Jerry Carbone
In 1920, she took the oath
Jerry Carbone started Whetstone Brook Genealogy to help individuals understand their family history "by uncovering generations of family stories, artifacts, and documents, while using professional and trusted genealogical research standards, as described on his website. He is retired from a 22-year career as the director of Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. For the version of this story that puts an accent on the genealogy, including full citations, visit bit.ly/MR-Citations.
Exploring literacy, education, and culture through the words of our past
A new project shines a light on Brattleboro’s literary history, starting with the words of a former slave who transcended race and gender to have her say in the highest courts in the state
In January, I became part of a committee that worked to create a project for a National Endowment for the Humanities “Creating Humanities Communities,” a matching grant whose goals are “to ensure that Americans around the country have the opportunity to engage with our shared cultural heritage” and to...
Library feels budget sting
I am sorry to report that as a result of the March 2010 Town Meeting vote on the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget, the library has been required to reduce its personnel line item by $16,000. What this means is a reduction in staff hours and therefore a reduction...
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Libraries provide broadband — no coffee required
Your story “Region renews hope for broadband” [The Commons, April] demonstrates that progress has been made, but there is still a long road ahead before all Vermont citizens and businesses have easy, affordable access to high-speed Internet. While many people now have computers and some type of Internet access, there are still pockets of the technologically disadvantaged among us. We see it here at Brooks Memorial Library, where our 17 public-access computers are continuously occupied and our users logged more...