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I interviewed siblings Linda Barnard and Rodney Orvis in Linda’s home in Jerusalem about growing up in Jerusalem, why they’ve chosen to stay, how the community has changed, and how they imagine it will look in the future.

I’ve taken out a lot of really good/important quotes, but here are some basic time stamps….its a very long interview, but worthwhile.

1:00– Linda on growing up in South Starksboro

3:15—Grandma Helen Orvis

6:00—going to Bristol and Lincoln, and getting groceries delivered.

7:45—Rodney on growing up in the little red house

12:00—the changing landscape

15:00—”we were poor”

25:45 “Life was so simple then” on growing up and using your imagination

27:30—Grandma Orvis and independent women.

39:50—connections (or lack thereof) with Starksboro Village, and the building of Rt. 17

48:30—Linda on going away to school and deciding to return to Jerusalem, a changed community

55:40—Rodney on going away and coming back

58:00—mentions Larry and conserved land (the stevens block); hunting and fishing

1:07:30—zoning, development, growth and conservation in South Starksboro

1:11:00—rebuilding community, cyclic growth, and commuter communities.

1:19:00—Jerusalem in 20 years