Annotated Bibliography

Beeton, Mrs. Isabella. Beeton's Book of Household Management. Enlarged edition, London, 1982.

Mrs. Beeton gives comprehensive information to the mistress of a Victorian household in maintaining a comfortable home. She includes many chapters on the art of cookery and sections on the duties of servants. She devotes the final chapters to the care and management of children, accidents and emergencies, and legal matters.

Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Barnes & Noble Books, 2001.

This children's classic of the Victorian period includes "The Mad Tea Party", a perfect introduction to tea parties.

Feidner, Edward J., compiler. Excerpts from "Dear Wife", The Civil War Letters of Chester K. Leach. Burlington, Vermont, 2002.

Letters from Chester K. Leach to his wife, Anne, during the Civil War reveal this soldier's difficulties in day-to-day living and concerns about his family and farm at home in Vermont.

Fels, Tom. Poets & Pioneers: 50 Lives in the History of Bennington. Bennington, Vermont, 1999.

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Bennington, a brief history of the town is presented through biographical sketches of fifty local residents. Many photographs are included.

Graffagnino, Kevin. Vermont in the Victorian Age. Bennington, Vermont, 1985.

This oversize volume contains extensive text and illustrations about places, events and historic sites in Vermont from the Victorian era, including the Bennington Battle Monument.

Hill, Thomas E. The Essential Handbook of Victorian Etiquette. [adapted directly from material written and published by Professor E. Hill between 1873 and 1890] San Mateo, California, 1994.

This cleverly illustrated book presents a wide range of Victorian etiquette practices--from social introductions, to calling on friends, to proper behavior at dinner.

Holm, Jennifer L. Boston Jane. New York, NY, 2001.

Sixteen-year-old Jane Peck, who was educated in Boston, has unexpected adventures in the Pacific Northwest as she seeks her childhood hero. She frequently remembers the proper behavior she was taught in Miss Hepplewhite's Young Ladies Academy and wonders how that was a preparation for the rough pioneer life she is experiencing.

McCullough, Eliza Hall Park. Within One's Memory. North Bennington, Vermont: 1923.

Lizzie tells about the early years of the Hall and Park families in Vermont. She describes her own recollections of the family's trip to California in 1852, and what it was like growing up there. Photographs, many from the Park-McCullough House archive, are included.

Phelps, Hon. Edward J. One Day in August 1777. North Bennington, Vermont: 1977.

Phelps delivered this speech at the Dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument, August 19, 1891. The book was illustrated by Eliza Hall Park McCullough and given to Edward Phelps for Christmas, 1891.

Resch, Tyler. The Shires of Bennington. Bennington, Vermont: 1975.

This "Sampler of Green Mountain Heritage" presents many aspects of what life was like during the early years of Bennington County. It contains an abundance of photographs and writings from numerous towns and hamlets within the county.

Stillson, Henry Leonard. The Dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument and Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Admission of Vermont as a State, at Bennington, August 19, A.D., 1891. Bennington, Vermont: 1892.

This volume records the historic background and events of August 19, 1891. It includes illustrations of places and of important dignitaries who were present on this day, as well as guest lists, speeches, parade participants, details of the banquet for 3500 people, and the contributions of the Hall, Park and McCullough families to this event.

Warren, Susanne. The Park-McCullough House, North Bennington, Vt. Unpublished document

Ms. Warren presents information about the Park-McCullough House, along with biographical details of the three men who lived there and were important in Vermont and United States history--Trenor Park, John McCullough and Hiland Hall.