THE STORY OF OLD VERMONT IN PICTURES foreword The forty-four pictures shown in this booklet are reproductions of some of the original historical drawings, numbering nearly one hundred and fifty, which have been made especially for the National Life Insurance Company. The drawings are the owrk of the late Roy F. Heinrich and the late Morton Stoops. Both of these men achieved fame among the best American illustrators, and their work has been seen in both books and magazines. All of the historical episodes protrayed in this series are drawn from a study of Vermont History. Both artists, after graduating from more commercial forms of art, took a keen interest in illustrating this series and have been painstaking in their research to make costumes, characters and all points of the historical background in accurate accord with old times. Hundreds of thousands of copies of previous editions of this booklet have been distributed n the United States, and copies of this edition are readily available without charge to school teachers, pupils, and others. Simply drop a note to the Public Relations Division, National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vermont, 05602 (I have absolutely no idea when this booklet was printed. My father had it in his possession, and all I can honestly tell you is that it was printed before August of 1978, as that is when we left Vermont. Please do not take these tidbits for absolute fact. They are simply interesting things that were written and I'm sure a lot of you are like me, and like to read short sweet little things that may or may not be fact. Always do your research before saying things are absolute truths. By the way, if anyone in Vermont could call National Life and find out if these booklets are still available, could you please send me a message with the information? Thanks, Michele)