About the Author

Vincent E. Feeney received a BA from San Jose State University, an MA from the University of Vermont, and a PhD from the University of Washington, all in History. He was Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Vermont 1977-2006. Since 2003 he has been a Lecturer for the Vermont Humanities Council. Feeney is also the author of Finnigans, Slaters, and Stonepeggers: A History of the Irish in Vermont (Images from the Past, 2009); The Great Falls on Onion River: A History of Winooski, Vermont (Winooski History Society, 2002); and Vermont: An Illustrated History with John Duffy (American Heritage Press, 2000). He is a member of the Vermont Historical Society, Center for Research on Vermont, Chittenden County Historical Society (President 1999-2003), and the Winooski Historical Society.