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This concurrent resolution commemorates the establishment of the Austine School for the Deaf collection at the Vermont Historical Society Library, recognizing the school's significant historical legacy. The resolution traces the school's origins to a $50,000 donation by Brevet Colonel William Austine of Brattleboro in the early 20th century, which was originally intended for a hospital but was redesignated to create a school for deaf students after the Colonel's death. The Austine School for the Deaf officially opened in 1912 with 16 students and notably featured Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller as speakers at its first commencement in 1914. After operating for 102 years until 2014, the school's historic artifacts and documentation were preserved by the Austine School for the Deaf Museum Board, with a select collection of the oldest artifacts being transferred to the Vermont Historical Society Library in Barre. The resolution officially commemorates this collection's establishment and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the immediate past chair of the Austine School for the Deaf Museum Board and the Vermont Historical Society.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.103