Living History Association

Here is all the history which Kenneth Roberts wrote about in his books Arundel and Rabble in Arms and his Pulitzer Prize winning work Northwest Passage.

Here is all the pageantry of James Fennimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohegans.

Here is a chance to see the sights and sounds of these great stories brought to life by LHA Executive Director James Dassatti, dressed in full period attire, with a flair for humor, drama, and the real experience of lives brought back to life from the faded pages of history.

The Living History Association is involved in several Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) programs given in several different locations. Most notable in recent years have been programs on the Battle of Bennington and the Battle of Saratoga run from lodging facilities in the Mount Snow region of Southern Vermont.

Also of tremendous note have been programs operated from the Brandon Inn on Route 7 inn Brandon, Vermont. These programs have centered on the discovery of Lake Champlain by Samuel D. Champlain four hundred years ago in 1609, to programs on the French and Indian Wars, and the American Revolutionary War in the Champlain Valley.

From expertly crafted meals and the quaint setting of one of Vermont’s oldest Inns, the Brandon Inn, Exploritas students venture forth to historic sites such as The Fortress at Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Mount Independence, the Hubbardton Battlefield, and the French and Indian War exhibits at Chimney Point State Historic Site.

The Sail to Steam Program goes from Native American canoes to the steamer Ticonderogadecommissioned in 1954. The program visits ships at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum that include canal sail barges and a full scale reproduction of General Benedict Arnold’s 1776 Gunboat, the Philadelphia.

The program also travels to the Shelburne Museum for a full behind the scenes tour of the last Lake Champlain steam cargo and passenger ship, Ticonderoga.

Lecturers include living historians, under water archeologists, preservationists, and museum professionals, making each trip fun and fact filled.

For additional information and registration for these and other programs, please contact Road Scholar directly or contact our local provider for these programs, Sugar Tours and Educational Journeys.

Road Scholar Programs With the LHA

Sugar Tours and Educational Journeys

Mr. Chris Donnelly, Owner and Program Director
P.O. Box 873
West Dover, Vermont 05356
Phone: (802) 464-9740

Toll Free: (888) 889-8681

Fax: (802) 464-9740

For information about other Road Scholar programs, as well as travel information, visit their website or call them at 877-426-8056.