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Author Archives: Mark Bushnell

Mark Bushnell is a Vermont journalist and historian. He is the author of Hidden History of Vermont and It Happened in Vermont.

A pastoral scene depicting a village with hills in the background at sunset. People are gathered on the grass in the foreground with trees and a dog nearby.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Vermont’s early town meetings

by Mark Bushnell March 2, 2025, 7:01 amFebruary 28, 2025, 5:21 pm
A skier wearing a "D" sweater jumps mid-air over a snowy mound, with leafless trees in the background.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: The origin story of Brattleboro’s ski jump

by Mark Bushnell February 16, 2025, 7:02 pmFebruary 17, 2025, 9:58 am
Bronze statue of a seated man in a suit, located on a stone pedestal in an urban park setting with buildings and trees in the background.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: William Lloyd Garrison’s roots as a Vermont journalist

by Mark Bushnell February 2, 2025, 7:56 amJanuary 31, 2025, 9:57 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: The memoir of Jeffrey Brace

by Mark Bushnell January 19, 2025, 7:06 amJanuary 17, 2025, 6:01 pm
Posted inInside VTDigger

Why VTDigger deserves your support: A historian’s view

by Mark Bushnell and VTDigger Member Team December 26, 2024, 7:48 amDecember 26, 2024, 7:49 am
A vintage map showing the state of Vermont with detailed land divisions, bordering Lake Champlain and New York. Features a compass rose and various town names.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: On collecting important ‘Vermontiana’ with historian Kevin Graffagnino

by Mark Bushnell December 17, 2024, 1:58 pmDecember 17, 2024, 2:02 pm
A person wearing suspenders walks through a dense forest. The image has a textured, sepia-tone effect.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Disappearing in November

by Mark Bushnell November 17, 2024, 6:55 amNovember 14, 2024, 3:48 pm
Three people sit on grass with backpacks, two on the left and one on the right listening to the person in the center playing a string instrument; trees and rocks are in the background.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Treasuring the trail

by Mark Bushnell November 3, 2024, 6:52 amNovember 5, 2024, 1:52 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: The Long, Fast Trail

by Mark Bushnell October 20, 2024, 7:15 amNovember 5, 2024, 1:53 pm
A framed portrait of a man hangs on the wall in a hallway with another framed picture and an open door visible in the background.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Sometimes the legislature picks the governor

by Mark Bushnell October 6, 2024, 6:30 amOctober 6, 2024, 7:12 am
A glass of whiskey on a wooden table with a bottle of whiskey in the background.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Wet and dry towns

by Mark Bushnell September 1, 2024, 7:04 amSeptember 10, 2024, 9:30 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: Finding Addie

by Mark Bushnell August 18, 2024, 7:58 amAugust 19, 2024, 10:48 am
A historical painting depicts a military scene with soldiers, some on horseback, in a landscape setting. One mounted officer points forward, directing a group of soldiers. A tree stands on the right side.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: The Battle of Bennington and its aftermath

by Mark Bushnell August 4, 2024, 9:05 amAugust 5, 2024, 9:13 am
A historic cemetery with numerous tombstones stands beside a white church under a partly cloudy sky and surrounded by lush green trees.
Posted inLife & Culture

Then Again: The Bennington Centre Cemetery, ‘Vermont’s Sacred Acre’

by Mark Bushnell July 21, 2024, 7:54 amJuly 29, 2024, 3:05 pm

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