The Vermont Historical Society Named Two 2010 Editors’ Choices by Yankee Magazine

BARRE, VT (May 30, 2010)— The Vermont Historical Society’s award-winning Vermont History Museum and the Vermont History Expo have been recognized as 2010 Editors’ Choices in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England.  This designation is awarded by Yankee’s editors and contributors, who name select restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England to the exclusive list.

“Yankee’s editors and our trusted legion of travel writers select our Editors’ Choice winners,” says Yankee editor Mel Allen. “From their own experiences and extensive travel, they research and find the most deserving establishments in New England. Recipients range from the rustic to the refined, but all are noteworthy and memorable destinations.”

The Vermont History Museum, located next to the State House in Montpelier, was voted “Best Place to Time Travel” by Yankee Magazine editors and contributors. The museum's permanent exhibit, Freedom and Unity: One Ideal, Many Stories, opened in March 2004 and won a national award. The multimedia exhibit, which represents Vermont's history from 1600 to the present, fills 5,000 square feet in the Pavilion building in Montpelier. Visitors walk through time and experience a full-sized Abenaki wigwam, a re-creation of the Catamount Tavern where Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys gathered, a railroad station complete with a working telegraph and a WWII living room furnished with period music and magazines. The Vermont History Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information and directions go to www.vermonthistory.org.

Local Students Capture Top Honors at Vermont Historical Society’s Annual Vermont History Day

On Saturday, March 27th, over one hundred students from across Vermont met at Spaulding High School in Barre, to compete for prizes and the prestigious opportunity to represent Vermont at the National History Day finals on June 13-17 at the University of Maryland near Washington, D.C.

This year’s theme: “Innovation in History: Impact and Change” drew an abundance of entries with research projects ranging from websites to scholarly papers presented for judging at Spaulding High School, in Barre. Top honors and a chance to represent Vermont at National History Day in June were awarded to students from Black River High School, Burlington High School, Ferrisburgh Central School, Milton High School, Mt. Abraham Union High School, Poultney Elementary School, Proctor Junior-Senior High School, Thetford Academy, Vergennes Union Middle School, Vergennes Union High School and Wells Village School.

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Farmers' Night Features Historic Debates

MONTPELIER, VERMONT:  From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, the Vermont Debate and Forensics League will present “Debate and Interpretation of Vermont Issues.” The featured debate will be “Should Vermont Lower the Drinking Age to 18?” This performance is part of the popular Farmers' Night series at the State House, free and open to the public. Tess Taylor, Vermont Historical Society’s Director of Education and Public Programming advocates, “Get inspired by these Vermont high school students as they re-enact lively State House debates.” The students will also present impromptu arguments for timely legislative topics.

The Vermont Debate and Forensics League was created in 1978 to promote interscholastic speech competition. The VDFL conducts a full schedule of debate and public speaking tournaments hosted by participating schools throughout Vermont during the fall and winter seasons.

The event is hosted by the Vermont Historical Society and sponsored by Friends of the State House.

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