Alumna Eileen Allen ‘98 recently donated a family heirloom and nearly 150-year-old piece of history to the Castleton University archives collection. The donation included an original Castleton Normal School diploma for Ida B. Squier who graduated in 1874.
"It was a piece of history that I felt was important to share with the University, to show how far back our educators had attended Castleton and how important it is to teach our future generations," explained Allen.
The Allen family has strong ties to the local community and are relatives of Castleton’s own Virginia Herrick ‘54 who donated 1M dollars to the University in 1999 for the creation of Herrick Auditorium and an endowed student scholarship fund.