Living History Association

The 2015 LHA Membership Application is now available for download.  Click here for a downloadable PDF copy.

All LHA memberships run from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.  If you have any questions regarding membership, please contact us at info@livinghistoryassn.org.

Released February 21, 2015

Updated March 25, 2014

LHA Board of Directors has scheduled meetings for the following dates:

• Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Matterhorn Inn, West Dover, VT, at 11:00 am

*** LHA Board of Directors meetings are open to all LHA members ***

Please note that meeting dates may be subject to change in the event of severe weather.  Please contact the LHA to confirm these dates and times if you plan to attend a meeting.

Updated September 30, 2013

The LHA Board of Directors has scheduled meetings for the following dates:

• Saturday, November 9, 2013, during the LHA's General Membership Meeting, held at the Matterhorn Inn, West Dover, VT, time TBD.

*** LHA Board of Directors meetings are open to all LHA members ***

Please note that meeting dates are subject to change.  Please contact the LHA to confirm these dates and times if you plan to attend a meeting.

Updated September 7, 2013
Arrangements have been announced, and it has been requested that people wear modern clothing (not reenacting clothes) to these services. There will be a memorial event for reenactors at a later date.  Below is Steve's obituary:

Kapotas, Steven, Sr.--47, A resident of Southampton passed away on September 2, 2013, after a long illness. Steven was raised and spent much of life in Somerville.

Steven was the husband of Suzanne (Vanasse) Kapotas of RI and the loving father of Steven, Jr., Marianthi A. Kapotas both of Somerville and Joshua G. Kapotas of RI. He was the brother of George Kapotas and is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends invited to attend calling hours to be held at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 29 Central St.,Somerville, MA, on Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013, from 9-11 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service at 11 o'clock. Interment will be at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.

Steven was a member of the Living History Association.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Steven's memory to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

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A memorial website has been set up for anyone wishing to share their memories of Steve or express their condolences.

Updated April 8, 2012
The LHA Board of Directors announces the LHA Board Meeting schedule for the first part of 2012: 

• Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 1 pm at the Matterhorn Inn, West Dover, VT.
  

*** LHA Board of Directors meetings are open to all LHA members ***

Please note that meeting dates are subject to change.  Please contact the LHA to confirm these dates and times if you plan to attend a meeting.

March 17, 2012

Invitations for the LHA's Spring Social, to be held Saturday, April 21st, are being mailed to members and are available to all here. This year's featured speaker is Robert Edwards, Dover Police Chief and Coordinator of The Student Network (TSN), speaking on the making of the student production movie "The Road to Gettysburg," The History, The Kids, The Program.  In addition, a number of awards will be presented.

For additional information and registration information, please download the application here, or contact the LHA at 802-368-7913

January 9, 2012

The Living History Association is holding a once a month mid-week evening discussion and lecture series about early Vermont and New England history. The program this month is geared to those with an interest in interactions between Native Tribes and early settlers touching on living conditions, farming, disease, settlement patterns, and the pressures which led to conflict. The evening discussion will follow a lecture format presented by James Dassatti who is knowledgeable about sites and resources associated with that history.

While each monthly program will be of great interest to those who wish to know more about Vermont, they will also be of interest to those who host bus tours and visitors each year. The stories will help fill in those areas of knowledge you wish you had, so that you can better inform your visitors or lodging guests about our history here in New England.

A variety of books and/or resources will be mentioned with each discussion event. Attendees should bring a note pad to copy down any information offered. Some handouts will be given away free at each meeting.

The program began in November with the “light faire” of living history interpretation of the 18th century for which Dassatti is well noted. The program featured artifacts and reproductions, as well as interpretation in period attire to turn the clock back to a very different century. This was not a normal lecture but rather an immersive history event.

The program will be at 7:00 pm on January 19th with cheese and light snacks served from the bar at the Matterhorn Inn. The full slate of remaining programs will be:

• February 16, 2012
• March 15, 2012
• April 19, 2012

For additional information, please contact either the LHA at 802-268-7913, or the Matterhorn Inn at 802-464-4676.