Each one of us who finds themselves in Vermont has an entry point in Vermont's history and in a particular place. Specific cultural and environmental forces have attracted diverse groups of people, from the Abenakis to back-to-the-landers to resettled refugees to Vermont over time. And Vermont landscapes – hayfields, new housing developments, logged forests, conserved parcels, rivers, and mineral deposits – have played roles in history and culture. This presentation surveys the relationship between people and place, and specifically between cultural shifts and landscape change over time in Vermont. Join us and tell us where your story begins.
Join us at the East Hardwick Grange for a soup supper (by donation) at 5:30pm, followed by the presentation at 6:30pm.
Cheryl (Cherie) Morse is a rural geographer and specialist in Vermont's social geography. She is Associate Professor in Geography and Geosciences, and Co-Director of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont. She researches the relationship between nature and culture, Vermont migration, and how people make their lives in rural places.
(Special thanks to John & Johanna Laggis for the request to bring this presentation to our community!)