It Ain’t Necessarily So
…or How a Vermonter Brought His Girlfriend to a Minstrel Show
By Mark R. Moore, Vermont Associate at Danville Historical House Beside the two ticket stubs that lie before me on the desk are two locks of hair. One is longer, thick and satiny with a slight curl. The other is wispy and of a rougher texture.Like many things at Historical House, a glance at the surface of what one encounters does not reveal the facts. Instead, these items are more like a multi-faceted diamond, a kaleidoscope of thoughts and conclusions that change with the slightest turn. The facts must be evaluated against the partial evidence that we have before us as well as our knowledge of the past, placed in context of the present. Add to that the knowledge we gather from outside sources, and it will balance our first gut reactions.