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The place to go to find information on the Valley Quest program is vital communities, link here: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyquest/ For those of you who aren't familiar, the Quest program is a great way to teach and learn local history. It's for children and adults, basically anyone who likes history and the outdoors After the article on Centertown came out, I was contacted by the folks at Valley Quest, which is adminstered by Vital Communities. One of the quests is quite relevant, and I present just the beginning of the Quest Poem here. For the rest of the quest, go to this link to a pdf file of the Centertown Quest: www.vitalcommunities.org/valleyquest/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/09/Center-of-Town-Quest-4-July-2018.pdf Here is the beginning of the Quest: "Clues: Many years ago, upon this green Hartford’s Center of Town was a bustling scene. So park your car and come on down Let’s explore this old ghost town! Start at something red, white, and blue And about old Hartford we will tell you. King George the 3rdwas no nerd On July 5th, 1761 he gave us his word By signing the charter to declare this town Hartford. Now gaze across the green And imagine this scene: Folks coming down from the hills To practice their drills, In preparation for fights To free up our rights. While imagining the beat of their marching feet Turn your body to look across the street. Note the tall trees, so scary and old They are *locust trees we are told..." For the rest of the quest, (and this great poem!), go to: You may also be interested in the 2020 "SuperQuest". Info at: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyquest/superquest/ Thanks for traveling down Old Roads, Rivers and Rails of the Upper Valley, with me, Bob Totz Related articles: Historic Centertown King's Highway, Part 2: White River Jct VT King's Highway, Part 1: Lebanon NH
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3/16/2020 11:03:17 am
Thanks so much for posting this note about the Valley Quest Program! I just want to alert anyone wanting to do this Quest, or most others, that right now the final treasure boxes at the end of the clues were collected by volunteers last November and haven't gone back out yet, so you won't find them. We do however have some all year round Quests you can do, so look for those. I am also about to ask that boxes go back out early (typically the go out in May) for Quests that are in natural settings, away from towns and people so that we can encourage Questing on these Quests as a way to combat the isolation that many may be feeling under the current pandemic situation. Happy Questing!
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B A
3/16/2020 11:04:42 am
This is so neat! I love the poem format and how it feels like a scavenger/treasure hunt. So much interesting history there.
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Bob Totz
3/16/2020 11:56:34 am
Yes, Valley Quest is an amazing program,
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AuthorI'm Bob Totz, retired VT postmaster, and historical geographer ARCHIVES:
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