Photographs of children working long hours in Vermont woolen mills helped convince U.S. lawmakers to impose new limits on this day in history.

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January 5 marks two significant dates in New England history, with New Hampshire becoming the first colony to declare ...

It was Jan. 6, 1977, and Janet Brown was ordained in the Episcopal Church, making her the first woman in Vermont to become a ...

It was December 31, 1983, when Burlington launched its first “First Night” celebration. It was a novel approach to ringing in ...

Writing a weekly column on Vermont history for the Rutland Herald and The Times Argus is an interesting challenge for me.

VERMONT ALL IN BETWEEN. IT’S EARLY AND COLD ON A MID-JANUARY MORNING IN VERMONT. WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT A WARM AND INVITING DINER? EVEN BETTER, A TRULY HISTORIC ONE. IT’S GOT A GREAT CLASSIC FEEL.