Plainfield Historical Society

01/18/2026

The power may go out from time to time - but I am reallyglad we no longer have to cut ice in winter to keep our food cold in summer.

01/04/2026

How many calendars do you have in your home? We have at least 2 - one hangs in the kitchen where we put family events. Then I have the ones in the office....
Anyway - in case you need another 2026 calendar - you can still order them online!
Link in comments.

12/18/2025

In case we don't log in on Solstice (Dec. 21)
A reminder that soon the days will be getting longer!
Celebrate the light this season.

12/02/2025

History. Growing up in Plainfield - the edges of the meadows around Plainfield used to be full of these birds all winter.

Now that we have mcMansions growing in the former cowfields hard to see the goldfinches and cardinals anymore unless you buy seed from another country and put it in a feeder. Maybe we need to have less mowed lawns and more meadows. Brush hog them once every three years and they stay meadows.

PS Echinacea are not native here - but native cow thistles used to bring the birds in in droves.

11/29/2025

Have you ever wondered about the stones used in the older graveyards around our township? Why some stones fall apart and others don't?
Here's a look at the stone for gravestones in our region.

11/17/2025

from a different year.
There is beauty out there.
And hot cocoa when I get home again!

11/11/2025

Thank you to all our Veterans down through the years.

10/26/2025

New calendars!

I don't know about you but I already have some dates to mark on the 2026 calendar so this is just in time!

05/22/2025

Old Vermonter saying, "Plant your peas on Memorial Day, harvest on the 4th of July.
Well, maybe not that old, because Memorial Day is only about 170 years old. Wikipedia tells us "The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Then known as Decoration Day and observed on May 30, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the American Civil War.
This national observance followed many local observances which were inaugurated between the end of the Civil War and Logan's declaration. Many cities and people have claimed to be the first to observe it. However, the National Cemetery Administration, a division of the Department of Veterans Affairs, credits Mary Ann Williams with originating the "idea of strewing the graves of Civil War soldiers—Union and Confederate" with flowers."

05/05/2025

just changing our photo with the season.

Remember that there are still some calendars availabe if you find yourself needing one!

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