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Manchester. Area served. Weston, Rockingham, North Clarendon, near Rutland (distribution facility and customer service center) Website. www .vermontcountrystore .com. The Vermont Country Store, Inc. is an American catalog, retail, and e-commerce business based in Vermont. The company was established in 1946 and is operated by the Orton family.
F. H. Gillingham & Sons, Elm Street, early 1900s. Founded in 1886, F. H. Gillingham & Sons remains in its original building at 16 Elm Street in Woodstock. [2] It is the oldest, same-family operated general store in Vermont. [3] It has partnered with local cheesemakers and other farmers to help promote and distribute Vermont products. [4] [5]
The Old Mead Covered Bridge in Pittsford was destroyed by fire on July 22, 1971. The Twigg-Smith Covered Bridge in West Windsor was destroyed by wind in 2002. The Frank Lewis Covered Bridge in Woodstock was destroyed by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011. The Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge in Cornwall was destroyed by fire on September 10, 2016.
Gurley Novelty. Gurley Novelty or simply Gurley was a candle-making company that existed throughout the second half of the 20th century. Gurley was known for making small, figurine-shaped candles for the main holidays, most notably Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. The company was owned by Franklin Gurley, who also designed the candles.
Springfield Hospital, Vermont, U.S. Education. Harvard University. Brown University. Spouse. Mildred Ellen Orton. . ( m. 1936) . Kenneth Vrest Orton (September 3, 1897 – December 2, 1986) was a writer and businessman who co-founded the Vermont Country Store with his wife, Mildred Ellen Orton .
Mildred Ellen Orton (née Wilcox; February 9, 1911 – May 6, 2010) was an American businesswoman and author who co-founded the Vermont Country Store with her husband, Vrest Orton, in Weston, Vermont, in 1946. Biography. Orton was born at a farm near Manchester, Vermont, on February 9, 1911.
A traditional potluck sampler plate features a choice of two meats, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, green beans or creamed corn, tossed salad and homemade dinner rolls.
Country Curtains was a retail home curtain business founded in 1956 by Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick in Whitman, Massachusetts. They started their business from their dining room table selling unbleached narrow muslin curtains. It was Jack’s idea to sell unbleached muslin ruffled curtains through the mail, reminiscent of their Vermont heritage.