Blanche Moyse

Southern Vermont’s Musical Pioneer Turns 100 by Clara Rose Thornton “In the early 1950s Vermont was a state defined by its natural beauty and self-reliant people. Blanche Moyse helped expand the definition of who a Vermonter was. A Vermonter became someone who responded to sights and sounds, both natural and man-made, in very passionate, very nuanced ways.” Southern Vermont’s Musical Pioneer Turns 100 by Clara Rose Thornton “In the...

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David Brewster

Defining Heart and Soul: David Brewster and The Art of Action by Clara Rose Thornton Of the 300 artist applicants to The Art of Action project, David Brewster of Halifax was the only individual from Southern Vermont chosen as one of the 10 finalists. (Charlie Hunter, Bellows Falls; Dana Wigdor, Brattleboro and Elizabeth Torak, Pawlet, were among the 20 finalists selected from Southern Vermont.) Defining Heart and Soul: David Brewster...

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Lyman Orton

Lyman Orton A Man of Action by Joyce Marcel Lyman Orton is willing to put his money where his heart is, and his heart is deeply rooted in Vermont. Lyman Orton A Man of Action by Joyce Marcel Lyman Orton is willing to put his money where his heart is, and his heart is deeply rooted in Vermont. Lyman Orton, a seventh-generation Vermonter and the “proprietor” of the worldfamous and old-timey Vermont Country Store, has combined three of...

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