https://www.riptonhistoric.org/articles daily 0.75 2025-02-04 https://www.riptonhistoric.org/articles/1933-wwi-memorial monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/f598e965-32a4-4366-9c9a-3548ab644be9/Ripton+WWI+memorial+.jpg Articles - 90 Years Ago - Commemorating Ripton’s Soldiers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.riptonhistoric.org/articles/jasonbillings monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/1671112491293-LS5QBT1DGOSU5M7O4CTL/Jason%252BBillings%252BRed%252BPines%252BGreat%252BMeadow%252BRipton%252BJuly%252B1957.jpg Articles - Jason Billings Planting Trees - Make it stand out Photo source: Stephen “Jason” Billings’ Ripton Farm, Red Pine Planting. Photographed by A. G. Mayville, July 1957 for U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Dept. V83-11. Title: “Billings checking survival of (his) red pine plantation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/bc4ee462-59ad-415e-8e9e-4a9a5fc19e3d/Untitled-1.jpg Articles - Jason Billings Planting Trees - Make it stand out The location of Jason’s home, his sister Agnes’ home, and their red pine plantations are shown in the accompanying map. This note and map were added by Jason’s grandson, Charles Billings, 1/7/2023. https://www.riptonhistoric.org/events daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://www.riptonhistoric.org/events/e-midd-historical-society-talk-who-was-henrick-hier monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://www.riptonhistoric.org/events/hike-to-frost-mtn-fire-tower monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/1745074213729-XEGO7METRTWEBDXLYCTZ/unsplash-image-f7tZdKY0F28.jpg Events - Hike to Frost Mtn. Fire Tower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.riptonhistoric.org/events/my-memories-of-growing-up-with-robert-frost monthly 0.5 2025-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/e7dcf48d-fa5d-4bcd-b8a4-d995c511a1fa/IMG_1729.jpeg Events - My Memories of Growing Up With Robert Frost - Make it stand out Jonathan Reichert, professor emeritus in physics at the University at Buffalo, now age 93, was a long-time personal friend of Robert Frost. During this talk he will share his stories and insights into the poet and his works. https://www.riptonhistoric.org/home daily 1.0 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/1580495571021-I0TNQPULM4D1Z9SDWTWJ/31MCKIBBEN-slide-UNDD-articleLarge.jpg Home - Do you have historic photos of Ripton? Please contact us. We’d love to catalog what you have and also give you photo credit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/1580495596418-PCZPBD1A4LQFD22KK7XK/downtown-ripton-quintessential.jpg Home - Would you like to join us? We are a small-town movement. Whether you’re most comfortable contributing time to help archive our town, money to help us grow, or energy to help generally, we need you on our team. https://www.riptonhistoric.org/gallery daily 0.75 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/43137dd6-d33f-4ba1-bbf6-471fb513433b/2019_RiptonCountryStore_LaurenHolohanPhotography_72dpi.jpeg Photos Ripton Country Store-Front in the Fall of 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/b777094f-a1ab-4dd0-8f27-cf84138a3b50/1933+Middlebury+College+students+fishing+in+the+Ripton+Gorge.jpeg Photos 1933 Middlebury College students fishing in the Ripton Gorge Middlebury College Special Collections, Middlebury, Vermont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/e42cdf6b-4081-4e41-a24a-748ff5148563/1948+Breadloaf+Writers+Conference+Faculty+.jpeg Photos Writers' Conference faculty members posed outside on Bread Loaf campus, 1948. Individuals pictured include, back row (left to right): Warren Beck, Richard Brown, John Ciardi and Robeson Bailey; middle row: A. B. Guthrie Jr., Fletcher Pratt, Robert Frost, Bernard DeVoto, Mark Saxton and Director Theodore Morrison; front row: Kay Morrison and Helen Everitt. Middlebury College Special Collections, Middlebury, Vermont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/79284f0e-bd2b-4e76-98de-8df19cbd7bbf/Bread+Loaf+West+Lawn.jpeg Photos Relaxing afternoon at the Breadloaf West Lawn Circa. 1950 Middlebury College Special Collections, Middlebury, Vermont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/a6898199-fb55-4664-9d5a-08cf3b32245b/Covered+bridge%2C+Ripton%2C+Vermont.jpeg Photos Covered bridge in Ripton, Vermont, with several signs posted at near end and several partially hidden people at the far end. Middlebury College Special Collections, Middlebury, Vermont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/b79044ef-8e54-41c8-911c-cb8ae9d5304f/chipman-inn-exterrior-summer.jpg Photos Present Day Chipman Inn in the center of Ripton, warmly engrossed in Summer Foliage, Summer 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/1580511790418-LP1TIBAQ1A3B4MXM139I/downtown-ripton-quintessential.jpg Photos Modern Day Ripton Town Center, with the three iconic structures now home to the community house, Town office (once school), and the Community church where all are welcome. Blanketed in a rather common winter dusting Circa 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e34713864f9aa0a9017d27e/1580512043869-DYJ7QRPYS2LHCHUQ9LWU/Ripton_Community_House.jpg Photos Ripton Community House with Recent metal roof to ensure it's longevity. 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Ripton Historical Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to engage the community in seeking out, collecting, preserving, restoring, and disseminating materials, records, artifacts, and other aspects of Ripton’s history. RHS invites members from a broad range of historical interests and shall be representative of all age groups, from elementary school children to senior residents. RHS members are united by a desire to document aspects of life as it is today and as it was in the past, and to present our history in ways and in places that we can all share. 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