The Vermont Historical Society
@vermonthistory.org
Vermont's state historical society, an independent nonprofit, located in Montpelier and Barre.
http://www.vermonthistory.org
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Author Jack Kelly stopped by the VHS bookstore in Montpelier to sign copies of two of his books: Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty and God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hared Man!
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Author Jack Kelly stopped by the VHS bookstore in Montpelier to sign copies of two of his books: Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty and God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hared Man!
We have a new position on our team: Stewardship Coordinator. This position is on our development team and is responsible for the stewardship of our members and volunteers and the handling of day-to-day operations of the organization.
You can find out more here: vermonthistory.org/career-oppor...
You can find out more here: vermonthistory.org/career-oppor...
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We have a new position on our team: Stewardship Coordinator. This position is on our development team and is responsible for the stewardship of our members and volunteers and the handling of day-to-day operations of the organization.
You can find out more here: vermonthistory.org/career-oppor...
You can find out more here: vermonthistory.org/career-oppor...
WCAX reported on our preview screening of Ken Burns' upcoming series The American Revolution: www.wcax.com/2025/11/14/v...
Vermont Public previews Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’
The Vermont Historical Society and Vermont Public hosted a screening on Wednesday ahead of the broadcast debut of Ken Burns’ new documentary on the American Revolution.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
WCAX reported on our preview screening of Ken Burns' upcoming series The American Revolution: www.wcax.com/2025/11/14/v...
The Times Argus takes a look at the work taking place at the Vermont History Center in Barre.
Read about it here: www.timesargus.com/news/local/v...
Read about it here: www.timesargus.com/news/local/v...
Vermont History Center tends to its biggest artifact
BARRE — What in the name of Bobby Burns is going on behind the back of the larger-than-life-sized statue of the Scottish poet that has towered over the grounds of
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November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Times Argus takes a look at the work taking place at the Vermont History Center in Barre.
Read about it here: www.timesargus.com/news/local/v...
Read about it here: www.timesargus.com/news/local/v...
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If you're driving by the Vermont History Center in Barre in the next couple of weeks, you'll see some pretty dramatic things taking place. A large, covered scaffolding has been erected on the front of the building, while excavators and workers are busy digging up the grounds. What's going on?
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you're driving by the Vermont History Center in Barre in the next couple of weeks, you'll see some pretty dramatic things taking place. A large, covered scaffolding has been erected on the front of the building, while excavators and workers are busy digging up the grounds. What's going on?
Fanny Allen, the eldest child of Ethan and Frances Montresor Buchanan Allen was born on this day in Sunderland Vermont in 1784. She was only five her father died, and her family relocated to Westminster, where her mother married Dr. Jabez Penniman.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fanny Allen, the eldest child of Ethan and Frances Montresor Buchanan Allen was born on this day in Sunderland Vermont in 1784. She was only five her father died, and her family relocated to Westminster, where her mother married Dr. Jabez Penniman.
If you're driving by the Vermont History Center in Barre in the next couple of weeks, you'll see some pretty dramatic things taking place. A large, covered scaffolding has been erected on the front of the building, while excavators and workers are busy digging up the grounds. What's going on?
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you're driving by the Vermont History Center in Barre in the next couple of weeks, you'll see some pretty dramatic things taking place. A large, covered scaffolding has been erected on the front of the building, while excavators and workers are busy digging up the grounds. What's going on?
The United States Mint announced on Wednesday that it had officially struck the last penny after 232 years in production.
Here's one of the *billions* of the pennies that the mint struck that we now have in our collection
Here's one of the *billions* of the pennies that the mint struck that we now have in our collection
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The United States Mint announced on Wednesday that it had officially struck the last penny after 232 years in production.
Here's one of the *billions* of the pennies that the mint struck that we now have in our collection
Here's one of the *billions* of the pennies that the mint struck that we now have in our collection
Applications are now open for the second Activating 21st Century Local History cohort!
