Author Archives: Gary Rutkowski

The 2013 Discover Northwest Vermont Guide, which will be seen by thousands of visitors to Vermont, is now available and includes an impressive two-page description of the “St. Albans Civil War Heritage Weekend,” which is set for this Aug. 17 … Continue reading →

Within a week of Memorial Day, 2013, Jim Fouts of the 18th Vermont Regiment, a statewide historic preservation group, walked the rows of the Greenwood Cemetery on a drizzly Tuesday, May 21, morning. He searched for those who served their … Continue reading →

1860’s clothing program part of anniversary effort Corsets, hoop skirts, and bonnets, oh my! A special presentation in the St. Albans Historical Museum’s Bliss Room on Wednesday night brought area residents back in time, thanks to a program on Civil War-era … Continue reading →

There are at least two good reasons why you may want to attend an unusual presentation being offered here next month. Either you’re curious about period clothing and have never had the opportunity to hear an expert on the subject, … Continue reading →

Area artists have received a call to participate in next year’s St. Albans Raid 150th Anniversary Commemoration. The plan calls for a 2014 pictorial calendar, filled with local artists renderings, to tell the story of the northernmost action of the … Continue reading →

The Vermont Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has designated the commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the St. Albans Raid as its “Signature Event” for 2014. The designation is a significant boost for organizers and for promotion of St. Albans, which … Continue reading →

The St. Albans Historical Museum on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 officially unveiled its new Civil War murals with the artists’ son in attendance. The three, four-by-8-foot, murals depicting a battle between North and South, was the final work of Sol … Continue reading →

Coming up over a hill bringing up the rear of a blanket of troopers, all on horseback and four-wide sent chills down Robin Severy’s spine. It gave her a real sense how it would feel to have been part of … Continue reading →