Damon Hall is a memorial to Luther and Betsey Thayer Damon and their children, especially William Emerson Damon, through whose generosity the gift of the building was made possible. The Damon family in Hartland dates back to 1805, when they came from Peabody, Massachusetts (the Damon farm was just south of the present I-91 interchange.). […]
Category: People
History and Anniversary of Hartland – Nancy Darling (1913)
In November 1913 as Hartland, Vermont was celebrating its 150th anniversary, The Vermonter magazine published an article by Nancy Darling entitled, “History and Anniversary of Hartland”. The following is a transcribed version of that article. History and Anniversary of Hartland By NANCY DARLINGFrom the day when Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire granted the […]
Dr. Paul Spooner’s Tow Cloth
Dr. Paul Spooner’s Tow Cloth We know from the 1789 tax list that Dr. Paul Spooner was a wealthy man. This list was taken just 2 months before his untimely death at the age of 43. I was very interested in the “tow cloth” that was listed on this and many of the other tax […]
The Store in North Hartland
When we drive through North Hartland it is hard to not be impressed by the beautiful old store building on the West side of the common, but did you know that it was built as a showroom for carriages and not as a general store at all? In 1875 and in 1883 Betsy Marble and […]
October – a poem by Byron Ruggles
Full now upon the yellow fields, The mellow haze of autumn rests, The harvest now it’s fullness yields, And all the needs of man are blest. ‘Tis wonderful! October’s sun, Makes paradise of noon, And night, with all her stars as one, Plays homage to the moon. October is the artist gay, Who […]
Fun and Revenue in Skunks for Hartland boy trappers
Nov 30, 1920 (This may be more than you want to know. C.Y.M.) The boys are trapping these days. Hartland has a live group of youngsters who wake with their alarm clocks, crawl out of bed at an early hour, put on their”skunkin’clo-es”, take a club and a flashlight and set out in the dim […]
Martins Mill – A. MARTIN’s sash and blind factory
Martin’s Mill was important to the 19th century in Hartland. The area of Hartland where it was located is still called Martinsville today. A. MARTIN’s sash and blind factory, located on road 62, gave employment to fifteen men. In 1882, they converted 500,000 feet of lumber into sash, blinds, etc. The following photos represent […]
Slacks Tourist Inn
This was the home of W. Gallup, It is located on Route 5 about midway between Hartland and North Hartland. The house was owned be G. Jones in 1869. During the 1930’s and 1940’s it was a tourist inn. It has reverted to a single family home.
Thomas Leonard
Thomas Leonard was born in 1842 in Vermont. On October 19, 1870 he married Roxie A. Putney in Woodstock, VT. Thomas Leonard enlisted in Vermont in 1861, as a private, into F Company, 3rd Infantry (Vermont) and was mustered out in 1865. His service is credited to Hartland. He was promoted to Sargent (date unknown), […]
Hartland in the Civil War – Part 3
Installment 3 Camp Life in Virginia for the “Nine Months Men” The last HHS newsletter described the formation of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Brigade in response to President Lincoln’s call for 300,000 more volunteers. About four dozen Hartland men responded by joining the 12th or 16th infantry regiments as “Nine Months Men.” By the […]