South Hero Historical Society: The Homes and Businesses of Tracy Road

Dr. Robinson's 3-4 classroom blog from 2012-2016

The students in Dr. Robinson's 3-4 Team studied South Hero History for 6 years and took many field trips around town.

Click on this link to see where the students went around town and what townsfolk they met along the way.

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At the end of 2018 Lake Champlain Access Television [LCATV] started filming our presentations. Their output is 2 to 4 times sharper than the videos I was putting up. That means it takes a little longer to get the video to start. [The reason I reduced the quality level of my videos.] Their production is different than mine and you will notice that immediately.
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Homes and Businesses of Tracy Road

On Friday, March 2 at 7:00pm at Folsom Educational Center the South Hero Historical Society presented, ”The Homes and Businesses of Tracy Road.” The present Tracy Road was previously Rte. 2. before it was redirected in the 70’s. It was a vital part of the South Hero business community. Over the years it has been home to a tavern, a post office, a doctor’s office, a creamery, a florist, a factory, a flower farm, a dairy farm, and a grocery store, among others.

We are happy to welcome Hobart Tracy, Ruby Buermann Willis, John Roy, and Malcolm Allen, who related their memories of the various buildings, as well as some history and folklore. Probably the oldest of the buildings is the Tracy House, built in the early 1800’s. Mr. Fletcher applied for a tavern license in 1811. There are stories of romance, jilting, and lawsuits, but you’ll have to attend the meeting to hear the details.

SHHS welcomes everyone of all ages to our meetings. You may enter by the door in the brick area of the school or the front school door.

Hobart Tracy, Malcolm Allen, Ruby Buermann Willis, John Roy, Sr.

Gloria Dewea on the right

Dr. Buermann House

Official Record that Robert Allen was postmaster of South Hero appointed by Pres. Herbert Hoover

Dr. Buermann examining Michael Wright, Mother Harriet to the right, Nurse Ruby McKewen

Ruby Buermann and Janie Fowler

Nancy, Eleanor (Mom), and Baby Sally Buermann

Nancy and Dr. Buermann

Where train tracks were

Bernard Roy's House

Cecile and Mike Gove's House (old Creamery in the back)

Dewea House

Dr. Buermann's House/Old Post Office

Tracy House Tracy Tavern in the Past

Tracy house and creamery on the left

North down Tracy rd

Tracy Land, Tracy Round Barn and Tracy Woods

Tressler's then Fowler's IGA

Lemon Lilly Farm

Site Of Train station Fiske Fifield's house

Wire Factory Dr. Buermann on the left

Hobart Tracy, Terry Robinson, John Roy

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Our Next Program is Thursday, March 2, 2023

South Hero Historical Society Presents: “Night at the Museum!" On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 6:30pm at the Worthen Library, the South Hero Historical Society would like to acquaint you with the South Hero Bicentennial Museum. The museum building itself has an interesting history and over the years the collection has been cared for by a number of volunteers. On the first floor it offers an extensive library of genealogy material, maps of the town from the 1700s on, and the history of education in South Hero. There is also a detailed local military display from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam. A favorite exhibit called, “When you live on a lake” has features on fishing and hunting and the evolution of steamboats as they were built on and burned near our shores. Downstairs has a blacksmith display, railroad items, bean factory and other machinery, tools, and more. For those of you who often think as you drive by, “I wonder what’s in there,” here’s your chance to explore many of our artifacts via a slideshow and a professionally made video of what you’ve been missing. Come and enjoy a “Night at the South Hero Bicentennial Museum!” Starting in Oct. 2022 our Historical Society will be partnering with the Worthen Library. Programs will be advertised through their website and programs will be videoed and a link will be placed in a post to view all 2022 and on programs.

Upcoming Events

Click here for Link to South Hero: Past and Present Project by Dr. Robinson's 3-4 students of 2012 at Folsom School with collaboration from Library media specialist Mrs. Sharon Hayes.

The SHHS (South Hero Historical Society) will be partnering with the Worthen Library from now on to put on local history programs starting with our first program and annual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7PM. Kim Kinney will be presenting the History of the Kinney farm on South Street-seven generations! Be sure to sign up for the Worthen Library emails so you get all the latest Historical Society Program information.

Check the Islander for confirmation of meeting dates and times. All ages are welcome!

Membership/contributions of $10.00 can be sent to SHHS P.O. Box 180, South Hero, VT.