While the artifacts in the Vermont State Archives are under lock and key, the secrets they
contain are also stored in the brain of Gregory Sanford, who has been the
official state archivist for the last 30 years and is retiring this
summer.
State Archivist Gregory Sanford says that the Inaugural address is the governor’s forum for distilling the promises he made during the campaign and prioritizing them for the constituency.
We get an insider’s view of the preparations, pitfalls and the eventual hand-off of power from a transition team insider. Plus, State Archivist Gregory Sanford takes us through a bit of the state’s inaugural address history.
A recent dust up over cell phone tracking records highlights how new communications challenge open records laws. Also, working to save Vermont’s butternut trees.