If your local historical society is looking to revitalize your collecting priorities and tell meaningful stories about your town, you'd be a great fit for this program.
If your local historical society is looking to revitalize your collecting priorities and tell meaningful stories about your town, you'd be a great fit for this program.
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Applications are now open for the second Activating 21st Century Local History cohort!
If your local historical society is looking to revitalize your collecting priorities and tell meaningful stories about your town, you'd be a great fit for this program.
If your local historical society is looking to revitalize your collecting priorities and tell meaningful stories about your town, you'd be a great fit for this program.
Netflix recently released a new miniseries: Death by Lightning, about President James A. Garfield's election in 1880, his eventual assassination in 1881, and his succession by his Vice President, the Vermont-born Chester A. Arthur.
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Netflix recently released a new miniseries: Death by Lightning, about President James A. Garfield's election in 1880, his eventual assassination in 1881, and his succession by his Vice President, the Vermont-born Chester A. Arthur.
On this day in 1978: artist Norman Rockwell died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
On this day in 1978: artist Norman Rockwell died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Sunday marks the end of daylight savings time: set your clocks (and watches) back an hour at 2:00AM on Sunday, November 2nd.
Here's a pocket watch from our collection: it was made sometime around 1790 and was owned by Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont.
Here's a pocket watch from our collection: it was made sometime around 1790 and was owned by Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont.
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sunday marks the end of daylight savings time: set your clocks (and watches) back an hour at 2:00AM on Sunday, November 2nd.
Here's a pocket watch from our collection: it was made sometime around 1790 and was owned by Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont.
Here's a pocket watch from our collection: it was made sometime around 1790 and was owned by Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont.
Happy Halloween! Here's a fun picture from our library collection: a "Horribles" parade that took place on July 4th in St. Albans in 1872. These types of parades often featured people dressing up in comedic, satirical, and grotesque costumes, often in conjunction with Independence Day celebrations.
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Halloween! Here's a fun picture from our library collection: a "Horribles" parade that took place on July 4th in St. Albans in 1872. These types of parades often featured people dressing up in comedic, satirical, and grotesque costumes, often in conjunction with Independence Day celebrations.
The latest issue of Vermont History is finally here! This is our scholarly journal, and it showcases the latest scholarship into Vermont’s history.
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The latest issue of Vermont History is finally here! This is our scholarly journal, and it showcases the latest scholarship into Vermont’s history.
We're pleased to announce that applications are open for the Women’s History and and Material Culture Fellowship, which will will work with VHS to explore, identify, and research items from our artifact collection to identify and study objects that tell the story of Vermont's women.
Announcing the Women’s History and and Material Culture Fellowship
The Vermont Historical Society is pleased to announce the launch of its first annual Women’s History and Material Culture Fellowship. This fellowship will work with VHS’s Collections Manager to explor...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We're pleased to announce that applications are open for the Women’s History and and Material Culture Fellowship, which will will work with VHS to explore, identify, and research items from our artifact collection to identify and study objects that tell the story of Vermont's women.
We are very pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Richard O. Hathaway Award: Burlington filmmaker Travis Van Alstyne, for his animated short film Love of the Land.
Love of the Land | The tragic story of Vermont farmer Romaine Tenney
YouTube video by Made Here - from Vermont Public
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October 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We are very pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Richard O. Hathaway Award: Burlington filmmaker Travis Van Alstyne, for his animated short film Love of the Land.
We’re thrilled to welcome VHS members to the Vermont History Center in Barre for our 187th Annual Meeting!
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome VHS members to the Vermont History Center in Barre for our 187th Annual Meeting!
VHS author Mercedes de Guardiola will be speaking at the South Burlington Public Library on November 5th to talk about her book "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State. vermonthistory.org/calendar/ver...
