How Local Geology Relates to Thetford History

Subject: [Thetford] 250th Events for July, August & September

Hello,
Come visit the SQC Tent at the Thetford Hill fair on Saturday. SQC T-shirts will be for sale.

July 25

How Local Geology Relates
to Thetford History

Retired geologists, Peter
and Thelma Thompson, will guide us through an

investigation of
Thetford geology on July 25th, starting at 9AM at the Post

Mills Congregational
Church. Cosponsors - Thetford Conservation Commission, Thetford Historical
Society and SQC Committee

August 8

11am-12:30 pm. Learn about the history of the "Fairview Farm" from Marshall van Norden.
1 pm-3 pm. New Suns Community Center, Route 5 North Thetford. An informal round table with a moderator where farmers
past and present will share stories and experiences. Refreshments will be served.

August 15
Lyme Town
Band Concert at 5 pm at the Post Mills Church. Bean Hole supper with Colonial recipes potluck at 6 pm.

September 7

Post Mills Labor Day
Parade & BBQ. Music by the Barn
Band - Make a Float for YOUR Village!

September 20
2 pm. Historic dance in the
Pavilion Hall in East Thetford. Caller: David Millstone. Musicians: Carol
Compton and Thal Aylward. Everyone welcome. No experience necessary ~ all
dances will be taught.
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Thetford SQC is an ad hoc group organizing community events in all of the villages of Thetford in 2026. Activities are supported by the Brian J Boland Memorial Foundation, and with a grant from the Vermont Arts Council, which receives support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the State of Vermont 250th Anniversary Celebration Commission. We've received grants from the Wells River Savings Bank and the Mascoma Bank.

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Sherry Merrick for the 250th Planning Committee