Jan. 16, 2025 – Thomas P. Salmon passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at the age of 92. He served as attorney to F. Nelson Blount and as an incorporator for the Green Mountain Railroad and the Steamtown Foundation. He later went on to serve as the governor of Vermont. The below obituary comesContinue reading “Thomas P. Salmon, 1933-2025”
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Announcing the Steamtown, U.S.A. Shop!
May 9, 2023 — Represent your favorite period of Steamtown history during this year’s 60th anniversary with some new items including T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, stickers, and embroidered caps! New designs to come. https://steamtownstore.creator-spring.com/
Archives Uploads
March 2, 2023 — Phil Jordan has generously gifted a large collection of documents, memorabilia and ephemera which will be uploaded gradually as it can be scanned, organized, and processed. The following items, including some from Phil’s gift, were added to the Archives today: Railroad Documents – MS&N Train Orders; Bradford, NH, 1961 (Rick KfouryContinue reading “Archives Uploads”
Sixty Years of Steamtown
January 1, 2023 — Happy New Year! And what a big year this is for the history of Steamtown — the sixtieth year since 1963; the inaugural year of Steamtown, U.S.A., and the very first time that an attraction with the Steamtown name opened. Over those subsequent six decades a long, rich, and complicated storyContinue reading “Sixty Years of Steamtown”
Archives & Media Update
December 25, 2022 — Phil Jordan, who was connected with Steamtown. U.S.A. in its later period in Vermont, reached out recently. Phil writes: “I was quite familiar with Steamtown in its later years (as a traveling salesman for a photo lab selling Kodak film and VT-based film processing, I met my wife, Edie, at SteamtownContinue reading “Archives & Media Update”
Frederick G. Bailey (1948 -2022)
Frederick G. Bailey (center), born on March 21, 1948 and a major figure in the history of Steamtown, U.S.A and New England railroading, passed away Thursday, December 15 at age 74. Steve Carlson writes: “Fred was great friend to many, including a personal family friend for decades. Fred was a fan of steam for years,Continue reading “Frederick G. Bailey (1948 -2022)”
Media Upload
October 17, 2022 — Richard Conard of Wayland, Massachusetts has graciously loaned a series of 27 slides for scanning and uploading to the Media Gallery. These incredible slides were taken by him on August 19, 1967 during a trip to Steamtown, U.S.A, when he was 15 years old. The slides detail a trip on theContinue reading “Media Upload”
Archives Uploads
October 14, 2022 — The following items have been added to the Archives: Railroad Documents – The Story of Steamtown and Edaville souvenir booklet by Ron Ziel (Under Steamtown, U.S.A. Public Releases) – Two postcards of Steamtown, U.S.A. – The 1964 brochure for the Monadnock, Steamtown & Northern Railroad and Steamtown, U.S.A. Be sure toContinue reading “Archives Uploads”
Anthony Lovell Reddington (1939-2022)
Anthony Lovell Reddington passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, August 18, 2022, after a long illness. He was 83. Anthony was born on April 30, 1939, in Keene, N.H., to Ruth Lovell Redington Wade. He graduated from Keene High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Norwich University in Vermont andContinue reading “Anthony Lovell Reddington (1939-2022)”
Archives Uploads
September 29, 2022 — The following items have been added to the Online Archives: Newspaper and Magazine Articles – “The Steam Over Steamtown” NH Profiles Magazine Article, October 1962 – Nelson Blount Funeral Article, 1967 – “Steamtrain Scenic Run Now a Reality” Keene Sentinel, July 20, 1962 Railroad Documents – Postcard of Green Mountain RailroadContinue reading “Archives Uploads”
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