This living history weekend encampment honors the 246th anniversary of the July 7, 1777, Revolutionary War battle. Scores of reenactors portray the American, British and German soldiers. Tactical military and other special demonstrations, camp life activities, guided tours, and talks. Dedication of a DAR 250th anniversary...
Join the Native American community at the LCMM’s Abenaki Heritage Weekend to explore and learn about the Abenaki perspective on life in the Champlain Valley. Workshops, presentations, drumming and singing. Free....
Join the Native American community at the LCMM’s Abenaki Heritage Weekend to explore and learn about the Abenaki perspective on life in the Champlain Valley. Workshops, presentations, drumming and singing. Free....
The historic village of Plymouth Notch celebrates the 151st birthday of President Calvin Coolidge and the 247th birthday of the United States. The party kicks off at 11:30 a.m. with an adjudicated baking contest. Members of the public are invited to enter their version of Grace Coolidge’s Icebox...
Take a guided hike into Revolutionary War history at the Mount Independence State Historic Site. The hike will be led by Stephen Zeoli, president of the Mount Independence Coalition. Admission $1-$8 (children under 6 admitted free)....
Join the Opening Day celebration and enjoy a museum open house and free ice cream. Learn how the Old Stone House was built, gain an understanding of how Mercy Twilight kept all the students fed by walking through the Old Stone House’s period kitchen, and experience...
Celebrate opening weekend at the Park-McCullough House at Community Day. Enjoy free mansion tours, a greenhouse exhibit, cash bar, and more....
Rokeby Museum opens for the season. The museum’s main exhibition, Free & Safe: The Underground Railroad in Vermont, as well as trails and historic buildings will be open to the public. Tours of the historic house will be at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission $8-$10....
In 1957, Governor Joseph Johnson promised the citizens of southwestern Vermont that the state would rebuild the region’s main north-south highway, Route 7, “to standards comparable with the interstate system.” In the two decades that followed the question of what to do with Route 7...
Join a reception for the Vermonters at Work exhibit in the Vermont History Museum's Local History Gallery. On exhibit now through July 29, the Vermonters at Work exhibition tells the story of the inventiveness and energy that Vermonters have always put into their daily work life. The...
