The Arlington Common opens its newest Holiday Traditions exhibit, "A Collection of Winter Memories." It will feature photographs, art, and memorabilia donated by the community of the area's winters and holidays. It showcase a sled from the 1920s, photographs of cars buried in snow at Grout...
On any digital or paper Vermont map, you can easily find Vermont's 252 cities and towns. But what you won't find as easily are lost Vermont town names like Vineyard or Mansfield. Vineyard is now Isle La Motte and Mansfield is now Stowe. Dig a little...
The Vernon Historians present a fascinating and wide-ranging program about life along their stretch of the Connecticut River by local teacher and historian Joe Rivers. It includes subjects like Native American trade routes, Fort Dummer, early commerce on the river, Island Park, prohibition and the island,...
Take a tour of the Bennington Center Cemetery with Bennington Museum curator Jamie Franklin. Have you ever wondered what stories lie in the cemetery behind the Old First Church? This guided tour starts in the museum's Vermont Rocks! exhibition, where you will learn about Vermont’s three...
What would Vermont be if not for Ethan Allen? Perhaps the Green Mountains would still be part of the Empire or Granite State. Allen, a Revolutionary War hero, is best known for leading the Green Mountain Boys during the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. In his adopted...
Reading Historical Society invites you to attend our speaker’s program presented by speaker and author Howard Coffin. The year 1816 has long been known as the year without summer. Vermonters still call it “1800 and Froze to Death,” a year of frosts every month, dark skies,...
There is a story behind every stone wall in Vermont, past or present, that one may encounter. In row History of Stone Walls in Vermont talk with Karyn Norwood, you’ll learn about the stories behind some of Vermont's historic and modern stonewalls....
The Mid-Century Modern Walking Tour in Norwich tells the story of the architects and artists who came to Norwich in the decades following World War II, building in the latest modern styles and materials and in the process changing the landscape of Norwich. ...
Learn about the history of St. Johnsbury through the stories of the people who made it. The St. Johnsbury Ghost Walk is a guided tour through the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, featuring the “ghosts” of St. Johnsbury citizens. Past themes have included businesses, St. Johnsbury Academy history,...
Learn all about the flax harvest from experienced re-enactors at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington. Learn how to turn flax into linen cloth. Step back in time to the 18th century at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. Come see what everyday life was like...
