Moments in Time – September 4, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Sept. 16, 1951, 19 people enjoying an air show in Colorado were tragically killed when a monoplane performing stunt maneuvers crashed into the crowd. The pilot was ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – June 5, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On June 17, 2015, 21-year-old Dylann Roof joined members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., for a Bible study session before drawing a ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – September 20, 2023

#MiddleburyCT On Oct. 2, 1614, Louis XIII of France was declared an adult. His mother, Marie de’ Medici, continued to act as his Regent, however, as she had begun upon the assassination ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – January 5, 2022

#Middlebury On Jan. 22, 1779, famed Tory outlaw Claudius Smith meets his end on the gallows in Goshen, New York. Nicknamed the “Cowboy of the Ramapos” for his use of guerrilla ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Feb. 19, 2020

#Middlebury On March 7, 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention – the telephone. Bell’s patent filing beat a similar claim ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Sept. 4, 2019

#Middlebury On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. Although headed for Virginia, stormy weather and navigational ... Continue Reading →