Unseen neighbors: Black residents in Addison County
Fig. 1: Advertising Card, ca. 1880. COURTESY OF THE HENRY SHELDON COLLECTION Fig. 3: West Cemetery lot plan, ca. 1860. COURTESY OF THE HENRY SHELDON COLLECTION Fig. 4: West Cemetery, Slade Family obelisk on the right. COURTESY OF THE HENRY SHELDON COLLECTION In Celebration of Black History Month, from the Sheldon Museum Archives — This is a three-part series addressing the presence of Black Americans in early Addison County. Today we introduce the topic and share relevant documents available at the Sheldon’s archives; part two will tell a fascinating story of Middlebury Black residen...
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