Episode 27

Our Political Ancestor Gov. Thomas Chittenden

August 4, 2023: We've been thinking a lot about transitions lately and inheritances. As modern Vermonters we have passively inherited VT from our forbearers AND are actively creating the future Vermont.

So, let's hear from some of our political ancestors. On today's show, we'll read two speeches from Vermont's first governor, Thomas Chittenden.

To read Chittenden's 1779 speech here: https://sos.vermont.gov/media/8d88cb74dddcc24/chittendent1779.pdf

Chittenden's 1796 speech is here: https://sos.vermont.gov/media/8d88cbd021631ec/chittendent1796.pdf

Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker: http://rhtt.net

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Producer and host Olga is a journalist by day and a screenwriter by night. On the Montpelier Happy Hour she combines a newshound's doggedness with a fiction writer's sense of "what if...".
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Regular contributor Emilie Kornheiser represents Windham District 2-1 in the Vermont House of Representatives (that’s Brattleboro.) She always appreciates an opportunity to unpack the stories that drive us and hopes her gravestone will read “she asked good questions.” You can find more about her and her work in the legislature at emiliekornheiser.org.