The Woodstock History Center is busy working on its new exhibit Hindsight 20/20, which will debut this June. As we comb through over 200 years of history, we always come across interesting information and poignant stories.
One such story is that of Dinah Mason White. Dinah was an African-American woman who was enslaved and living in Charlestown, NH, in 1783, when she was purchased by Stephen Jacob. Jacob was an attorney, and he brought Dinah to his home in Windsor, Vermont, where she apparently served him without receiving compensation.
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On Sunday, October 13, at 2 pm, Bill Mares will be at the Woodstock History Center to share information on the history of raising honey bees.
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Willow wreath made by Susie J. Gray.
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View of the Windsor County Fair midway
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Image of juvenile merlin (Falco columbarius) provided courtesy of: D. Gordon E.Robertson.
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Dr. H.B. Harrington came to Woodstock in June 1895. He arrived at the recently-built Victorian-style Woodstock Inn in a horse-drawn stage coach. That day, according to local lore, he brought with him a bag of filled with unusual objects that piqued the curiosity of those around him.
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