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Jamaica starts celebrating the Semiquincentennial

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 — Issue 777

JAMAICA-As our country plans for the U.S. Semiquincentennial

The Jamaica History Museum will be open during Jamaica Day - located in the old Bank Building on Main Street, where visitors can find a special surprise in the vault.

The Jamaica Historical Foundation (JHF) is charged with preserving documents, photographs, memorabilia, and information relating to persons, places and events within the town of Jamaica, and to make this information available to the public through exhibits, events and interpretation of this collection for education, research and the enjoyment of the community. Explore their website at jamaicahf.info.

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‘They were tough times, but we made the best of it’

By
Fran Lynggaard Hansen
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 — Issue 779

DUMMERSTON-Eleanor Emery will turn 97 years old in October - a fact that she conveys with some pride. "Who knew?" Emery asks, throwing her head back and laughing. Born at the family home in West Guilford in 1927, Emery remains as sharp as a tack. This time of year often stirs two memories. The first is of the one-room District No. 1 schoolhouse, where Emery was a student from 1933 to 1941. "My school years were during the Great Depression.

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Voices

Looking inward

By
Lindsay Richard
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 — Issue 755

Lindsay Richard describes herself on her website as "many things, but to the formal art world [she is] a photographic artist." In a sea of overwhelming threats to human life, I find myself equally as bewildered as the next person by the dilemma of "What can I do? I'm only one person." But what if we as individuals do hold far more power to change the world than we've been led to believe? We do. What makes us incredibly powerful...

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Arts

Epsilon Spires to sign 10-year lease for former church in Brattleboro

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 — Issue 740

Epsilon Spires is about to sign a 10-year lease at 190 Main Street in downtown Brattleboro. The restored gothic church space with its historic Estey organ has been home to the nonprofit arts center since the center's founding in 2019. The mission of Epsilon Spires, according to its website, is "to illuminate the relationship between creative arts, natural sciences, equality, and sustainability through innovative performances, art exhibits, film screenings, panel discussions, and educational workshops." With this 10-year lease, the organization...

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