Cate, Weston A., 1921-2010.

Weston A. Cate, Jr. (July 16, 1921-September 23, 2010) was born in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, the son of Arlene Jeffords and Rev. Weston Cate. He grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire, and Auburn, Maine, and graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He worked as an English teacher at the Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vermont, from 1947 to 1958. In 1958, he moved to Montpelier, where he served as executive secretary of the Vermont Education Association from 1958 to 1974. Between 1975 and 1985, he was executive director of the Vermont Historical Society. While director of the Historical Society, he produced the historical radio program, "The Voice of the Vermont Historical Society." In his retirement, Cate became a dealer of Vermont books and ephemera and created his own homegrown company, Adamant Books. Weston Cate was married to Jean Margaret Stetson in Derby Line on June 29, 1944. Cate was also a frequent public speaker, a contributor of op-ed pieces to local newspapers, and the author histories of both the Vermont Historical Society and the town of Calais.

From the description of Weston A. Cate, Jr. Calais audiotapes, 1960-1980. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 729371146

Weston A. Cate, Jr. (July 16, 1921 - September 23, 2010) was born the son of Arlene Jeffords and Rev. Weston Cate in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire, and Auburn, Maine, and graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He worked as an English teacher at the Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vermont, from 1947 to 1958. In 1958, he moved to Montpelier, where he served as executive secretary of the Vermont Education Association from 1958 to 1974. Between 1975 and 1985, he was executive director of the Vermont Historical Society. While director of the Historical Society, he produced the historical radio program, "The Voice of the Vermont Historical Society." In his retirement, Cate became a dealer of Vermont books and ephemera and created his own homegrown company, Adamant Books. Weston Cate was married to Jean Margaret Stetson in Derby Line on June 29, 1944. Cate was also a frequent public speaker, a contributor of op-ed pieces to local newspapers, and the author histories of both the Vermont Historical Society and the town of Calais.

From the description of Weston A. Cate, Jr. Vermont history radio broadcasts, ca. 1978-1983. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 698090451