When you tell a story, you spark a connection. Enjoy these stories of Strafford’s people, places and past by John Freitag and others.
The Morrill Of The Story: Why Justin Morrill Got His Stamp
Adapted from John Freitag’s Historical Note, “Why Justin Morrill Got His Stamp”, printed in the 2023 Strafford, Vermon Town Report.
The Hand That Did Not Let Go At Town Meeting
In the Strafford Town House, there is a sounding board with a carved hand clasping a ring connected to a decorative rod attached to the ceiling. If you look up at the ceiling the next time you are in the Strafford Town House, BEWARE!
Elizabeth Mine Site: Interpretation and Preservation
Some 20 years and 100 million dollars later the EPA is wrapping up its Elizabeth Mine Superfund project. The Strafford Historical Society, in cooperation with the EPA and the State of Vermont, installed historic panels and markers explaining the fascinating history of the Elizabeth Mine.
Gile Kendall and His Four Horse Drawn Snow Plow
Building and maintaining the many miles of Strafford's roads has never been easy. Every annual Town Meeting from the first one held in Strafford in 1778, has had roads front and center on its agenda. Learn about the earliest days and ways of building and maintaining Strafford's highways and Gile Kendall and his four horse-drawn snow plow,