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Shoreham, VT 05770
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Society News

Autumn 2008


The new roof on Newton Academy is in place. In June the asbestos was all removed. We are now actively fundraising to repair the foundation. If we can raise the money to repair the foundation this year, work can begin on the interior in 2009. We are hoping to have the building completed for its 200th anniversary in 2010. Any donations are tax deductible and can be sent to Newton Academy Restoration c/o Shoreham Town Treasurer, 297 Main Street, Shoreham, VT 05770. Our projected plans call for the building to be used as a community center.

Programs 2008

"All programs will take place at the Old Stone Schoolhouse at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

  • March 5 - Organizational Meeting - Dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the Shoreham Inn (reservations required)

  • April 2 - Frank Bryan - "Everything You Need to Know About Vermont in 30 Minutes or Less"

  • May 7 - Brent Bjorkman - "Value of Oral Histories"

  • June 4 - Tom Visser - "History of Porches"

  • July 2 - Work session at Lakeview Cemetery to finish up transcribing the stones.

  • Aug 6 - Linda Peavy & Ursula Smith - "I have Doctored Myself as Well as I Could"

  • Sept 3 - Jeanne Brink - "Abenakis & Their Crafts"

  • Oct 1 - Bill Mraz - "Honey Bees & You"

  • Nov 5 - Glenn Andres - "Two Centuries of Vermont School Architecture"

  • Dec 3 - Potluck Christmas Dinner 6:00 p.m. at the Shoreham Inn (reservations required)

    Photographs

    Cemeteries

    

  • Village Cemetery
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  • Lakeview Cemetery
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  • St. Genevieve Cemetery
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  • Ames-Wright Community Cemetery
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  • Jenison Cemetery
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  • East Shoreham Cemetery
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  • The Atwood Yard
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  • The Callender Yard
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  • All Saints Cemetery

  • The Russell Yard
    		• Boneyard Map 250Hx250W

    Some Links of Interest

    Town of Shoreham - up to date town information, calendar and links to town organizations
    Newton Academy Restoration - information on restoration progress, donations & volunteering
    Vermont Historical Society - all Vermont History, and links to other local societies
    Addison Railroad Historical Society - the Addison Branch of the Rutland RR
    A fascinating site with a full history of the branch line of the Rutland Railroad that ran through the towns of Whiting, Shoreham, and Orwell, before crossing Lake Champlain to New York. Excellent photo gallery. See a map of the Addison Branch.
    Remembering the Rutland - the Rutland Railroad Historical Society

    Publications About Shoreham

    In Print:
    Shoreham - the Town and Its People - an updating of the Goodhue classic
    A Genealogical Register of the Early Families of Shoreham, Vermont - 1992 Supplement
    The Historic Architecture of Addison County - published by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation in 1992.
    Out of Print, but worth finding:
    A Genealogical Register of the Early Families of Shoreham, Vermont - MacIntire & Witherell 1984
    History of the Town of Shoreham         - authored by Rev. Josiah F. Goodhue 1861

    Other Stuff

    The Town Charter
    1790 Census Data for Shoreham and Surrounding Towns- Heads of households and size of families.
    A Map of the Town
    Compiled from a USGS topographic map of 1902 with names of residents taken from the Beers Map of 1871

    People to Contact

    For information on the Society or the Museum contact:
    Susan H. MacIntire
    P.O.Box 235
    Shoreham VT 05770-0235
    Phone: (802)897-2600
    e-mail:Sue MacIntire