In this presentation, Dr. McLaughlin discusses how Lake Champlain was an important thoroughfare for smugglers during the Prohibition era. During the Prohibition years, many professional smugglers and others avoided lawmen by using the open waters of Lake Champlain. Learn how … Continued
The Maclure Library will host Getting from Here to There: A History of Roads and Settlement in Vermont on Monday, April 16th at 7:00 p.m. The difficulties of traveling in Vermont played a significant role in the state's settlement, development, culture and … Continued
Vermont Wild, Volume #5, features legendary warden Denny Gaiotti of Whiting. Warden Gaiotti passed away earlier this year, but not before Megan met with him to save more of his true, humorous and sometimes harrowing stories. Whether confronting moose … Continued
Learn how to craft your own comic book. This workshop will let you imagine, draw and color to your heart's content! Afterwards, we will laminate and send you home with your comic book. Volunteers will be on hand to … Continued
April 30th - Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project. Dr. Jack Mayer tells the story of Irena Sendler, a holocaust hero who rescued 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto. Sendler's story remained unknown after the war until … Continued
The Maclure Library will host Getting from Here to There: A History of Roads and Settlement in Vermont on Monday, May 7 at 6:00 p.m. The difficulties of traveling in Vermont played a significant role in the state’s settlement, development, culture … Continued
The Holocaust was one of the greatest atrocities ever committed by the human species. Josh White will discuss the causes, how it unfolded, what it tells us about humanity, and the lessons it has to teach us. The sheer … Continued
Maclure Library will host "First Impressions: 19th Century New Englanders and the Origins of American Perceptions of Islam" with Phil Crossman on Tuesday, May 15th at 7:00 p.m. In 1819, Middlebury College graduates Pliny Fisk and Levi Parsons set … Continued