Category Archives: Educational

Educational, Snapshot Series

Snapshot Series: When Cultures Collide with Rene Pellerin

 

Enter the world of the DeafBlind with Rene Pellerin as he recounts stories from his personal experiences as a DeafBlind person living with Usher Syndrome. Rene The Unstoppable uses humor to tell stories of his travels with and without support, frustrations and comic blunders experienced in both the hearing and deaf worlds, and how he’s overcome obstacles along the way. A VT Humanities program.

Recorded 9/13/23
Producer: MCTV

Educational, Middlebury Science Cafe, Public

Middlebury Science Café: Preserving the Past with Allison LaCroix of the Sheldon Museum

 

Middlebury Science Café at the Ilsley Public Library: Science and Museum Collections. As the oldest community-based museum in the nation, the Henry Sheldon Museum is tasked with preserving an important part of Vermont’s past.  The responsibility of managing these collections falls to Collections Manager, Allison LaCroix Hayes, a Middlebury alum and 8th generation Vermonter. She will present about the exciting intersection of history, art, science, and engineering. Learn about the role science plays in properly taking care of museum collections when it comes to combatting “agents of deterioration.” This program is brought to you by midd.data and The Center for Community Engagement. The Ilsley Public Library is located at 75 Main Street, Middlebury. For more information visit https://www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org/programs/adult-programs-registration/.

Producer: MCTV