It Happened in Middlebury – Remembering Middlebury’s WW I veterans
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
As a town of grateful citizens, we can never afford to forget any of our veterans. In addition, we should from time to time strive ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s Religious Institutions – Part 2
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious societies had a central role in ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Middlebury’s religious institutions – Part 1
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
From the beginning, citizens living in the part of Waterbury that is now Middlebury were church goers. Religious ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Civil War took Bronson family member
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
On the same day, May 2, 1863, that Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson lay mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Fenn family has long history here
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
The Fenn family has lived in Middlebury since the late 1700s, when Samuel (ca. 1766-1852) and Concurrence (Miles) (ca. 1770-1848) Fenn bought property on the ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – MVFD Part III
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Two earlier articles covered the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department prior to the department’s formation in 1941 and extending into the ... Continue Reading →
Historical Society values family stories
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It Happened in Middlebury
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
A television program that aired from 1958 to 1963 used to conclude with a narrator saying, “There are eight million ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Early years in the MVFD
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Stymied by manpower losses during World War II, the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) nevertheless continued to flourish and grow after ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Rochambeau’s Middlebury visit
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Some feel there can never be too much praise in this country for the Comte de Rochambeau and the French army under his command in 1781. They played ... Continue Reading →
The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department’s early days
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the Middlebury Historical Society salutes our Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD). We are proud to remember ... Continue Reading →
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