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Vermont History Expo A HUGE SUCCESS!The combined talents of the Pittsford and Chittenden Historical Societies at the History Expo last month in Tunbridge resulted in high praise from all who visited our exhibit. The display, which focused on the home front during the Civil War, drew the attention of Vermont Historical Society’s educator Amy Cunningham, who took pictures of the exhibit to use in next year’s Expo Workshops.
Fran Wheeler’s two- inch scale room box depicting lifelike women and children rolling bandages and knitting socks to send to the soldiers, was the exhibit’s focal point. She spent countless hours remaking ordinary Barbie dolls into women from Pittsford and Chittenden who, when the Civil War broke out, joined the rest of the country in organizing the Soldier’s Aid Societies. The room box will remain on exhibit at Eaton Hall throughout the summer, so please make a point to stop in to see it. The Museum is now open Sundays, from 1:00 to 4:00, in addition to our regular Tuesday hours—9:00-4:00. Peg Armitage has begun arranging other components of the History Expo at the Museum. These include excerpts from letters published in 1939 by Fannie Smith Spurling, daughter of Rollin and Addie Smith: Postmarked Vermont and California-1862-1864. The letters were written back and forth from Orlin & Mary B. Smith in Pittsford to son Rollin Smith in California, and depict what family life was like in Pittsford during the Civil War, and about the experiences of a young man trying to make his fortune in a new country. Valuable information on what effect the war had on the day to day life of Pittsford residents was gleaned from these letters for the exhibit. The Chittenden and Pittsford Historical Societies gratefully acknowledge contributions to the exhibit from these Vermont, Massachusetts, and California citizens and business owners: Peggy Armitage, Betty Atwood, Awesome Graphics, Cora K. (Smith) Ayres, Bonnie Baird, Tom Brown – Tom’s Treasures, Joyce Bates Daniels, Rebecca Davenport, Jean S. Davies, Reggi Ann Dubin, Richard Fifield, Fred Harvie, Grace Griffith Hoag, Hope Griffith Luedeke, compilers of Kate Hill Kelley – Letters from Vermont Families 1850-1889, Len Lumsden, Norma Montaigne – Anything Graphic, Bob Muzzy, Anne Pelkey, Reprographics of New England, Fannie (Smith) Spurling, Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, and Fran Wheeler.
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Officers and Trustees 2003 President: Anne Pelkey Trustees:
Committee Chairs
Membership Information We wish to sincerely thank all those members who quickly responded to the membership renewal letter sent out in January. The timely payment of dues supports the annual operating expenses of Eaton Hall, which include heat, electricity, insurance, telephone, archival supplies, etc., and it would be impossible to carry on without your help. Dues are based on a calendar year and checks should be made out to the Pittsford Historical Society, Inc., and mailed to membership chair Toni Frett, 153 Pittsford Commons, Pittsford, Vt. 05763. Remembering the Historical Society in your will, giving a donation in memory of a relative or friend, or donating an item for us to sell, all might be ways to consider when you think of helping maintain our organization. Gifts and contributions are tax free.
SAVE & CLEAN With Spring hopefully right around the corner, many of you will be cleaning out your attics, garages, and basements. Before you throw away old items, please think of the Historical Society. We are specifically interested in artifacts, photographs, diaries, published material, etc., that have Pittsford roots. And remember any photos, documents, or newspaper clippings that you do plan to keep should be stored in acid free material.
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