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CHITTENDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Organized in Burlington, Vermont in 1965   

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY “HISTORY MYSTERY”

quad logoChittenden County “History Mystery” is being planned as a Quadricentennial event throughout  August.  This fun event will be free and open to Vermonters and visitors of all ages.  Brochures containing clues in riddle form can be picked up during August at selected places in each town.  There are 18 riddles – one for each community in Chittenden County.  “History Detectives” must go to each town to find the answers.  Deadline for return of completed brochures is September 1st.  Those with all correct answers will be entered in a drawing for one of 18 prizes.  The drawing will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, September 27th, in the Community Room of the Burlington Police Department (entrance next to
Battery Park).  It’s not necessary to be present to win a prize.  Completed brochures can be returned to any pick up place or mailed to this historical society. For more information call 863-5155. 



July Annual Meeting with Program following

 July 19th (Sunday) 2-4pm  -  Wake Robin, Shelburne

 Presentation - “The Vermont Buffalo Soldiers” by Rose Mary Graveline.



Saturday, August 1, 2009, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm  Fort Ethan Allen Living History Day
 
              Dalton Drive, Colchester, VT
            Vermont Buffalo Soldiers 100th Anniversary
The U.S. Army, 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) arrived at Fort Ethan Allen July 28, 1909.  Join us on August 1, 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldiers’ return.  A dedicated group of historians, veterans, descendants, equestrians and friends invite you to join us for an event that will bring to life the pageantry the 10th Cavalry brought to Fort Ethan Allen.  The day will consist of a mounted cavalry parade, fort tours, Fort Ethan Allen Military Museum and the Stone Tower tours, historical exhibits, lectures, entertainment and children’s activities, all free and open to the public.  We will be joined by members of the National 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association as they celebrate their 143rd Anniversary Reunion of the formation of the cavalry units in Burlington, VT. 

               This event is made possible in part by support from the Chittenden County Historical Society.


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