You can provide a lasting foundation for Vermont’s history!

To celebrate our 175th year of sharing the stories and preserving artifacts of Vermont, you are invited to purchase a brick which will be placed in the courtyard of the Vermont History Center in Barre. By purchasing this block of masonry, your name (or names of your family members or company) could be engraved to help maintain this historic Barre landmark—all proceeds will be used to maintain the Vermont Historical Society building and exhibits.

Read more: 175th anniversary bricks campaign

Saturday, June 1 launched an exhibition of the famed 1840s Hopkins drawing books! You can see this fascinating display through the month of June in our Leahy Library, located on the second floor of the Vermont History Center in Barre.

Dateline: February 6, 2013

Montpelier, Vt. ― Visitors to Farmers’ Night on February 20 at the Vermont State House in Montpelier will step back in time to experience the sweeping changes and excitement of the 1830s. Actors and musicians will give voice to the writings and music of Vermonters who lived through history, speaking passionately on politics, religion, and social change.

The Vermont Historical Society’s annual Farmers’ Night program will celebrate the Society’s 175th anniversary by delving into the years that led up to its founding. The decade from 1830 to 1840 was one of the most stressful in American history—Vermonters were beginning to confirm their own political, cultural, and social identity.

Read more: Farmers’ Night dramatizes tumultuous change, 1838

Dateline: February 4, 2013

Montpelier, Vt. ― If you would like to help Vermont students learn about Vermont history and government, consider becoming a volunteer Tour Guide at the Vermont History Museum or the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Tour guides at both locations lead Vermont students from across the state through the museum exhibits and the capitol building. No experience is necessary.

The Vermont Historical Society and the Vermont State House are offering an information session on Thursday, February 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 am at 109 State Street in Montpelier. You will be able to talk with current tour guides to find out how you can help share Vermont history and/or government with students at either location.

For more information, please call Victoria Hughes at (802) 828-1413 or Vivien Fritz at (802) 828-1411.

Dateline: January 30, 2013

Barre, Vt. ― The Vermont Historical Society invites the public to join a small shipboard community of history-minded travelers to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, the epic conflict that gave America, as Abraham Lincoln stated, “a new birth of freedom.” From May 25 to June 4, 2013, a journey between Richmond and Savannah aboard the cruise ship Yorktown will feature an itinerary to cities and battlefields that resonate with all students of the Civil War. 

Read more: Echoes of the Past cruise rediscovers crucial chapter in American history