Wednesday evening in Montpelier, Thursday at Norwich

Wednesday evening, I decided to drive up to Vermont's capital, Montpelier.  It is only 12 miles from Northfield where Norwich is located.  It is the smallest city to house a state capital in the United States--only about 7700 people live in Montpelier.  If it were stripped of its government buildings and hotels, it would be about the size of my hometown in Georgia, which isn't even the county seat. 








The capitol building is pretty, however, and has a great statue of Ethan Allen standing by the door. Allen and his "Green Mountain Boys" are famous for their role in the American Revolution at Vermont's Fort Ticonderoga.

Today was the last full day of the residency program at Norwich.  It will end with the graduation ceremony tomorrow morning, then after lunch everyone will head for home.

This morning I visited the Sullivan Museum on Norwich's campus.  It tells the story of the university by explaining its role in American history.  For any university, it's outstanding.  For a school this size, it's remarkable.

I worked on an assignment for my final class for the rest of the morning at the library, then went to lunch.   Afterwards, we had graduation practice at the Shapiro Field House.  Our line-up for the event will take place next door in the Kreitzberg Arena, which is home to the Norwich hockey teams.  The Cadets have won four men's NCAA Division III championships (including 2017), and the women have won once.  It is a beautiful facility, and they were getting it into shape for the visitors that will be coming to campus tomorrow.



Thursday evening, graduates of the History and Military History programs had their "hooding" ceremony.  I took some photos there; however, since we won't be able to have cameras tomorrow, I'll use those photos on tomorrow's graduation blog.