Events Calendar

Offered the second WEDNESDAY of each month, September 2026 through February 2027, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  All programs will take place at the Vermont History Museum, 109 State Street, Montpelier. Recommended…

The Vermont Historical Society will be closed in observance of Veteran's Day on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026.

A virtual lunchtime conversation with Trish Alley about her recently published memoir, "Defining Grace: Showing Up with the Gift of Divine Mischief."

The Leahy Library at the Vermont History Center will open late on Tuesday, November 24th, at 10:00 AM.

Offered the second WEDNESDAY of each month, September 2026 through February 2027, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  All programs will take place at the Vermont History Museum, 109 State Street, Montpelier. Recommended…

The Leahy Library at the Vermont History Center will open late on Tuesday, December 22nd, at 10:00 AM.

Offered the second WEDNESDAY of each month, September 2026 through February 2027, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  All programs will take place at the Vermont History Museum, 109 State Street, Montpelier. Recommended…

Join author Robert A. Mello at the New Haven Town Offices for a talk about his new book, When The Trees Came Back

Offered the second WEDNESDAY of each month, September 2026 through February 2027, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  All programs will take place at the Vermont History Museum, 109 State Street, Montpelier. Recommended…

Bill Farrell, a former Johnson State College Ski Team member, who will share his recollections of the JSC alpine racing program from its inception in 1966 through 1974, years when Dr. Walter Minartet and Erle Morse created what was often referred to as a “dynasty.” His presentation will include newly digitized 8mm film and photographs from his time on the team.

Luciana Frigerio and Sarah Rooker share how each of their perspectives came together to create the exhibit.

What would a museum reflecting your life look like? What would the experience be? In this illustrated presentation Frankie Vagnone, author of the Anarchist Guide to Historic House Museums and founder of Twisted Preservation will build a conceptual framework that may help us all strategically re-frame our historic sites. HSM will also host a brief Annual Meeting prior to the talk.

Annual meeting and viewing of the exhibit featuring the work of three Townshend photographers: Robert George (1987), Karl Decker (2010), and David Barnum (2026). Light refreshments.

Doug Anderson brings the fascinating story of Joseph Addison to the town that bears his name Joseph Addison lived in London over 300 years ago. And though he never set foot in North America, he played a vital role in the American Revolution.  Addison was also a playwright, and it was his hit play, Cato , that had a profound effect on the American Revolution. The title character is the Roman general who stood up to Caesar and tyranny, so it's maybe no surprise that it was the most popular play in the colonies. The play spoke directly to resistance, to be willing to lay down your life for freedom. Cato was George Washington's favorite play.  Jefferson and Adams quoted from it in their letters.  When Nathan Hale said, “I regret that I have only one life to give for my country,” he was quoting Joseph Addison. That's our Joe, the Addison of Addison County. The Addison of the Town of Addison.

Presented by Izzy Provoncha.

Talk by Jim Douglas. Part of the Castleton U. S. History series of talks in honor of the 250th.

The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum presents our Free Monthly Lecture: "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World" by Dr. Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland. This is a remote-only program. This program is free to attend. Registration is required and is limited. Register on Zoom here: ( https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SykwBj4_TAa6i-fdvx80SQ?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAcGRvZgFicmlkETFSVVJ1Q1lkVWxUMjJHZzROc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmNDoJU-RvruSd1CIEtKARjxGkpWVrT9Wbl6IuddCR5KvkIP48iprvthobyW_aem_LNDrPA6vdxVFOc9J0ldZ_w ) This event will be recorded by CCTV and later available on our YouTube channel (@EthanAllenHomestead). ABOUT THIS MONTH'S LECTURE: When we think of the American Revolution, we picture 13 colonies squaring off against the British Crown in a spirited bid for independence. But this version of the story is only half the truth—and perhaps not even the most interesting half. In this riveting program, historian and author Richard Bell invites us to rediscover the Revolution as a world war that unleashed chaos, opportunity, and transformation across six continents—from the sugar fields of the Caribbean to the court of the King of Mysore, from refugee camps on the Canadian frontier to political uprisings in Sierra Leone and Peru—and traces the far-flung reverberations of the war through the lives of the people it displaced, empowered, or destroyed. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which was a finalist for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. His new book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, was published by Penguin in November 2025. He maintains a list of upcoming events at Richard-Bell.com. ( https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FRichard-Bell.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAcGRvZgFicmlkETFSVVJ1Q1lkVWxUMjJHZzROc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrJKJBY6MF13VzJCM1Hr33Js4LdP3ZmNuguTT6xHzsFvj4HBmmsbjLv4VPI-_aem_LlbOa0qn5sxoLP6IKscKqg&h=AUDiYrFl3AH87ZffwP1hcmdMtnPISGNkaavI0bMB4Tu2GL38xx-XDXHJEz_Bm6mA_-aTbHS--xkArnp8xZoP3JCGGE8nVplyHWZvnj5m8m5jcD41BarP5tzCTCg4TLbfShUnfduVjQEX&__tn__=q&c[0]=AUAgaWYmYUvAW1xotQc7maB5rv3WNhLoQRUE69MZsV6lMho6t3S8Qc9sIPkr2yJjNlUyyO1G-W2mm8zZQtj3tSR6Dc-m57T5dbxdgPDfoPRPMmBgMFDQdnfWg_JSAnBpBcLDXq_MLf5H0nCY2d4J-0h9aQObDYZYXY4 ) THANK YOU: This lecture is supported in part by M&T Bank, NorthCountry Community Credit Union, & Northfield Savings Bank.