Help preserve Vermont’s heritage!
There are many ways to support Vermont Historical Society and give your company visibility before an audience that tends to be highly educated, well-informed and deeply interested in Vermont. Please donate here or feel free to contact Jane Campbell, at 802.479.856 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. !
Company membership
Corporate membership gives you and your employees more access to the Society's many ways of opening the doors to Vermont and its history. To join the Society, go to Become a Member/Donor and join at the Household level or higher.
“History Connections” newsletter
A quarterly publication sent to approximately 2,500 members of Vermont Historical Society. The newsletter combines organizational news and articles on interesting aspects of Vermont history. Past newsletters are on the VHS web site in PDF format, available to the public. A newsletter sponsorship listing with logo is $350 for one issue, or $550 for two issues.
Vermont History Journal
Advertising space is available in this twice yearly journal, which highlights important a
spects of Vermont history. It is sent to approximately 2,500 VHS members, including many libraries and other organizations which keep the journal in their collections for years to come. Journals can also be purchased by the public. Please contact us for ad specs and deadlines. Inside back cover ad is $250 for one issue or $425 for two issues. A full-page ad is $150 for one issue, or $255 for two issues. A half-page ad is $100 for one issue, or $170 for two issues.
Family programs
Help give children hands-on experience with the past! Families love these workshops with activities such as making apple head dolls, logging or butter-churning. Sponsorship (logo and listing) is $300, or $150 to sponsor a single workshop (listing) is $150. Sponsors are acknowledged at the workshops and listed on brochures mailed throughout central Vermont, VHS calendars, and posters which are distributed throughout the region.
VHS Barre Heritage Festival Parade Entertainment
Each year, Vermont Historical Society participates in the Barre Heritage Festival Parade for the Barre community, providing historical entertainment. Sponsor the July parade entertainment for $500 and have your corporate banner in the parade!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
Honor Dr. King’s legacy with programs presenting various aspects of Vermont’s civil rights history. Each year, VHS develops programs that are presented in one or more locations. Sponsorship (logo and listing) is $500; co-sponsorship (listing) is $250. Sponsors and co-sponsors are listed on VHS calendars, handbills and posters which are distributed throughout the region and acknowledged at the events.
Farmers’ Night Programs
This popular winter series at the State House is free, open to the public, and quite popular! The Society presents one of the programs each year, with dance, music or other entertainment showcasing Vermont’s heritage. Sponsorship is $300; co-sponsorship is $150. Both sponsors and co-sponsors are listed on VHS mailers and calendars and posters which are distributed throughout the region and acknowledged at the events.
Vermont History Day
Help engage hundreds of Vermont teens in history, critical thinking and a new awareness of the impact that every person can make on the course of history. In History Day, students in grades 6-12 choose a topic with the year’s theme. With research done in libraries, museums, historical societies, and with interviews and site visits to explore their topic, students prepare their entries—papers, exhibits, documentaries, web sites or performances. The entries are then judged by local historians, educators, and other professionals at the state competition. Through their work, students gain a deeper understanding of how people, cultures, and events affect the course of history. Vermont History Day is affiliated with National History Day. Sponsorship is $2,500 and co-sponsorship is $1,000, and sponsors are highlighted on VHS calendars, the Vermont History Day web site pages and materials, and with corporate banners and recognition at the event.
Vermont History Expo
Fun and learning for all ages! For thousands of Expo visitors each year, Vermont’s past comes alive through music, dance, heritage animals and exhibits from 180 local historical societies, museums and other heritage organizations at “History’s Country Fair.” Sponsorships range from $1,500 to $10,000—ask us for details of events and sponsor levels.
Vermont Historical Society annual meeting
The annual meeting of the Vermont Historical Society is open to both Society members and non-members, offering brief highlights of the past year and an educational conference on Vermont history. Annual meeting sponsorships cost $500 and are highlighted on the program invitations sent to approximately 2,500 people.
League of Local Historical Societies & Museums annual meeting and conference
Vermont has 195 local historical societies, many of them staffed by dedicated volunteers. The annual fall conference/meeting helps museums and local society staff and volunteers learn from their peers as well as from professionals in the field. Workshops cover topics such as digitizing collections, care of artifacts and creating exhibits, and the conference typically attracts 180 participants. Lunch sponsorships and meeting sponsorships are $500, acknowledged with logos on meeting materials, VHS calendars, and brochures sent to hundreds of people throughout the state. Lunch sponsors are also acknowledged at lunchtime. Meeting co-sponsorships are $250 and are acknowledged with listings.
E-Newsletters
Six times a year, the Vermont Historical Society e-newsletter is sent to members and non-members.·· E-newsletters announce upcoming events and other VHS and history news. E-Newsletter sponsors are shown with logos, $150 for one issue, or $275 for two issues.
Program Sponsor
Be a year-round sponsor of bringing Vermont’s heritage throughout the state! Have your company highlighted at every VHS program during the year! Your sponsorship will be acknowledged on VHS calendars, handbills and posters which are distributed throughout the region and at the events. Although the overall value is $3,150, this sponsorship cost is $2,100. Sponsorship includes the following:
- Four newsletters
- Martin Luther King Sponsor
- Farmers’ Night Sponsor
- League Meeting Sponsor
- Annual Meeting
On behalf of the thousands of people whose lives are changed each year through a connection with Vermont’s heritage, we thank you for your consideration. For more information on any sponsor opportunity, please contact Jane Campbell, 802-479-8516 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Thank you to our corporate supporters:
- Cabot Creamery, Inc.
- Capitol Plaza Corporation
- Cargill Animal Nutrition
- Carlson Indexing
- Centerline Architects
- Coca-Cola Company
- Comfort Colors by Chouinard
- Community National Bank
- Concept 2, Inc.
- Co-operative Insurance Companies
- Denis, Ricker & Brown, Inc.
- The Drawing Board
- Graham & Graham, P.C.
- Hackett, Valine & MacDonald
- Hazelett Strip-Casting Corp.
- Hilltop Restaurant
- Hunger Mountain Cooperative Inc.
- IBM International Fdn.
- KeyBank
- KeyBank Foundation/Empl. MG
- L. Brown & Sons Printing, Inc.
- Larkin Realty
- Main Street Landing Company
- Maple Capital Management, Inc.
- Mount Mansfield Community Television, Inc.
- Mylan Technologies, Inc.
- National Life Group Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Nick and Morrissey Development LLC
- Northfield Savings Bank
- O'Neill Kellner & Green
- Passumpsic Savings Bank
- Paul Frank + Collins P.C.
- Rubin, Kidney, Myer & DeWolfe
- Spink & Miller, PLC
- Stillwater Graphics, Inc. Printing & Design
- Swenson Granite Company
- Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman & Richardson
- Trow and Holden Company
- The Tyler Place Resort
- Union Bank
- Union Mutual of Vermont Companies
- Upstreet Productions
- Valsangiacomo, Detora & McQuesten, P.C.
- Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
- VT Brewers Association
- VT State Employees Credit Union
- Wolf Multimedia Studio
- Yankee Publishing
