2023 VHS Annual Meeting Information

185th VHS Annual Meeting
September 28, 2023
12:00 pm
Vermont History Center, Barre & Virtual via Zoom

The Board of Trustees of the Vermont Historical Society welcomes you to our annual meeting! You can attend this hybrid meeting either in person at the History Center in Barre, or virtually via Zoom. Registration is required, please register below. Our keynote speaker, Mercedes de Guardiola is the author of the newest VHS publication “Vermont for the Vermonters”: A History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State. 

The book explores the social and political legacy of the eugenics movement, Mercedes brings new scholarship and context to one of Vermont’s darkest chapters. VHS members attending the Annual Meeting both remotely and in person will have the opportunity to ask Mercedes questions after her talk. Those at the History Center will enjoy the official book launch which includes the continued opportunity to speak with Mercedes about her book, purchase a signed copy, and enjoy some light refreshments. More information on the book can be found here. 

Meeting Agenda:

• President’s Report
• Election of Trustees
• Treasurer’s Report
• Executive Director’s Report
• Hathaway Award 
• Recent Accessions to VHS Collections
• Keynote Address-Mercedes de Guardiola

Members will be asked to approve the following slate of Trustee candidates:

For a 3-year term as a Vermont Historical Society Trustee:

• Janet Ancel, '26 (Third)
• David T. Austin, '26 (Second)
• Allison Belisle, '26 (First)
• Randolph D. Brock, '26 (First)
• Katherine Lalley, '26 (First)
• Anthony Marro, '26 (First)
• Donald Miller, '26 (First)
• Wright Preston, '26 (First)

Short Bios for the candidates are available here.

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