Howard Coffin presents talk on ‘Vermont Women and the Civil War’ at Historical Society’s annual meeting

Oct. 22, 2021  |  By Waterbury Roundabout 

Howard Coffin / Vt. Humanities Council photo

The Waterbury Historical Society’s annual meeting and program scheduled for Oct. 27 will feature Vermont Civil War historian Howard Coffin as speaker with a talk about “Vermont Women and the Civil War.” 

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Steele Room at the Waterbury Municipal Center on Main Street. Coffin will discuss women’s roles during the war such as how they took on running farms, working in factories, serving as nurses and more. Details in his presentation will come from diaries and letters from women at that time. 

This free program is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council. The location is handicapped accessible and attendees are required to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 

For more information, call 244-8089.