Cynthia Bittinger – Grace Coolidge

Cynthia Bittinger – Grace Coolidge

Cyndy Bittinger is faculty, The Community College of Vermont where she teaches Vermont History. She has given lectures for OSHER, the Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Vermont, over many years.  She is a member of the Center for Research on Vermont...
Howard Coffin – “The President I Thought I Knew”

Howard Coffin – “The President I Thought I Knew”

Howard Coffin will open the season with “Calvin Coolidge as I understood him, a complex and somewhat mysterious human being”. Howard knew and wrote about many people who remembered Coolidge. He has done considerable research over the years and was a member of the...
Charles Shackleton – “Finding Endurance”

Charles Shackleton – “Finding Endurance”

The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his ship, the EnduranceCharles Shackleton will present a talk on Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance. He will discuss not only the remarkable discovery of the wreck, but will also include stories of the entrepreneurial exploits of...
Howard Coffin – “Stories from a Newspaper Reporter”

Howard Coffin – “Stories from a Newspaper Reporter”

Vermont Civil War historian Howard Coffin was a reporter for the Rutland Herald for twelve years and the Christian Science Monitor for six years. Howard will cover interesting stories he reported on, including being the first reporter on the scene of the 1967 Mt...