Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ghost Hunt at the Miller Art Center
Have you ever wondered if that big mansion on Elm Hill was haunted?
Now if your chance to find out!
Join us on October 27, 2012
Two investigations
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm - $15.00
10:30 pm to 1:00 am - $25.00
Space is limited, to sign up please call 802-885-6228
Please note - No Ouija boards, summoning, seances, or ceremonies. Must follow the instructions of the leader. Cameras, recorders, and any other ghost hunting materials are permitted.
Daylight Ghost Tour
Join Us for a Daylight Ghost Tour
October 27, 2012
11:00 am
Admission: Adults $5.00, kids under 13 $3.00
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Apple Festival 2012
Weather permitting, we we display our WWII "Wall of Honor" created for the 2010 exhibit "Hub of the Universe - Springfield in WWII." The is a list of service members from Springfield who served during the Second World War. Chat with our student interns and volunteers who will be dressed in fashions from the 1940s.
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| WWII Springfield, Vt "Wall of Honor" |
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| Student Inters at last years Apple Festival |
Still haven't seen our exhibit "A Love Story in Paintings & Letters?" Better hurry! This exhibits end this weekend.
Spencer Hollow School Added to National Record of Historic Places
Congratulations to the Friends of the Spencer Hollow
School for their efforts in having the Spencer Hollow school added to the National Record of Historic Places. Built in 1781, and located near the intersection of Spencer Hollow Road and Skitchewaug Trail in Springfield, Vt, the Spencer Hollow
School is the oldest one-room brick school house in the state of Vermont.
A recent article from the Vermont Journal
SPRINGFIELD, VT -The local organization “Friends of the Spencer hollow School” is pleased to announce the addition of the “LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE” to the National Record of Historic Places. This elevation to National Register status greatly enhances our opportunity for future Grant awards.
Historically, public school was kept at the schoolhouse from 1781 to 1926. From the early 1930’s the building was used by the “Spencer Hollow Club” as a general meeting place for local folks to enjoy social events, various local club meetings, and even church. Such activities continued into the late 1970’s after which the building was abandoned and left open. Significant damage and theft occurred in the ensuing period.
In 2007 a local group formed “The Friends of the Spencer Hollow School” and immediately started restoration projects. Four years, several hundred hours of volunteer labor and some major assistance from many local contractors later, great progress has been made. Several major projects remain however; among which include roof stabilization, foundation stabilization, inside wall restoration and kitchen restoration, to name a few. Meanwhile, we continue our efforts at Grant support, contractor support and general support from the community at large including designated gifts.
Also, we have heard many interesting comments regarding the fun times people have had at one or more of the functions held at the building. If you have a story regarding any person you know that attended the school or had a fun time there yourself we would like to hear from you. Please contact Don Whitney at 802-886- 2863 or Bill Mitchell at 802-885-5068
The Friends are extending an invitation to the public to attend an Open House, Saturday, October 20, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., to see the progress being made and to sense what a one room schoolhouse of the 18th century was like."
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| Spencer Hollow School, Springfield, Vt |
A recent article from the Vermont Journal
"230-Year-Old Schoolhouse Added to the National Register of Historic Places
SPRINGFIELD, VT -The local organization “Friends of the Spencer hollow School” is pleased to announce the addition of the “LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE” to the National Record of Historic Places. This elevation to National Register status greatly enhances our opportunity for future Grant awards.
Historically, public school was kept at the schoolhouse from 1781 to 1926. From the early 1930’s the building was used by the “Spencer Hollow Club” as a general meeting place for local folks to enjoy social events, various local club meetings, and even church. Such activities continued into the late 1970’s after which the building was abandoned and left open. Significant damage and theft occurred in the ensuing period.
In 2007 a local group formed “The Friends of the Spencer Hollow School” and immediately started restoration projects. Four years, several hundred hours of volunteer labor and some major assistance from many local contractors later, great progress has been made. Several major projects remain however; among which include roof stabilization, foundation stabilization, inside wall restoration and kitchen restoration, to name a few. Meanwhile, we continue our efforts at Grant support, contractor support and general support from the community at large including designated gifts.
Also, we have heard many interesting comments regarding the fun times people have had at one or more of the functions held at the building. If you have a story regarding any person you know that attended the school or had a fun time there yourself we would like to hear from you. Please contact Don Whitney at 802-886- 2863 or Bill Mitchell at 802-885-5068
The Friends are extending an invitation to the public to attend an Open House, Saturday, October 20, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., to see the progress being made and to sense what a one room schoolhouse of the 18th century was like."
Monday, September 24, 2012
Springfield Town Library Garden Dedicated to D.J. Fusonie
It was with heavy hearts that we received the news in December 2011, that Springfield Art and Historical Society trustee D.J. Fusonie had passed away. D.J., along with her husband Alan, had been long time trustees and supporters of the SAAHS. Indeed, Alan continues to show his support for the historical society as well as other organizations in town.
