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February 8, 2012 Montpelier, VT – Justin Morrill of Strafford was a Representative (1855–1867) and a Senator (1867–1898) from Vermont. He will again make an appearance at the Vermont State House in Montpelier on February 8th, 2012 at 7:30 pm. His wife, Ruth, will join him. The Vermont Historical Society will team up with the Justin Morrill Homestead in Strafford to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act and present an evening with the Senator and his wife. Justin Morrill, acted by Kurt Albee, and Ruth Morrill, portrayed by Amy Sholk, will entertain the audience with the storyline from chapters in Morrill’s life: American architecture; horticulture; education; and the early Republican party. Tess Taylor, Vermont Historical Society Program Director, says, “Please join us for a delightful evening with this icon who is remembered for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, which established federal funding for many of the public colleges and universities throughout the United States.” The event will be highlighted with music from the time performed and arranged by Susan Reid. The Farmers’ Night series began in 1923, long before the interstate was built, when many legislators lived in Montpelier during the session and organized mid-week entertainment for themselves. This event is free and open to the public thanks to our sponsors The University of Vermont and Denis, Ricker & Brown, Inc. Please call Tess Taylor at (802) 479-8505 for more information or check online at www.vermonthistory.org/calendar. The Vermont Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that operates the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier, the Leahy Library in Barre, and programming throughout the state. Established in 1838, its purpose is to reach a broad audience through outstanding collections and statewide outreach. The Vermont Historical Society believes that an understanding of the past changes lives and builds better communities. Visit the Society’s website at www.vermonthistory.org . February 19, 2012 Ink & Oil: Calvin Coolidge's Political Cartoon Legacy and Beyond An illustrated talk, “Ink & Oil: Calvin Coolidge's Political Cartoon Legacy and Beyond”, will be hosted on Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 pm by the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation in the beautiful new President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center in Plymouth, VT. The speaker, Stephen R. Bissette, is from the Center for Cartoon Studies and has won many industry awards during his quarter-century in comics as a writer, editor, publisher, and cartoonist. He will take us from the start of Calvin Coolidge's political career in Massachusetts and through his presidency, showing how editorial cartoons archived the public’s perceptions of Coolidge as a man, a politician, and a reluctant celebrity. We’ll see how President Coolidge was portrayed in contemporary political cartoons and trace aspects of the notorious Teapot Dome oil and political scandal, the role of oil magnate Harry Sinclair in that debacle, and how Sinclair’s company, Sinclair Oil, adopted cartoon images of dinosaurs to distance itself from scandal. The Coolidge Museum and Education Center is located at 3780 Route 100A in Plymouth. The presentation is free but donations are welcome.
Presidents’ Week Sneak Peek Inside the Collections: Coolidge’s Presidential Campaigns presented by the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation Sponsored by the Coolidge Foundation Join the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation for this Presidents’ Week Sneak
Peek on February 23rd at 3:00 pm in the President Calvin Coolidge Museum and
Education Center, Plymouth, Vermont. Hosted by Kate Bradley, the Coolidge
Foundation’s Special Collections Manager, the event will give attendees a
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