Moments in Time – January 29, 2025

#MiddleburyCT On Feb. 10, 1957, Laura Ingalls Wilder – author of the best-selling “Little House” series of books based on her childhood on the American frontier, which ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – January 22, 2025

#MiddleburyCT On Feb. 3, 1953, French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau published a memoir co-written with Frederic Dumas, “The Silent World,” about his time exploring ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – January 14, 2025

#MiddleburyCT On Jan. 27, 1906, Norwegian speed skater Rudolf Gundersen set an impressive world record in a 500-meter speed skating event in Davos, Switzerland, completing the distance ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – January 8, 2025

#MiddleburyCT On Jan. 20, 1973, Jerry Lee Lewis, aka “The Killer,” made an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, declaring, “I am a rock-and-rollin’, country-and-western, ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – January 1, 2025

#MiddleburyCT On Jan. 13, 1995, America3 (“America Cubed”), an all-female sailing team, won the first race of the America’s Cup defender trials in little more than ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – December 25, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Jan. 6, 1975, “Wheel of Fortune,” one of American television’s longest-running syndicated game shows, debuted on NBC. Created by Merv Griffin, it ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – December 18, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Dec. 30, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and President-elect George Bush were subpoenaed to testify at the trial of Oliver North, a former White House aide implicated ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – December 11, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Dec. 23, 1982, Chaminade University of Honolulu, a school with only 900 students, beat the top-ranked University of Virginia by a mere five points in one of the most ... Continue Reading →

Holiday events start December 6

#MiddleburyCT #HolidayEvents #GingerbreadVillage #Santa Gingerbread Village The annual Gingerbread Village and Christmas Bazaar at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Middlebury ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – December 4, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Dec. 16, 1938, Adolf Hitler instituted the Mother’s Cross, a medal awarded as part of an initiative designed to encourage women of “pure” German ... Continue Reading →