Pyrénées History Detective with Meg Ostrum

For our Pause-Midi presentation of November 16, Meg Ostrum recounted her astonishing journey from Pyrénées…

The Megalithic Monuments of France with Erik Trinkaus

While living in France for extended periods, Erik Trinkaus and his wife Kim developed a…

Pause-Midi: Champlain et le chemin de la Chine (en français)

Fascinés par la Chine depuis le voyage de Marco Polo au XIIIe siècle, les Européens ont…

Pause-Midi: Pyrénées History Detective

Little did Meg Ostrum imagine in 1983 that a chance encounter with the local priest…

Pause Midi: The Megalithic Monuments of France

During the Late Neolithic (5000–3500 BCE), a multitude of megalithic monuments appeared in western France,…

Pontigny, abbaye de lumière avec Terry Kinder

Our Pause Midi series resumed on September 13 with a presentation about Pontigny Abbey by…

Allons-y! Southwest France

In October 2022 several Vermonters participated in a Road Scholar trip to Southwest France, beginning…

Lise E. Veronneau

A commitment to francophony in northern Vermont

Gothic Cathedrals—Why Then, Why There?

Why were Gothic cathedrals built when and where they were?