Blacksmiths were once indispensable – Part II
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Last month’s column focused on Middlebury blacksmith John T. Basham. The other “village smithy” (and perhaps the last) most often ... Continue Reading →
Blacksmiths were once indispensable – Part 1
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Long before the automobile became the common mode of transportation, horses provided most of the daily power for getting ... Continue Reading →
The Middlebury General Store – Part I
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
In New England rural life, the general, or country, store served as a major fount of current news, education, gossip ... Continue Reading →
Reverend Nathaniel Smith Richardson
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
While Middlebury does not have an official “hall of fame” as some of our neighbors do, I have striven over the years to discover and write ... Continue Reading →
Hop Brook Dam – Part 1
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the Hop Brook Dam in Middlebury. While the area ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury’s African- and Native-American residents
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Using the United States census as a guide, experts estimate the U.S. population was almost 326 million as of July 1, 2016. People of color accounted ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury apple cider making
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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 →
Middlebury Police Department – Part I
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
John Adams (1735-1826) said, we are a “government of laws and not of men.” Throughout the ages, police officers have played ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Lake Quassapaug, Part II
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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
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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 →
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