The Vermont Sampler Initiative looks back at girls’ education through embroidery
Like a great number of New England towns, Williston has welcomed and cursed winter weather for years. It is celebrated for recreation and drea…
For close to 90 years, Williston has taken its rightful place on the list of Vermont ski towns. From the UVM Outing Club trails on Brownell Mo…
The Miller House is across the road from the Korner Kwik Stop. It was built by Solomon Miller who arrived in Vermont in the 1780s. It is a Gre…
If you’ve been following my coverage of Williston’s criminal duo, Adelia and Charley Potter, you might have forgotten that they had children. …
The May 3, 1916 edition of The Burlington Free Press advertised land for sale at Taft Corners: “To settle estate, Taft Farm … 117 acres good l…
The later life and death of Adelia Barber (Griswold) Potter (1829-1872) By Elizabeth A. Allen Special to the Observer In my first article on A…
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The life and times of a most unlikely woman of adventure and intrigue By Stacey McKenna Special to the Observer Curious Willistonians have bee…
The Potters, the Griswolds and the murder of Sally Griswold By Elizabeth Allen My first article about Adelia Barber (Griswold) Potter and her …
The original Williston Federated Church acetylene gas chandelier is now hanging in the Old Brick Church. OBSERVER COURTESY PHOTO By Mark Hutch…
The tumultuous life of Adelia Barber (Griswold) Potter (1829-1872) By Elizabeth A. Allen If you’re familiar with Williston history, you probab…
The Jordan family in 1967 — back row left to right: Loretta (mother), Richard (father), Joe and Joan; front row left to right: Louise, Elizabe…
By Stacey McKenna Special to the Observer While perusing the archives of the Williston Historical Society, I came across this original letter …
William Whitney is pictured 10 years after the Civil War, in which he fought for the Union. PHOTO COURTESY OF “THE WILLISTON STORY,” A MOODY A…
The Williston woman with the dazzling hat By Elizabeth Allen Special to the Observer According to the American Repertory and Advertiser of Oct…
Homer Edward Isham By Stacey McKenna Special to the Observer As many people know, the Isham family has lived and worked in Williston for many …
The spiritualism of Angeline and Elisha Miller By Elizabeth A. Allen Special to the Observer Angeline Miller (1804-1878) was deeply interested…
Old Brick Church turns 190 years old By Mark Hutchins Special to the Observer This Jan. 25 will mark the 190th anniversary of the dedication o…
Herbal healer Angeline Miller relied on Morris Mattson’s 1841 “American Vegetable Practice,” which included color plates of many plants, such …
By Cameron Clark Special to the Observer As Vermonters, we often hear of Ethan Allen as the most famous man in Vermont history. But one of the…
By Brenda Perkins Williston Historical Society president Past times are important and fun to remember. They give a glimpse into the town of Wi…
Barbara Sutton, pictured in her photo in the 1950 Edmunds High School (Burlington, VT) Yearbook. Williston’s very own royalty: Barbara (Sutto…
David Isham, second from left, with his mother and other members of his family OBSERVER COURTESY PHOTO By Ginger Isham Special to the Observer…
This picture of Sylvia Warren at 24 years old hangs in the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library’s Vermont History room. She was a prominent person …
Ginger and David Isham How I found my Williston roots BY GINGER ISHAM Special to the Observer I was born at home on Quaker Street in Lincoln…
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps crew that constructed the Allen Brook Nature Trail is pictured in the summer of 1996. The author, Elizabe…