Calendar

Holidays and special hours are listed below.
Regular hours are listed on Hours & Location page.
Local historical society events are listed in the Local Historical Society Newsletter.
Current exhibits are listed in the Current Exhibits page.

Hope at Antietam’s Vermont Day with VHS Executive Director, Mark Hudson

May 27, 2012 at the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, beginning at 2:00 pm

Antietam’s Vermont Day will feature a presentation by Mark Hudson about James Hope, a Vermont artist who documented the battle of Antietam with detailed sketches and created five large paintings of scenes from the battle which currently are the centerpiece of the exhibits at the battlefield’s visitor center. Hudson will explore Hope’s life in Vermont, his military service and career as an artist after the war. He also will discuss other Vermont artists who documented Civil War events through their paintings. Information about Vermont’s Civil War events and sites will be available at the Antietam Visitor Center that day.

For more information about this, and other events being held at Antietam to recognize the 150th Anniversary of the battle, please visit www.nps.gov/anti.

For more information about Vermont’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration, please visit www.vermontcivilwar150.com.

Vermont Days - celebrate history and the outdoors

June 9 and 10, 2012 at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier (Sunday open noon to 4:00 pm)

Vermonters and visitors alike can enjoy some FREE time throughout the state on June 9 and 10. Vermont State Park day areas, state-owned historic sites, the Vermont History Museum will be open at no charge all weekend. Call (802) 828-2291 for more information.

Vermont History Expo 2012 - History's Country Fair!

Put it on your calendar now! June 16 & 17, 2012
At the Tunbridge World's Fairgrounds in Tunbridge, Vermont

Picture yourself walking down a path and turning to wave hello to President Calvin Coolidge and his wife, Grace. Pause for a moment, and you hear Ethan Allen giving a speech just up the road. As you walk on, you pass by a Civil War encampment, a play area where children are walking on stilts, and you smell waves of apple crisp and maple creemees in the air. In the field, you see a team of oxen plowing the sod. On the roadway, you watch in awe while the unicyclist pedals by. The only place this could all happen in one weekend is at the Vermont Historical Society's Vermont History Expo! Contact Tess Taylor at (802) 479-8505 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Vermont History Center Galleries Opening

July 26, 2012 at the Vermont History Center, 60 Washington Street in Barre, 5:00 to 7:00 pm

Join us for The Barre Heritage Gallery’s inaugural exhibit The Emergence of the Granite City: Barre 1880-1940 and the Special Collections exhibit featuring Icons, Oddities and Wonders: Stories from the VHS Collections. We welcome you to be a part of this memorable occasion.

For more information, please call (802) 479-8500.

Barre Heritage Festival

July 27 through July 29, 2012 throughout Barre and at the Vermont History Center, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Be sure to enjoy all the festivities thoughout Barre and get in free at the new Barre Heritage Gallery for this special weekend to celebrate The Emergence of the Granite City: Barre 1880-1940. The Special Collections exhibit featuring Icons, Oddities and Wonders: Stories from the VHS Collections will also be open to the public with free admission this weekend.

For more information, please call (802) 479-8500.

Teddy Roosevelt Visits Barre: Join us to re-enact the "Huge Mass of People"

August 31, 2012 starting location in Barre; time to be determined

“One Huge Mass of People” This is how the Barre Daily Times described the throng that greeted presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt when he came to Barre on the campaign trail. According to the newspaper, “Trains and street cars brought large loads of people…,” enabling the gathering of the largest audience in Barre’s history. In 2012, VHS will reenact the scene 100 years later on August 31—including a visit from Teddy!

For more information, please call Tess Taylor at (802) 479-8505.

Save the Date: Vermont Historical Society Annual Meeting, 2012

September 22, 2012 at the Pavilion Building, 109 State Street in Montpelier; time to be determined.

Further information on the Vermont Historical Society's 2012 Annual Meeting will be provided when it becomes available. Please check back for future updates.

To read about the Vermont Historical Society's 2011 Annual Meeting, and for information about the 2012 Annual Meeting when it becomes available, please click here.

Holidays and special hours:

For regular hours, please click here.

Sat., June 9: VHS Library OPEN

Wed., July 4: VHS Museum, Library & Office CLOSED (Independence Day)

Sat., July 14: VHS Library OPEN

Sat., August 9: VHS Library OPEN

Thurs., August 16: VHS Museum, Library & Office CLOSED (Bennington Battle Day)