The Historical Society has not been meeting in person during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Enjoy our latest newsletter and check out our website. Feel free to call or email us with comments or questions. After a period of behind-the-scenes activity, the Historical Society is becoming more active and vibrant! We have changed our meeting dates to the second Saturday during the months of January, April, July & October, still at the old Dalton Town Hall, 12:00 noon. We encourage new members and visitors to join us! We're hoping to have work sessions to sort, index and scan many documents, including old newspapers, town reports and photos. Current Officers: Terri Parks - President Gary Boyle - Vice President Doris Mitton - Recording Secretary Robert Landry - Treasurer Sue Bean - Deputy Treasurer Terri Parks - Corresponding Secretary Our Newsletters continue to be popular! View a PDF file of our Newsletters, below: We welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have material that would make an interesting article for a future newsletter, let us know. By Memorial Day, 2017, the Dalton Historical Society provided new military flag holders to replace those that had been in disrepair or missing from our cemeteries. Volunteers placed the flag holders, with new flags, next to about 120 veterans' graves. In 2013, the Historical Society paid for new signs for the cemeteries and Town Pound. Our thanks to Jessop and the Littleton Sign Company! Stop in and visit the Dalton Historical Society downstairs in the old Town Hall. We are easily accessible from the parking lot at the rear of the building, or from the stairs on the first floor. THE TRAIL OF THE WILD FLOWERS, Part 1, Vermont & Great Britain 1882 - 1884 by Sandy Nellis Lane, Editor and Photographer The Dalton Historical Society hosted a free program and book signing on May 3, 2012, presented by Sandy Nellis Lane, whose great, great aunt, Lucy Ladd Stratton, a native of Dalton, became a talented artist and writer. Ms. Lane was inspired to photograph her exquisite wildflower paintings and publish them in a book with writings from Lucy's journals. Lucy Ladd Stratton was born in 1834 in Dalton. After her marriage to George W. Stratton, she travelled with him to Europe, where she spent about twenty years painting landscapes and wildflowers. She eventually returned to America, where she died at age 102. After her death, over 1500 of her wildflower paintings were donated to the Library of Congress, where they are available for viewing by appointment. TO ORDER A COPY of The Trail of the Wild Flowers, contact Sandy Lane at 3 Pewter Lane, Johnstown, NY, 12095, or email her at: se23Lane@nycap.rr.com |
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