How folks “landed” in Peacham, Vermont.
The Peacham Landings project enables us to collect stories from the community and explore connections to historical information. This nurtures our sense of place by exploring our own culture through the lens of those who came before us. As a key partner on Peacham Landings, the Peacham Historical Association identifies and links themes of coming to this land over time. Peacham Library engaged creative artist and folklorist, Jean Pitman to coordinate story collection and curation to accumulate in a summer series of four public events at the Library.
PEACHAM LANDINGS: ANIMALS
Animal stories that include horses, alpaca, sheep and more as we meet and chat with the people who came to Peacham because of the terrific hill farm conditions for raising animals and its related fiber production.
PEACHAM LANDINGS: FARMING
Who comes to Peacham to farm? What are some unique meanings of farming in current times? Be among the first to see the short film premier: DUCKS on the GOLD SHAW FARM by MORGAN GOLD. Learn about a new generation of farmer, one who uses social media as a tool on his specialty farm.
PEACHAM LANDINGS: THE 1960’s/70’s
Arriving from New York, San Francisco or beyond, folks came to Peacham in the 60’s and 70’s and have astonishing “landing” stories from following the trail of an old buried diary to escaping uptight urban parents to following a guru.
PEACHAM LANDINGS: “RE-PEOPLING” OF VERMONT
Author Paul M. Searls and his new book about the historic patterns of “re-peopling” Vermont concludes our series. You can check out his book at the Peacham Library or order it online from the Vermont Historical Museum in Montpelier. The title is “Re-peopling Vermont: A Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century” by Paul M. Searls.