On Thursday September 20, the Springfield Town Library along with the Friends of the Springfield Town Library dedicated a garden in memory of D.J. and her work at the library. The garden is located between the Springfield Town Library and the Furman’s building on Main Street in downtown Springfield.
The article below is from the Rutland Herald, September 22, 2012
"New garden dedicated in librarian’s memory
SPRINGFIELD — Donna Jean “D.J.” Fusonie by all accounts loved libraries and loved books.
Her husband, Alan, on Thursday said the quality of the Springfield Town Library was a deciding factor when the Washington, D.C., area couple — professional librarians — retired and moved to Vermont in 1994.
Alan Fusonie said he and D.J., as she was universally known, loved the library, and it was natural that a small garden was created along the south lawn of the library in her memory.
On Thursday, a group of the Fusonies’ friends and colleagues gathered at the dedication of the garden, which was built by Shannon Stevens of Springfield.
The garden includes many perennial and annual flowers, a small flowering crab apple and other blooming shrubs.
“She brought her extraordinary library skills, extensive experience and love of helping others to the library,” said the library’s director, Russell Moore. D.J. Fusonie worked part time as a reference librarian. “She was a very accomplished reference librarian,” Moore said.
Moore said D.J. Fusonie had an accomplished professional life, working as a librarian for the Smithsonian Institution, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and as director of the Reference Center for the Economic Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Moore said after the ceremony that Fusonie had started her career as a children’s librarian in Maryland.
D.J. Fusonie died suddenly last December after a short, shocking illness, said Moore. She felt sick one day at work, shortly after Christmas last year, and within two days, she was gone, he recalled Thursday. She was 66.
The garden space was filled with blue myrtle and pink lily of the valley, butterfly bush, purple coneflower, Siberian iris, and day lilies and peonies.
Moore said the space, which creates a pocket park between the library and the Furman’s building to the south, was once hidden from Main Street by a large crab apple tree.
But Moore said the tree had grown too big for its location and its roots were starting to invade the neighboring buildings. Its removal in the spring created the opportunity for the memorial park, he said. There is a bench in the small garden for reading and contemplation.
Moore said Stevens had designed, planted and maintained the garden, and she had spent countless hours as a volunteer to create it. Funding for the garden was provided by the Friends of the Springfield Town Library, as well as donations in D.J. Fusonie’s memory.
susan.smallheer
@rutlandherald.com"
On Thursday September 20, the Springfield Town Library along with the Friends of the Springfield Town Library dedicated a garden in memory of D.J. and her work at the library. The garden is located between the Springfield Town Library and the Furman’s building on Main Street in downtown Springfield.
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| The Springfield Town Library dedicated a new garden on the south lawn in memory of Donna Jean “D.J.” Fusonie. Photo: CHRISTIAN AVARD PHOTO |
"New garden dedicated in librarian’s memory
SPRINGFIELD — Donna Jean “D.J.” Fusonie by all accounts loved libraries and loved books.
Her husband, Alan, on Thursday said the quality of the Springfield Town Library was a deciding factor when the Washington, D.C., area couple — professional librarians — retired and moved to Vermont in 1994.
Alan Fusonie said he and D.J., as she was universally known, loved the library, and it was natural that a small garden was created along the south lawn of the library in her memory.
On Thursday, a group of the Fusonies’ friends and colleagues gathered at the dedication of the garden, which was built by Shannon Stevens of Springfield.
The garden includes many perennial and annual flowers, a small flowering crab apple and other blooming shrubs.
“She brought her extraordinary library skills, extensive experience and love of helping others to the library,” said the library’s director, Russell Moore. D.J. Fusonie worked part time as a reference librarian. “She was a very accomplished reference librarian,” Moore said.
Moore said D.J. Fusonie had an accomplished professional life, working as a librarian for the Smithsonian Institution, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and as director of the Reference Center for the Economic Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Moore said after the ceremony that Fusonie had started her career as a children’s librarian in Maryland.
D.J. Fusonie died suddenly last December after a short, shocking illness, said Moore. She felt sick one day at work, shortly after Christmas last year, and within two days, she was gone, he recalled Thursday. She was 66.
The garden space was filled with blue myrtle and pink lily of the valley, butterfly bush, purple coneflower, Siberian iris, and day lilies and peonies.
Moore said the space, which creates a pocket park between the library and the Furman’s building to the south, was once hidden from Main Street by a large crab apple tree.
But Moore said the tree had grown too big for its location and its roots were starting to invade the neighboring buildings. Its removal in the spring created the opportunity for the memorial park, he said. There is a bench in the small garden for reading and contemplation.
Moore said Stevens had designed, planted and maintained the garden, and she had spent countless hours as a volunteer to create it. Funding for the garden was provided by the Friends of the Springfield Town Library, as well as donations in D.J. Fusonie’s memory.
susan.smallheer
@rutlandherald.com"
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