MIDDLEBURY #VETERANS #WWI By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD As a town of grateful citizens, we can never afford to forget any of our veterans. In addition, we should from time to time strive ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s Religious Institutions – Part 2

#MIDDLEBURY By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious societies had a central role in ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s religious institutions – Part 1

#MIDDLEBURY #CONGREGATIONAL #METHODIST   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Civil War took Bronson family member

#MIDDLEBURY   By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD On the same day, May 2, 1863, that Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson lay mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Fenn family has long history here

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD The Fenn family has lived in Middlebury since the late 1700s, when Samuel (ca. 1766-1852) and Concurrence (Miles) (ca. 1770-1848) Fenn bought property on the ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – MVFD Part III

#MIDDLEBURY #MVFD By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Two earlier articles covered the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department prior to the department’s formation in 1941 and extending into the ... Continue Reading →