Category Archives: Henry Sheldon Museum

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Sheldon Museum: Simple Astonishment, A Community Conversation on a Changing Climate

 

A conversation between Megan Mayhew Bergman, Cindy Hill, Caleb Kenna and Jon Mingle, moderated by writer and educator Liza Cochran, about the role of the arts and humanities in shaping our connection to the climate crisis. The second hour will engage participants in what poet Jane Hirshfield calls finding “simple astonishment,” and the curative power of creating art as we face the crisis of our lifetime. In small groups, participants will be guided through a close observation and reflection in response to selected images from the Sheldon’s archives and modern images from photographer Caleb Kenna.

Recorded 10/16/24  Producer: MCTV

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Sheldon Museum: MIDDLEBURY AND THE MARBLE BORDER OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND

 

Join historians Glenn Andres and William Hosley in a richly illustrated lecture on Middlebury and the entire Marble Corridor dedicated to exploring this nationally significant industry. The presentation will be followed by a visit led by the speakers to Middlebury’s West Cemetery to examine one of the best marble artistry in Vermont.

Recorded 10/14/23  Producer: MCTV

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Sheldon Museum: What Do the Midterms Mean for American Democracy?

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Physician and former six-term governor of Vermont, Howard Dean, presents a talk, “What Do the Midterms Mean for American Democracy?”

This presentation is jointly sponsored as a community program by the Henry Sheldon Museum and the Hawthorne Club, both long associated with the history of Middlebury and Addison County.

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Sheldon Museum: Bees Besieged – A History of Beekeeping

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The Henry Sheldon Museum presents, “Bees Besieged – A History of Beekeeping”Beekeeping goes back 10,000 years, but bees have been much in the news recently as a multi-pronged scourge has devastated many of the nation’s 2.5 million colonies. Meanwhile, hobby beekeeping has grown exponentially in the country.

Bill Mares, writer, and a beekeeper for 45 years, will tell of the origins and evolution of beekeeping, sometimes referred to as “farming for intellectuals,” with a particular emphasis on his new book, with Ross Conrad, and others, “The Land of Milk and Honey, a History of Beekeeping in Vermont.” (Green Writers Press).

This event is sponsored by Table 21.

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Sheldon Museum: Meet The Collectors, 3rd Program

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This is the third program in the “Meet the Collectors” series. Bruce Yelton will share information about the East Middlebury Iron Works, which was built in 1831, and the iron slag he lent to the Sheldon’s exhibit. Sas Carey, whose mission in life is to support and preserve traditional Mongolian nomadic life, will share some of her rich stories and show some of the Mongolian clothing she has collected over the years (detail pictured above). A collector of sticks and stones, Diana Bigelow takes her collection one step further by creating whimsical figures from the natural materials, and the ballet dancer on display is one of many figures she has made over the last few years.  Sarah S. Fox will share her ongoing hunt for Blue Heaven china produced n the 1950s/60s in Ohio. Her collection spans decorative plates and glassware including the 1965 calendar “glamour plate” featured in the exhibit.

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