http://www.rochesterhistorical.org The History of Rochester Vermont Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:13:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en September 25 The Jones Mt. Road-1860 Explore some of the 9 home sites that were located along the Jones Mountain Road to Bingo Road. Meet at the field on the Jones Mountain Road (off the West Hill Road ~ Route 73). (Four hours - moderate) October 2 The L-20 Airplane Crash Hike to the location of the ... http://www.rochesterhistorical.org/?p=385 Military Aircraft Crashes in the Green Mountains April 25th from 1 to 3 PM at the Forest Service office on RT 100 Authors Brian Lindner and Bill Powers will present a slide show program on two military aircraft crashes in the Green Mountains. Learn about the B-24 “Liberator” bomber crash ... http://www.rochesterhistorical.org/?p=379 Sunday, March 28th, from 1 to 3 PM Have you ever wondered how folks got nicknames like "Grasshopper" or "Gudge" or "Bluejay (aka "Hot Dog")?  How did places like "Satan's Kingdom", "The Gold Region" and "Bingo" get their names? Join the Rochester Historical Society as we explore the origins of local names.  ... http://www.rochesterhistorical.org/?p=372 Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 1:00 PM The Rochester Historical Society is sponsoring a ski/snowshoe hike on West Hill, Rochester. Travel thru the lands once the farms of David Root and Chester Smith. Picture what it was like to live here in the 1860's. The trip is 3.5 miles in length and ... http://www.rochesterhistorical.org/?p=363 Moses and Mica More West Hill History Sunday, Oct.25th, 2009 at 10:00AM Join us on a fall hike to see the home site of one of the first settlers of West Hill, Moses Kinsman.  The hike will continue on to the location mica test pit where explorations were being done for commercial mica ... http://www.rochesterhistorical.org/?p=356