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Windham CountyBellows Falls Historical SocietyBellows Falls Historical Society The society supervises collections housed in the 1831 stone and wood frame grist mill building, located on Mill Street, at the southern end of the village square. The structure houses much of its original equipment, including all the grain elevators and storage bins. Implements from the Vermont Farm Machinery Company are also stored in the building, as well as household articles, antique signs, and hand tools used by various craftsmen that were there when the business closed in the early 1960s, and the original sleigh for the mill, as well as the family sleigh, all belonging to the Adams family. The society's collection of archival materials of Bellows Falls memorabilia is temporarily housed in the Rockingham Free Public Library. The society's collection of Hetty Green furnishings is on exhibit in the Library Museum. Hours and Admission: Memorial Day - Columbus Day: Saturday and Sunday and by appointment.
Brattleboro Historical Society, Inc.Municipal Building, 230 Main Street, 3rd floor, Brattleboro, VT The Brattleboro Historical Society has a large collection of local photographs as well as extensive information on individuals, properties, and businesses. Hours: Dover Historical Society1820 Harris House, 103 Route VT Rte 100, West Dover Village, Dover, VT The society has refurbished a circa 1820s house/blacksmith shop to become its headquarters and a museum that displays all types of artifacts and manuscripts pertaining to life in Dover and the region from the late 1700s to the present. The museum opened in May 1999. Please contact the society to donate items related to Dover history. Hours and Admission: July - September: Saturday, noon - 4:00 pm, or by appointment. Main museum area (1st floor) is accessible to the disabled.
Dummerston Historical SocietyDummerston Center, VT Visitors by appointment Grafton Historical SocietyGrafton History Museum, Main Street, Grafton, VT The museum occupies a seven-room 1845 house with attached barn. The permanent, Grafton-based exhibits are of 18th- and 19th-century furniture, textiles, toys, household utensils and tools, bottles, costumes, firefighting equipment, paintings, prints, historic documents, Civil War memorabilia, soapstone objects, writing implements, early inkwells, calligraphy, and alphabets, as well as an outstanding collection of photographs. Hours and Admission: Memorial Day - Columbus Day: Friday - Monday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; daily during foliage season, or by appointment. Admission $3, Children under 12 free. Accessible to the disabled.
1822 Town Hall, Guilford Center Road, Guilford Center, VT The 1822 town hall houses exhibits of Guilford artifacts including a 19th century kitchen, arrowheads, photographs, antique and slate industry tools, textiles, household items, and a directory of Guilford's cemeteries and headstones. The society also operates the 1837 meetinghouse and the 1797 one-room brick schoolhouse. Hours and Admission: Memorial Day - Columbus Day: Tuesday and Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, or by appointment. Free. Donations appreciated. Accessible to the disabled.
Museum in Center of Village next to Fire Department, West Halifax, VT Housed in a two-room schoolhouse, the museum has a permanent exhibit that includes tools, flatirons, clothing, and quilts. There are occasional demonstrations and house tours and a map of historic homes in the area. The society is in the processing of researching and writing its town history. Hours and Admission: May 26 - Sept 1: Saturday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, or by appointment. Free. Partially accessible to the disabled.
Jamaica, VTMailing Address: 3417 VT Rte 30, Jamaica VT 05343 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.jamaicahistoricalfoundation.org Phone: 802-874-4974 Contact: Karen Ameden, President With a grant from the Town of Jamaica, the society reprinted (4th edition) "Hometown Jamaica: A Pictoral History of a Vermont Village. We have many displays, photos and memorabilia filling up 3 rooms in the Historic Brick Bank Building. We are working on a database to put in our new website that will be coming out in late 2010. We will have all of the town's vital records, cemetary plots, photos and inscriptions, photos of families, buildings, geneaology, interviews, newspaper clippings, maps, and much more. We are interviewing many folks in town and scanning their photos for the website. Visitors by appointment
Landgrove Historical SocietyLandgrove Town Hall, Landgrove, VT The society's collection contains photographs and archival material. Visitors by appointment. Londonderry Historical SocietyCuster-Sharp House, Middletown Road off Rte 11, Londonderry, VT Bernadine Custer Sharp, an artist and founding member of the Southern Vermont Arts Center, bequeathed her 1860 house to the LHS to be the home of the historical society and to be used as an arts and cultural center. Bernadine was a versatile and well known artist. Much of her art work now belongs to the society -- over 3000 pieces. We also have a notable collection of Londonderry history and memorabilia. The historic glass plates may be seen at the South Londonderry Library. Hours and Admission: July - August: Sat. 10:00 a.m. - noon and by appointment
Marlboro Historical SocietyEphraim Holland Newton House, 364 South Road, Marlboro, VTMailing Address: PO Box 109, Marlboro, VT 05344 Website:marlboro.vt.us/groups/historical_society Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 802-258-2568 Contact: Forrest Holzafel, President Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The collection of furnishings, books, documents, maps, photographs, and school memorabilia are housed in the Newton House and the 1813 one-room schoolhouse on South Road, near the town center. The grounds also include a snow-roller and herb garden. Recent activities have included winter and summer lecture programs and impersonations, one-room schoolhouse reunions, archaeological digs, stone wall maintenance, old games and crafts, interpretive local history, community history projects, sing-alongs, square dances, a summer band concert, river and lake trips, visits to historic sites, old house tours, and thematic exhibits. Hours and Admission: July and August, Saturday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm or by appointment. Free. Memberships help defer publicity costs, as well as building and collection maintenance.
