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A New Era at the Old Stone House!

 New plans for early

education

 A celebration of

Alexander Twilight the man

 Historic Recreation

Trail

 How the OSH is

becoming ESSENTIAL to our communities

New Plans for Early Education

 What better place to

educate Orleans County youth than the OSH?

 A vast repository of local

and regional history

 60 acres of pastoral VT

landscape and 7 historic buildings

 Curricular materials that

relate to all subjects and age groups

 New initiatives already

evolving like Kids’ Fridays during the summer

New Plans for Early Education cont...

So what’s next?

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We are currently writing grants and fundraise to create a Hands-on-History Center.

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The Center will provide local preschools and childcare providers a place to bring their charges to have fun the old-fashioned way!

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Rotating hands-on exhibits, a classroom space and curriculum created and implemented by an early education teacher

 As a part of the project, the

Eaton House will be restored lovingly into a fully-equipped education center for the OSH!

A Celebration of Alexander Twilight, the Man

 Alexander Twilight

was a phenomenal person

 An educational and

community leader of mixed race through the decades leading up to the Civil War

 ALT was the first

person of color to graduate from a US college (Middlebury)

 He was a legislator in

the VT Statehouse

A Celebration of Alexander Twilight, cont…

 He taught both young

women and men at the Brownington Academy

 Over his career, ALT

taught nearly 2,500 students

 We are working to

celebrate this amazing man’s story

 ALT Day will be a

statewide day of recognition by the summer of 2020

Historic Recreation Trail

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In an effort to showcase and better use our magnificent campus, we are raising money to establish a Historic Recreation Trail around our 60 acres of hills, fields and forests

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The trail will be multi-use and open to all

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Interpretive signs of historic significance will dot the length of the 3/4 –mile trail

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The future potential of this project is endless! From installing rotating interpretive landscape art along the trail, to utilizing it as another place-based education tool

Becoming ESSENTIAL to our Communities

What matters to me as the Executive Director?



Resilient and vibrant communities for our children

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“Third places” - Community hubs where people meet, enjoy life and LEARN

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Improving the quality

• f life for Orleans

County residents through education, preservation and inspiration

• Instilling in people a healthy

and proud sense of place

What do we need to make it all happen?

 We have great dreams for

• ur organization and our

communities

 We need financial support

make our dreams come true!

 In-kind work and expertise

is always welcomed

 We need the word spread  We need community and

• rganization support and

involvement

Ways to Get Involved

 Become a member!  Become a donor!  Become a volunteer and

join a rewarding community

 Become an advocate. Let

people know about all the great things happening at the OSH

 Become a board member,

especially if you have legal experience, experience in finance, and are willing to fundraise