VHS is honored by Lockridge’s trust in our ability to preserve and ultimately share this incredible offering of Vermont’s music and is grateful for the opportunity to steward the next phase of this re...

The latest issue of our scholarly journal

National History Day is an annual competition for middle and high school students, and we administer the Vermont History Day competition each April. Our next competition will be held on April 3rd, 202...

When a teacher in the Northeast Kingdom, the Champlain Valley, or the southern Vermont hill towns pulls a resource from this site and uses it in their classroom, that’s when VHS’ mission happens in re...

By Nate Youmans, VHS Intern With so many wonderful places to visit in Vermont, it is only fitting that we have plenty of ways to reach them. Services such as Carshare VT, public transportation, and Ub...

YouTube video by Across the Fence

VHS visited 16 libraries throughout the state to bring Vermont History to public libraries!

Bethel, Vermont is home to a rare geological treasure: a brilliant granite that’s often described as the whitest in the world.

Join us for a workshop with fiber artist Pamela Wilson, in this session we'll examine some historic fibers used in Vermont (linen, flax, and wool) and an overview of handspinning techniques. This 4 ho...

The plan is for the fragment to reunite with its fellow cannon pieces at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes.

Let’s get closer for this one, personally and chronologically. In most of these columns so far this year, I’ve focused on the more distant past, writing about events and people

Employment opportunities with the Vermont Historical Society in Barre, VT.

Our latest exhibit, 50 for 250 is now officially open at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier! This exhibit features 50 objects from our collection that tell the story of the last 250 years of Ver...

There's a moment every June, when students march in the National History Day (NHD) Delegation Parade, and a small state feels a part of something bigger than itself. The NHD   Awards Ceremony opens wi...

America turns 250 this year and Vermont Public is exploring the anniversary through a local lens. We've partnered with the Vermont Historical Society on its "50 for 250" exhibit, which highlights 50 artifacts from the state's storied history. And we've worked with American Revolution historians to learn about the region's early years.

Vermont History Museum’s “50 for 250” exhibition offers insights into the state’s past 250 years. We chose seven of its objects to highlight.

America turns 250 this year and Vermont Public is exploring the anniversary through a local lens. We've partnered with the Vermont Historical Society on its "50 for 250" exhibit, which highlights 50 a...

“We want them all to speak to big ideas,” says a curator of a new “50 for 250” U.S. semiquincentennial exhibit set to open in Montpelier.

Vermont History Museum’s “50 for 250” exhibition offers insights into the state’s past 250 years. We chose seven of its objects to highlight.

By Ali McFarland, 2026 Geiger Fellow   History has always captivated me. As a child, I could never understand why others did not feel the same. While other students complained about history units or f...

An openly Lesbian couple survives and thrives in 19th century Vermont–a true story, as told by Tillie WaldenThe month is February in the year 1807. The place is Weybridge, Vermont: small, cold, lonely...

Author Robert Mello chronicles battle to save Green Mountain forests in late 1800s