When you tell a story, you spark a connection. Enjoy these stories of Strafford’s people, places and past by John Freitag and others.
Justin Morrill’s Strafford
Eulogy by the Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. at a Justin Morrill symposium in 1998. Coffin speaks about the standards set by Senator Morrill and his faith in the basic goodness he sensed in the citizens of the United States.
Strafford's Civil War and Reconciliation
This reconciliation, after a period of bitter civil strife, and the resulting belief in inclusion and respect for differences, has set the tone in Strafford up until this day. It is an example that, in these troubled times, we might want to replicate on a broader scale. Reprinted from Vermont Digger Feb 20 2022