We had an awesome turnout on Saturday, Aug. 19, cleaning and restoring monuments in an older section of the Hinesburg Village Cemetery. In four hours, we accomplished so much and could not have done it without all the hard work and enthusiasm of our volunteers and contributors. With roughly 35 volunteers ranging in age from…
Author: Mary Jo Brace
Cemetery Needs Your Help
On August 19th the Hinesburg Cemetery Association with the help from the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCO) will be doing work in one of the older sections of the Village Cemetery on Mechanicsville Road from 8 am to 1 pm. Using expertise from the VOCA members, and help from community volunteers like you, our…
Giroux Body Shop Family Business Turns 100
1923-2023 From a blacksmith shop in the 1920s to a metal fabrication shop today, Giroux Body Shop has gone through many changes over the last 100 years – including the building, the tools, the projects and which generation is in charge. Joseph Paul (J.P.) Giroux was born in 1896 in Ontario, Canada. He…
Hinesburg’s Hero
We were fortunate to know Brian Busier Father, husband, mentor, friend; how ever you knew Brian Busier, he definitely made an impression on you. He continues to impact our community since his passing in December. Known to many as owner of Lantman’s Market, Brian was very involved in the grocery business, but he…
Hinesburg’s WWII MIA Alwin Hathaway’s Remains Recovered and Coming Home
August 25, 2022 Army Pvt. Alevin A. Hathaway, 20, of Hinesburg, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 14, 2020 as announced by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on July 15, 2022. Alevin Hathaway, Alwin as his parents meant his name to be, was born in Hinesburg Feb. 6, 1924. He was…