Pownal Historical Society Oral Histories

About Pownal Historical Society Oral Histories

Pownal, the South Western gateway to Vermont, has a rich history that goes back to the Dutch, the Mohicans, and Mohawk indigenous peoples. Come here to hear memories of those who have lived in this beautiful town.

Publisher

Joyce Held

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jan 2025

Latest episode

2 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Aug 2025

   Nell & Jimmy WInchester Part 2 - Living in Pownal and how their legendary store came about

   Nell Winchester and Jimmy Winchester recount the origins of their renowned Pownal store and share stories of local life in Pownal, Vermont, in an interview with Joyce Held.

2. 

   2 Aug 2025

   Nell & Jimmy Winchester Part 1 - How they met, and life during The Green Mountain Racetrack

   Joyce Held interviews Nell Winchester and Jimmy Winchester about their meeting and experiences working at the Green Mountain Racetrack.

3. 

   1 Mar 2025

   Sidney Clayton, WWI Veteran, and Pownal Benefactor

   Born 1896 in Pawtucket, R.I., Sidney Clayton’s family moved to Williamstown in 1909. He served in the US Army during WWI in Waco Texas. After the war he worked in Yonkers, N.Y. till his retirement in 1961, where he lived before eventually moving to Pownal 8 years later. His service to our country during both World Wars, as well as his generous donation of a parcel of land he'd owned along the Hoosick river, to the town of Pownal, keeps his memory fresh in the town’s residents minds to this day.

4. 

   8 Feb 2025

   WWII Veteran and lifelong Pownal resident Leo Pellerin

   WWII Marine Veteran Leo Pellerin discusses his life growing up in Pownal VT from the 1920s on till the 21st Century, with children from the Pownal Elementary School. He tells of working on a farm before they could afford tractors, hijinks during his school days, and working at Warren Wire.

5. 

   27 Jan 2025

   The Pownal Elementary School Sings for the VT Bicentennial

   In this oral history podcast from 1991, for The Pownal Historical Society, you will hear the town’s students sing of Vermont and many of the local Pownal town’s folk in this bicentennial celebration marking 200 years since Vermont became a state. (music by Guillermo Guareschi - Appalachian Trail (freetouse.com) — photo by Alex Macphail 1973)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 12 / 100

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Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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