Putney Historical SocietyMuseum in Town Hall, Route 5, Putney, VTMailing Address: P.O. Box 233, Putney, VT 05346 Website: www.putney.net Phone: 802-387-5662 Contact: Stuart Strothman, President, or Barbara Taylor, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
A museum of local items and a small reference library of historical books and folklife materials is housed in a room in the town hall. There are Native American artifacts, photographs, costumes, documents, and genealogy files. Visitors by appointment.
Rockingham Meeting House AssociationOld Rockingham Meeting House, Meeting House Road, off Vt Rt 103, Rockingham, VT The meeting house, built in 1787, remains substantially in its original form and is the oldest public building in Vermont that remains unchanged. Historic cemetery. Hours and Admission: Summer: daily 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, or by appointment. Admission = $.50 Saxtons River Historical SocietyMuseum, Main Street, Saxtons River, VT The museum is located on the ground floor of the former Congregational church, built in 1836. The sanctuary on the second floor has a beautiful tracker organ installed in 1900 that is still used for concerts and weddings. Collections range from children's playthings, farm implements, and tools to a completely furnished Victorian parlor and kitchen, local photographs, maps, genealogical records, and other documents. There is an annual organ concert in August. Donations accepted. Hours and Admission: Summer: Sundays, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, or by appointment.
Townshend Historical SocietyTownshend, VT Research materials, recently published town history. Many old photographs scanned for use in town history and web site. Visitors by appointment.
Vernon HistoriansOne-room Schoolhouse, 4201 Fort Bridgman Road, Vernon, VT This local history museum, in a one-room brick schoolhouse (c. 1848), contains the original schoolroom, farmhouse kitchen, farm tools, plus Vernon photographs and artifacts. The restored Pond Road Chapel, built in 1860, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The chapel is used for special events and is open by appointment. Hours and Admission:
Westminster Historical SocietyMuseum in Town Hall, 3651 US Rte 5, Westminster, VT Located on the second floor of the town hall, the museum features items of local history, especially relating to the massacre of March 13, 1775. There are Revolutionary artifacts; local household and farm items; post office, church, and courthouse artifacts; and some genealogy materials. Hours and Admission: July - 1st Sunday in September: Sundays, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Whitingham Historical SocietyGreen Mountain Hall, Stimpson Hall Road, Whitingham, VT Tools, photographs, household furnishings, church furniture, and a library with old diaries are located in a former church. A new four-panel display created by a local resident displays kitchen gadgets from all eras. Hours and Admission: End of May - mid-October: Sunday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, or by appointment. Accessible to the disabled.
Historical Society of WilmingtonBarber House Museum, 5 Lisle Hill, Wilmington, VTMailing Address: PO Box 1751, Wilmington, VT 05363 Website: www.wilmingtonvermont.us Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 802-464-3004 Contact: Julie Moore, President The society's collection at the Barber House Museum includes photographs, framed special local history, town artifacts, scrapbooks, and albums. Hours of operation: Open Saturdays starting July 4th weekend through Labor Day weekend from 1:00 - 3:00. "Village Walking Tours" held on these same Saturdays. Tours start at the Mount Snow Chamber Building @ 12:30 p.m. and end up at the museum for refreshments and time to look over displays.
Historical Society of Windham CountyMuseum, Route 30, Main Street, Newfane, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 246, Newfane, VT 05345Website: www.historicalsocietyofWindhamCounty.org Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 802-365-4148 Contact: Joan Marr, Curator
The Museum houses a collection of unusual quality that interprets the history of the county from the late 18th to early 20th centuries. Highlights include many excellent early portraits, Vermont furniture from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, folk art, textiles, a superb collection of Civil War artifacts, including battlefield souvenirs, and the history of the West River Railroad. Exhibits change annually. Hours and Admission: Late May to late October: Wednesday – Sunday, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Not accessible to the disabled. |
