Addison County historical societies

Addison Town Historical Society

Old Town Hall, Addison, VT
Mailing Address: 3968 VT Route 22A, Addison, VT 05491
Phone: (802) 759-2380
Contact: Erwin Clark, Co-President

There is no established museum; visitors by appointment

Bridport Historical Society

VT Route 22A & Crown Point Road, Bridport, VT (Large white building)
Mailing Address: 3177 Crown Point Road, Bridport, VT 05734
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Phone: (802) 758-2654
Contact: Margaret Sunderland, Historian

The Ephraim Gray house was built about 1812. The society's collection includes artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts reflecting life in Bridport from 1800 to the present.

Genealogical files are available at the town clerk's office, Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, closed Thursday afternoon. Visitors by appointment, handicap accessible.

Bristol Historical Society

Howden Hall Community Center, 19 West Street, Bristol, VT
Mailing Address: 19 West Street, Bristol, VT 05443
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Phone: (802) 453-3439
Contact: Sylvia Coffin, President

At various times a church, a store, and a school, Howden Hall has been restored for a variety of community uses. The historical society displays collections including photographs, maps, postcards, posters, and newspapers. Visitors by appointment. Free. Handicap accessible.

Cornwall Historical Society

Cornwall Town Hall, 2629 VT Route 30, Cornwall, VT
Mailing Address: c/o Town Hall, 2629 VT Route 30, Cornwall, VT 05753
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Phone: (802) 462-2003
Contact: Cy Day Tall, President

The society has a growing collection of artifacts and archives in its office in the Cornwall town hall. Historical property records and genealogical information are available at the town clerk's office (Sue Johnson, Town Clerk, (802) 462-2775, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). Visitors by appointment.

East Middlebury Historical Society

Sarah Partridge Community House, 431 East Main Street, East Middlebury, VT
Mailing Address: PO Box 2, East Middlebury, VT 05740
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Contact: Lorrie Muller, Treasurer

The society has a small collection, mostly ephemera, in the Sarah Partridge Community House. Meetings are held four times per year. Visitors by appointment.

Ferrisburgh Historical Society

6 Little Chicago Road, Ferrisburgh, Vt
Mailing Address: 82 Gilson Lane, North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473
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Phone: (802) 877-3217
Contact: Gail Blasius, President

The society does not have a building, but has collections of hardware, tools, paper, histories, and photographs located with its members. Visitors by appointment.

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

1 Park Street, Middlebury, VT
Mailing Address: 1 Park Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
Website: www.henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Phone: (802) 388-2117
Contact: Mary Epright, Collections Manager

The museum offers tours, exhibits, and programs aimed at facilitating an understanding of regional Vermont history through sharing with the community a wealth of objects and written materials that document the history of Middlebury, Addison County, and Vermont. It also has a gallery, a shop, and gardens.

Hours and Admission:
Museum:
June - October 7: Tues–Sat., 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 pm;
fall/winter/spring: Tues–Sat., 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Research Center:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:00 - 5:00 pm;
Thursday, 1:00 - 8:00 pm;
 1st Saturday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, or by appointment. Admission fee.

Lincoln Historical Society

18th Century Farmhouse & 19th Century Barn Museum, 88 Quaker Street, Lincoln, VT
Mailing Address: 88 Quaker Street, Lincoln, VT 05443
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Phone: (802) 453-2807
Contact: Eleanor Menzer, President

The society has a collection of local artifacts in a restored 18th-century farmhouse and a 19th-century barn in a meticulously landscaped setting. Exhibits change annually. Activities include opening day festivities in May, and a pumpkin-carving contest in October.

Hours and Admission:
Memorial Day - October: 2nd and 4th Sunday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, or by appointment.

Monkton Museum & Historical Society

Mailing Address: 280 Monkton Ridge, North Ferrisburgh, VT, 05473
Phone: (802) 482-2277
Contact: Gill Coates, President

The society does not own a building, but there is a small collection. Meetings are the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Monkton town hall. Current projects include gravestone transcription of all the stones in Monkton and preservation of the East Monkton Church and the Monkton Boro Schoolhouse. Visitors by appointment.

New Haven Historical Society

Mailing Address: 89 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472
Phone: (802) 453-3947
Contact: Betty Bell, President

There is no established museum. Meetings are the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm at the New Haven Congregational Church. Call for hours and admission.

Orwell Historical Society

Orwell Free Library, Main Street, VT Route 73, Orwell, VT
Mailing Address: PO Box 85, Orwell, VT 05760
Website: www.historic-orwell-vermont.com
Phone: (802) 948-2049
Contact: Steve Buxton, President

The society's collection of Orwell history from the Revolutionary War through World War II to the present day is housed at the library.

Hours: Tuesday and Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm; Saturday, 10:00 am - noon.

Salisbury Historical Society

Town Hall, Maple Street, Salisbury, VT 05769
Mailing Address: PO Box 40, Salisbury, VT 05769
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Contact: Barry Whitney, President

There is no museum at this time. Plans are to rebuild an eighteenth-century settler's cabin near the site of Ann Story's cabin. Meetings take place at the Salisbury town hall. Visitors by appointment.

Shoreham Historical Society

Stone Schoolhouse Museum, VT Route 22A, Shoreham, VT
Mailing Address: 91 Doolittle Road, Shoreham, VT 05770
Website: www.steve-world.com/ShorehamHS/SHShome.htm
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Phone: (802) 897-2572
Contact: Dale Birdsall, President.

A former stone schoolhouse (1839) has photographs, documents, arrowheads, and extensive genealogical files pertaining to the Shoreham area. There are also locally made sleighs, a barn loom, and other large objects at Newton Academy on School Street. Visitors year—round by appointment.

Starksboro Historical Society

Mailing Address: 2174 Big Hollow Road, Starksboro, VT 05487
Website: www.starksborohistoricalsociety.org
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Phone: (802) 453-3469
Contact: Ruth Beecher, Secretary

This society, formed in 2005, does not have a museum. The group meets the 4th Thursday of every other month at 7:00 pm at the town hall. Call or email for hours and admission.

Vergennes Area History Club

Mailing Address: 2970 Lime Kiln Road, New Haven, VT 05472
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Phone: (802) 877-3070
Contact: Nina Bacon

The society collects the history of the Vergennes area, and has recently joined with the Ferrisburgh Historical Society.