The Middletown Springs Historical Society Museum Open House on Sunday, October 8, 2-4:00 p.m., features a dramatic reading of excerpts from the 1907 childhood diaries of sisters Lucy and Hazel Grover. A gallery talk about the new exhibit, Childhood in Middletown Springs, 1850-1920, follows the reading. The event is free, and refreshments will be provided.
Young actors Anya Brostek from Hubbardton and Ellie Ruck from Middletown Springs play the parts of Lucy and Hazel, respectively. Their performance is under the direction of Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, a partner in Theatre in the Woods summer camp in Middletown Springs.
On January 1, 1907, Lucy Grover (14) and her sister Hazel (10) began diaries in identical composition books. They lived with their parents, Will and Katie Grover, who owned and operated a farm in West Tinmouth about four miles south of the village of Middletown Springs. Their journals give a rare view of Vermont family farm life at the beginning of the 20th century and document children's work, education and play—themes that run through the new exhibit.
The exhibit runs through March 17, 2024. The museum is open Sundays, 2-4:00 p.m. through October. The exhibit can also be viewed by appointment by calling exhibit curator and Collections Manager Mary Lou Willits at 802-235-2376. School groups are welcome. For more information about the event and the history of Middletown Springs, visit www.mshsvt.com.
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