Then Again: How Christmas came to Vermont

A girl named Jane Howard sits in a rocker beside a teddy bear in a Londonderry home at Christmastime in 1907. Photo courtesy of Vermont Historical Society
Sarah Clement’s letter reminds me why I love history.
I’m forever astonished by how different things once were.RELATED STORIESThen Again: How Christmas came to VermontThen Again: A former governor’s shady railroad dealingsThen Again: A Vermont prodigy wows the worldThen Again: Ira Allen’s big dreams and big promises for