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.
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.
