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After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York Scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.
Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, A California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read: "California archaeologists, finding of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers"
One week later. A local newspaper in Vermont reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture in Caledonia County, Vermont, Bud, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bud has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Vermont had already gone wireless".
Just makes a person proud to live in Vermont, don't it.
Yesterday Bob Kimball sent this photo to me. I'm not sure, but it looked like a deer to me - I sent an e-mail to Bob asking the question, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. Here's what he wrote:
Jane and Fred
Friday morning a little skipper was doing more then skipping in front of camp. lol The little fellow made an effortless swim to get to the other side.. bob
The photo came after I'd posted the pictures of the deer peering in the window at Fred. I wondered where the little guy came ashore, too. Hard to pick a spot where there aren't people around these days.
I had a comment come yesterday from when I posted Druss Coffin's obituary. If you are reading the blog today, Richard, the answer to your question is probably yes. I cannot say for certain, but I believe Druss and Polly lived in perhaps Union Village about that time, so it's very possible. I will check with my cousin Polly and post the results here. They both taught school when they were first married, then Druss moved in a different career direction, but Polly remained in teaching.
Fred has just finished one of the major summer chores at our place - cle
aning the chimney. It's a sooty job, and there's a huge slate slab topping the big chimney that has to be moved in order to get the brush down in. I would be no help, but he has it down to a science and except for cheering him on and taking a few pictures, I stay out of the mess. I thought of doing a little Chim-Chim-Chiree, but my Mary Poppins imitation couldn't stand up to Fred's playing Bert, the chimney sweep, so I just kept quiet and let him work. The cap's back on the chimney and the stove is back in place - now all that's left is for Fred to get the soot off. Even being as careful as he is, he always comes up looking like he just came out of a coal mine.
I was in Cabot this morning and picked up a large box of material about the Willey Memorial building and the library. Then, across the street at the hardware store, I stopped in to see Julie Ackermann as she was preparing for the lunch crowd, and she showed me some wonderful old post cards that were
part of a collection of Goldie Hawes Hopkins. Goldie and her husband, Paul, owned the hardware store back in the 1940's. There also was a nice picture of the building that was once the Cabot Inn. It later became a private two-family dwelling, and eventually fell into disrepair and was burned as a training exercise for local fire departments - I'm guessing about the year it was torched, but perhaps around 2003 or a little later. It was after the oral history book was written in1999. I don't remember seeing pictures with the fence or the young maple trees, so it's difficult to date the picture. The hotel that stood to the left of this building burned in 1914, but there was no fence there then. So it could have been between the time the Winooski Hotel burned and when the Willey building was built, in 1924. Now there's a vacant lot next to the Willey building at the present - and no trees.
I just got these two photos from Diane Rossi. She writes: "We played Mah Jongg on Pam's pontoon boat today. We anchored in the second pond to get out of the wind, and had a wonderful time!! That's Anita Ristau, Elaine Rossi, and Pam [Buttura]."
What a great day to be out on the water - it sure looks like you were having a great time. Nice idea!
And this came from Diane, too . . . " This robin has taken up residence under the eaves of our garage....
we keep watching for babies, but haven't seen any. She leaves for a few minutes from time to time....."
Thanks,Diane. Great pictures. Mother robin may be surprised at how warm it can get on those lights if they are on very long, although I guess all the mud and twigs for nesting would insulate it pretty well. It will be fun to watch for the babies. Smart mommy to find a sheltered spot - with electricity! Apparently neatness didn't count when she was building the nest, though.
The photo came after I'd posted the pictures of the deer peering in the window at Fred. I wondered where the little guy came ashore, too. Hard to pick a spot where there aren't people around these days.
I had a comment come yesterday from when I posted Druss Coffin's obituary. If you are reading the blog today, Richard, the answer to your question is probably yes. I cannot say for certain, but I believe Druss and Polly lived in perhaps Union Village about that time, so it's very possible. I will check with my cousin Polly and post the results here. They both taught school when they were first married, then Druss moved in a different career direction, but Polly remained in teaching.
Fred has just finished one of the major summer chores at our place - cle
aning the chimney. It's a sooty job, and there's a huge slate slab topping the big chimney that has to be moved in order to get the brush down in. I would be no help, but he has it down to a science and except for cheering him on and taking a few pictures, I stay out of the mess. I thought of doing a little Chim-Chim-Chiree, but my Mary Poppins imitation couldn't stand up to Fred's playing Bert, the chimney sweep, so I just kept quiet and let him work. The cap's back on the chimney and the stove is back in place - now all that's left is for Fred to get the soot off. Even being as careful as he is, he always comes up looking like he just came out of a coal mine.I was in Cabot this morning and picked up a large box of material about the Willey Memorial building and the library. Then, across the street at the hardware store, I stopped in to see Julie Ackermann as she was preparing for the lunch crowd, and she showed me some wonderful old post cards that were
part of a collection of Goldie Hawes Hopkins. Goldie and her husband, Paul, owned the hardware store back in the 1940's. There also was a nice picture of the building that was once the Cabot Inn. It later became a private two-family dwelling, and eventually fell into disrepair and was burned as a training exercise for local fire departments - I'm guessing about the year it was torched, but perhaps around 2003 or a little later. It was after the oral history book was written in1999. I don't remember seeing pictures with the fence or the young maple trees, so it's difficult to date the picture. The hotel that stood to the left of this building burned in 1914, but there was no fence there then. So it could have been between the time the Winooski Hotel burned and when the Willey building was built, in 1924. Now there's a vacant lot next to the Willey building at the present - and no trees.
I just got these two photos from Diane Rossi. She writes: "We played Mah Jongg on Pam's pontoon boat today. We anchored in the second pond to get out of the wind, and had a wonderful time!! That's Anita Ristau, Elaine Rossi, and Pam [Buttura]."
What a great day to be out on the water - it sure looks like you were having a great time. Nice idea!
And this came from Diane, too . . . " This robin has taken up residence under the eaves of our garage....
we keep watching for babies, but haven't seen any. She leaves for a few minutes from time to time....."Thanks,Diane. Great pictures. Mother robin may be surprised at how warm it can get on those lights if they are on very long, although I guess all the mud and twigs for nesting would insulate it pretty well. It will be fun to watch for the babies. Smart mommy to find a sheltered spot - with electricity! Apparently neatness didn't count when she was building the nest, though.
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