Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Couple in Early America
June 21 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Charity Bryant and Sylvia Blake were a same-sex couple who lived an open and public life in Weybridge, Vermont for 44 years from 1807 until Charity’s death in 1850. When Sylvia passed away 17 years later, they were buried side by side in the Weybridge Hill Cemetery under a single headstone acknowledging their relationship to each other. Vermont Humanities is proud to be working with the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, holder of the Charity and Sylvia Archive, Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Tillie Walden, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and the State Division for Historic Preservation to make the story of Charity and Sylvia more accessible to Vermonters as we head into the America 250 Commemorations.
Please join us for the installation of a state historic marker at the Weybridge Hill Cemetery on June 21st
Saturday, June 21
1 to 2 pm – Dedication ceremony with Rep. Becca Balint and LGBTQ+ Leaders, Weybridge Hill Cemetery, Weybridge, VT
2:30 to 4 pm – Reception and a pop-up exhibit from the Bryant/Drake Collection, Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park Street, Middlebury, VT
