Dummerston Historical Society Digitized Historical Images Presented to the Society

By Muriel Taylor

For the April quarterly meeting we were fortunate to receive a gift and have a program central to the purpose of a historical society. Charlie Marchant, Bob LeBlond, and Lester Dunklee showed a collection of digitized glass plate negatives of Dummerston scenes donated by Barbara Johnson. The audience helped to identify the subjects. The negatives were part of a larger collection including Vernon and Brattleboro whose historical societies, along with Dummerston’s, will receive the digitized images and the negatives for their archives. Dummerston’s significant photo collection was much enriched by this gift. The three presenters have preserved thousands of historic photographs over the years. Our warmest thanks to them and Barbara.

The Dummerston Historical Society wishes once again to thank the selectboard for their continued support in allocating funds from the ARPA monies recently received from the federal government. A contract for two heat pumps has recently been approved. We are grateful to be moving away from fossil fuels and will appreciate the added bonus of air conditioning in the warm summer months.

Photos Sought

Have you taken a special photo somewhere in

Dummerston? Would you be willing to share? The Dummerston Historical Society is seeking pictures for the 2024 “Scenes of Dummerston” calendar. All photos must be horizontal and have no identifiable people. Please send your photographic contenders to Jody Normandeau at jodyvt@gmail.com. If your photo is selected, you will receive a free calendar.

Volunteers needed!

If you have a few hours a month and are interested in using your expertise, skills, and interest in learning more about Dummerston’s history, and documenting current history, we have a place for you! DHS is looking for volunteers to help us continue with several projects, including: documenting our collection; expanding our data base records; helping initiate, plan, and hang upcoming exhibits, and interviewing Dummerston residents for our oral history project

Past exhibits and programs on Art of Dummerston, Authors of Dummerston, Dummerston Craftspersons and Houses of Dummerston, have shone light on the many talents in our town, ones that we would like to document for future generations. Interested? Questions?

Please contact Muriel Taylor, kidssing2772@ gmail.com (802)380-7525 or Gail Sorenson, gailsvt@gmail.com (802)254-9311. We would appreciate your help.