Elsie Buist

A Truly Great “Grandma”
When I think about the town of Goshen dedicating it’s town report to my Grandmother, I guess I should not be surprised. Although she would never call attention to herself, she is a fairly great lady in my eyes. Not only has she lived 98 years, she has clone a lot in her lengthy life. Although not ever benefiting from a college education, she is one of the smartest ladies I know. She spent those years caring for family members as one of the younger women in a large family. In her years, she has said good-bye to each of her siblings, parents and spouse but in her crystal clear mind, stories of her life live on and she shares them from time to time. It stumps me to think of her living in New York with no electric lights and unpaved roads or her first ride in a powered car! Think about the history that has transpired in her nearly 100 year life! When her loving husband chose to move to Vermont, she literally thought he was crazy. She calmly went along, that was how women were taught to act in her time. Now, after 43 years in the great state, my Grandmother attributes her longevity and health to that decision made so long ago by her dear husband. One of her biggest regrets in life is that he could not share this joy with her for very many years. Certainly their love of nature and the beauty that abounds in Vermont has passed on to her family as we visit when ever possible. This is one of the greatest gifts my grandmother has ever received: the gift of Goshen, Vermont!
Leslie Beaulieu
(Granddaughter of Elsie Buist)
Town Report Dedications
2021 – Chad Chamberlain
2020 – Ken Brown
2019 – Dick Conrad
2018 – Kevin O'Classen
2017 – Barbara Brown
2016 – Vickee Whiting
2014 – Nancy Graham
2013 – Diane O'Classen
2012 – Diane Mott
2012 – David Gale
2011 – Jim Hayes
2009 – Tony Clark
2008 – Doug Graham
2007 – Barbara Walsh
2006 – Louis "Red" Reed
2004 – Dorothy Aline (Noble) Brown
2003 – Elsie Buist
2001 – Chester Hallock Sr.
In Memorium
2021 – Tony Clark
2021 – Geryll Robinson
2015 – David Gale
2015 – Derek Reed
2013 – Rodney E. Mott
2013 – Muriel Alice Brown Fielder
2005 – Tom LaFountain
2002 – Carolyn "Cudgie" Ferris Melaneson
2001 – Chester Hallock Sr.