CAVENDISH, Vt. – The Dutton House that once sat on the Cavendish Village Green was considered so haunted the locals avoided it. In 1950, the spirits seemed to go with the house when it was relocated to Shelburne Museum. Today, … Continued
TOWNSHEND, Vt. – The Townshend Highway Department finished installing interpretive signboards at each of Townshend’s seven historic bridges this past week. The new signage was funded by a $ 16,640 USDA Rural Business Development Enterprise grant to Townshend Historical Society. … Continued
The article here was found in the March 13, 1975 Springfield Reporter. I don’t remember the fire, but Ted Spaulding does. Peter Farrar told me there was a picture of the house and some history in Child’s 1883 Gazetteer. I … Continued
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – Historian William Hosley will present “Where Art and History Meet – Rockingham Meeting House Burying Ground” Wednesday, June 9, from 7-8 p.m. This is the fourth in a series of talks sponsored by the Rockingham Historic Preservation … Continued
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society is moving ahead with much needed window repair at the Custer Sharp House, partially funded by a grant from the 1772 Foundation in cooperation with the Preservation Trust of Vermont. The … Continued
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – The Rockingham Meeting House will open for the 2021 season Saturday, May 29. Visitors are welcome daily through Indigenous People’s Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Constructed between 1787 and 1801, the meetinghouse is a designated … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – In this time of national divisiveness, the Springfield Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse has been on a months-long journey of learning, listening, healing, and harmonizing. We’re working to answer the questions: How did we get here? What’s behind our … Continued
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – Architectural historian Jane Radocchia will present “By Straight Edge and Compass – Architectural Geometry of the Rockingham Meeting House” Saturday, May 22, from 3-4 p.m. This is the third in a series of talks sponsored by the … Continued
DUMMERSTON, Vt. – The Landmark Trust USA, a nonprofit historic preservation organization, invites the public to tour Naulakha, the Dummerston house and gardens of author Rudyard Kipling. The tours are available Sunday, June 6, from 1-4:30 p.m., and Monday, June … Continued
WINDSOR, Vt. – When the American Precision Museum in Windsor opens for the season May 1, visitors can expect to see a few changes. New displays will tell the important story of how precision manufacturing changed from “Made by Hand” … Continued