Living historian Jon Soule, of Quechee, will be among the presenters at the Vermont History Expo on June 18 and 19 in Tunbridge.
Living historian Jon Soule, of Quechee, will be among the presenters at the Vermont History Expo on June 18 and 19 in Tunbridge. Credit: Courtesy photograph

Tunbridge — The biennial Vermont History Expo on June 18 and 19 at the Tunbridge World’s Fairgrounds will explore the role of water in the state’s past.

The expo will feature living historians,  music, parades, performances, local historical societies and authors. 

Quechee resident Jon Soule, a member of Compagnie de Chevalier de Levis, will outline the military importance of Vermont waterways throughout the 18th century. The living history group presents the pre-Revolutionary 18th-century history of what was to become Vermont. Members will share lifeskills from that era, including mapmaking, handstitching, shingle making, and cooking with 18th-century foods and herbs.

The Green Mountain Military Vehicle Club will demonstrate military encampment and sleeping accommodations, radios, artillery, photographs, and military vehicles. Benjamin Whitcomb’s Independent Corps of Rangers will portray a Continental Army Ranger unit that fought in the American Revolution. The expo is open both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children, and free for kids ages 5 and under. A weekend pass is $20. Visitors in period dress pay half price. For more information, go to vermonthistory.org/expo.

                     — Staff report