This letter was submitted by an individual in Barre, VT;
"As an 8th generation Vermonter, the meaning of the state for me has a lot of connection with my own family history. I believe that for folks whose people have lived in Vermont for many generations, this will often be the case. Because Vermont had a relatively stagnant population from the Civil War until the 1960s, often shedding the young and bright to other states, the identity of the state could be measured around intertwining family histories in many towns and villages. This seems to me to be a key factor in what old timers mean when we speak of Vermont: a nexus of stories, places, people and events that weave into a relatively coherent fabric that is shared by a common group of people over a number of generations...."
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