"Vermont for the Vermonters" Talk at the South Burlington Library — Vermont Historical Society
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October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
VHS author Mercedes de Guardiola will be speaking at the South Burlington Public Library on November 5th to talk about her book "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State. vermonthistory.org/calendar/ver...
The Times Argus profiled Winters' Time, by Jeffrey Amestoy: "Amestoy has made an excellent case for keeping Vermont history front of mind. You never know the implications a moment in time will have on the decades to come — or the people who might discover it."
Read the article here:
Read the article here:
City Room: The right person to tell a Vermont story
As a young attorney, Jeffrey Amestoy was awaiting his first-ever court appearance. It was at the Windsor County Courthouse in Woodstock, and he was killing time in the “lawyers’ room,”
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October 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Times Argus profiled Winters' Time, by Jeffrey Amestoy: "Amestoy has made an excellent case for keeping Vermont history front of mind. You never know the implications a moment in time will have on the decades to come — or the people who might discover it."
Read the article here:
Read the article here:
The Battle of Valcour Island took place on October 11th, 1776 on Lake Champlain. This was one of the very first naval battles that took place during the American Revolution.
October 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Battle of Valcour Island took place on October 11th, 1776 on Lake Champlain. This was one of the very first naval battles that took place during the American Revolution.
On October 10th, 1798, Vermont Congressman Matthew Lyon became the first American to be found guilty of violating the Alien and Sedition Acts. WCAX-TV spoke with Director of Collections and Access Amanda Gustin about his life and career in Vermont.
www.wcax.com/2025/10/10/h...
www.wcax.com/2025/10/10/h...
How a notorious Vermont congressman was jailed for political speech in 1798
A Vermont congressman from the 18th century was one of the first Americans to be jailed over political speech, and historians say his story is still relevant today.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On October 10th, 1798, Vermont Congressman Matthew Lyon became the first American to be found guilty of violating the Alien and Sedition Acts. WCAX-TV spoke with Director of Collections and Access Amanda Gustin about his life and career in Vermont.
www.wcax.com/2025/10/10/h...
www.wcax.com/2025/10/10/h...
Thanks to @wcax.com for stopping by the Vermont History Museum to spotlight our new exhibit about the maple industry in Vermont! www.wcax.com/video/2025/1...
Maple exhibit on display at Vermont History Museum in Montpelier
The history and future of Vermont’s maple industry are on full display at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thanks to @wcax.com for stopping by the Vermont History Museum to spotlight our new exhibit about the maple industry in Vermont! www.wcax.com/video/2025/1...
Netflix recently released a new series called House of Guinness, a drama about the Guinness family and their battle for succession of their family's namesake brewery. The Fenian Brotherhood, a US-founded Irish nationalist organization, plays a role in the show.
October 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Netflix recently released a new series called House of Guinness, a drama about the Guinness family and their battle for succession of their family's namesake brewery. The Fenian Brotherhood, a US-founded Irish nationalist organization, plays a role in the show.
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Join Vermont Public and @vermonthistory.org across the state for early previews of Ken Burns' The American Revolution.
🎟️ Reserve your free tickets: www.vermontpublic.org/tags/events
🎟️ Reserve your free tickets: www.vermontpublic.org/tags/events
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join Vermont Public and @vermonthistory.org across the state for early previews of Ken Burns' The American Revolution.
🎟️ Reserve your free tickets: www.vermontpublic.org/tags/events
🎟️ Reserve your free tickets: www.vermontpublic.org/tags/events
On this day in Vermont's history: a grain elevator in Richford exploded in 1908. According to a newspaper report, the disaster killed thirteen people, destroyed 75 freight cars, and shook the entire village. The blast reportedly blew everyone within a quarter mile off their feet.
October 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
On this day in Vermont's history: a grain elevator in Richford exploded in 1908. According to a newspaper report, the disaster killed thirteen people, destroyed 75 freight cars, and shook the entire village. The blast reportedly blew everyone within a quarter mile off their feet.