Hometown Minstrels, East Montpelier, Vermont, 1957

1957HometownMinstrels.pdf

Title

Hometown Minstrels, East Montpelier, Vermont, 1957

Creator

Brick Church Committee

Description

Minstrel shows in which white men appeared in blackface were popular in Vermont as well as other areas of the country. This is a four-page program for the Hometown Minstrels Show put on by the citizens of East Montpelier, Vermont, in 1957. The performance was held to benefit the Old Brick Church in that town and even included the church's choir. The program includes advertisements from 32 businesses in East Montpelier, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Barre.

Date

1957

Source

Small Bside / Theater - East Montpelier - 1884

Identifier

1957HometownMinstrels.pdf

Format

pdf

Rights

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Original Format

Repository

Vermont Historical Society Library, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641

Rights Statement

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Citation

Brick Church Committee, “Hometown Minstrels, East Montpelier, Vermont, 1957,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 26, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/2164.