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Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
Dec 1, 2024Probably it was in my high school years when I sat down and wrote a book report. Currently I am reading a book which I feel is entertaining and relative to anyone who resides in or around Vermont. And so, I would like to use this report as the subject of my column this month. First the title, "Vermont First and Other Claims to Fame". It was written and compiled by Richard B. Smith. From its name of this book is self-explanatory. It is a collection of short stories about things you might not know or have scant knowledge about within our Green Mountains.
One passage in this work, that drew my attention, was about a neighbor of mine. I live at 136 Main Street, and they are at 75. By ‘they,' I am referring to the Bennington Museum, of course. What caught my eye was the entry, "Largest Collection of Grandma Moses Paintings". Before reading further, I must admit, as a Benningtonian, I did know that the Museum owns Grandma's old schoolhouse and that they have many of her works. But I never knew that the Museum has the largest collection of her works. Other public collections of Grandma Moses paintings are in New York City and Washington D.C. But they do not hold a candle to "our" hoard of paintings by "our" Grandma.
Our family has a lore story about how my wife, Mary Lou, met Grandma Moses in person. But that is my spouse's story, so I will let her tell you about it sometime. By reading this account about Moses I discovered facts that I never knew about Grandma. Now I can talk at an intellectual level with my Darling about her childhood celebrity encounter.
Author: Susan Coons
Windmill
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
Dec 1, 2024Probably it was in my high school years when I sat down and wrote a book report. Currently I am reading a book which I feel is entertaining and relative to anyone who resides in or around Vermont. And so, I would like to use this report as the subject of my column this month. First the title, "Vermont First and Other Claims to Fame". It was written and compiled by Richard B. Smith. From its name of this book is self-explanatory. It is a collection of short stories about things you might not know or have scant knowledge about within our Green Mountains.
One passage in this work, that drew my attention, was about a neighbor of mine. I live at 136 Main Street, and they are at 75. By ‘they,' I am referring to the Bennington Museum, of course. What caught my eye was the entry, "Largest Collection of Grandma Moses Paintings". Before reading further, I must admit, as a Benningtonian, I did know that the Museum owns Grandma's old schoolhouse and that they have many of her works. But I never knew that the Museum has the largest collection of her works. Other public collections of Grandma Moses paintings are in New York City and Washington D.C. But they do not hold a candle to "our" hoard of paintings by "our" Grandma.
Our family has a lore story about how my wife, Mary Lou, met Grandma Moses in person. But that is my spouse's story, so I will let her tell you about it sometime. By reading this account about Moses I discovered facts that I never knew about Grandma. Now I can talk at an intellectual level with my Darling about her childhood celebrity encounter.
Author: Susan Coons
Windmill