More of Bennington

(photo-heavy post -- click on photos to enlarge)

Here's a shot of the entire Bennington Museum...part of it was a Catholic church at one time...

The museum has the largest public collection of work by Grandma Moses...I'm not usually much of a primitive-folk-art person, but I found a lot of her paintings had a mysterious appeal that I can't quite explain. Unfortunately, photography was not allowed in the Grandma Moses gallery, so no photos here, but here's a link that shows her work. Note the one called "The Quilting Bee".

There were a few other things to see in and around the museum.

All historical museums seem to have an old sewing machine or two...

Love this foot pedal!...

We came across Robert Frost's grave...complete with lovely red leaf and lots of coins...

The grave is located in the graveyard adjacent to the Old First Church of Bennington...

  And not far away is the Bennington Battle Monument...

 We were told by a local that a 60-something-year-old woman goes up once a year or so to the top (on the outside!) to change the light bulb!