Springfield in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Helen Hartness Flanders
Ballad Collector, Poet, Scholar, Musician
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 19, 2015
1. Helen Hartness Flanders Marker
Born in Springfield, Vermont in 1890, daughter of Governor James Hartness and wife of U.S. Senator Ralph E. Flanders, Helen Hartness Flanders became an internationally recognized ballad collector and authority on folk music. Among her many endeavors, she wrote nine books (the first, "Vermont Folk Songs and Ballads"), lectured with local singers and developed the Flanders Ballad Collection. This treasury containing thousands of folk songs preserved in the oral tradition, as well as books and manuscripts, was donated to Middlebury College in 1941. The College awarded Mrs. Flanders an honorary Master of Arts degree for her work in the field of folk music. She died in Springfield in 1972.
Erected 2002 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 43° 18.089′ N, 72° 28.647′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Vermont, in Windsor County. It can be reached from Orchard Street. Marker is located to the right of the main entrance of Hartness House Inn, an award-winning
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Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley and in the Green Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Hartness & Precision Valley Inventors (within shouting distance of this marker); Springfield VT Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Grand Army Memorial Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); Springfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Springfield World War I Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War Soldiers Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); "Our Fathers" Memorial Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
Also see . . . Wikipedia - Helen Hartness Flanders. (Submitted on July 23, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 19, 2015
2. Helen Hartness Flanders Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
