Celebrate Archives Month with the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration! Open House followed by “It’s in the Records: Shedding Light on a Middlebury Cold Case” presented by Kris Bowdish and Tanya Marshall

On May 15, 1935, the skeletons of a woman and her two children were discovered on the side of a rural logging road in Middlebury. The case was immediately classified a homicide, as each skull was clearly punctured with a bullet! The remains, at that point slightly exposed, were wrapped in a canvas awning and one skull may have rested on a pillow, as feathers were found there. The mother and her two children have never been identified and after haunting public officials and law enforcement for more than 80 years, archival records recently helped shed some light on the case’s many twists and turns. Can archival records help identify the three victims too? An open house and tours of the state archives will precede the program.

An open house and tours of the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration will precede the program, beginning at 5 pm at 1078 US Route 2 in Middlesex. The presentation is scheduled for 6 pm. This event is free and open to the public. For more information on Archives Month events visit: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records/vhrab/archives-month.aspx

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