Moments in Time – December 28, 2022

#MiddleburyCT On Jan. 9, 1859, Carrie Lane (later Catt) entered the world in Ripon, Wisconsin. A staunch women’s suffragist and peace advocate, she founded the League of Women ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – August 4, 2021

#Middlebury On Aug. 22, 1776, the British arrive at Long Island, between Gravesend and New Utrecht, with 24,000 men. They captured New York City on Sept. 15. It would remain in British ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – August 12, 2020

#Middlebury On Aug. 30, 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – May 22, 2019

#Middlebury On June 9, 1772, colonists, angered by the British Parliament’s passing of the Townshend Acts restricting colonial trade, board and set ablaze the HMS Gaspee, an ... Continue Reading →