Aug 20, 2026 | Events
Zadock Thompson (1796-1856) a historian, naturalist, professor and minister, who played a significant role in how 19th century Vermonters viewed their state’s heritage and appreciated its natural resources. Zadock was born in...
Jun 15, 2026 | Events
Brig. Gen. Lewis Addison Grant, the longest serving commander of the 1st Vermont Brigade. Grant led the brigade in most of its great moments during the Civil War including the defense of Banks Ford in the Chancellorsville Campaign, the remarkable Wilderness stand and...
Sep 9, 2025 | Events
Land speculator, revolutionary, pamphleteer, politician, and empire-builder, Ira Allen was a key figure on the late eighteenth-century Green Mountain frontier. Based on his new book Ira Allen: A Biography, J. Kevin Graffagnino’s lively talk evaluates Allen’s...
Aug 1, 2025 | Events
At the dawn of the 19th Century, Vermont was a patchwork of subsistence farms, slowly creeping along the valleys and climbing to the tops of the highest hills. There was development, but no specialty was bringing in big capital. That would change after 1811, when...
Jun 13, 2025 | Events
Historian Howard Coffin discusses the history-changing Burgoyne campaign, focusing on the dramatic battle of “Great Bennington,” which was a Vermont battle as well as a New York battle. He also reviews heroes John Stark and Seth Warner, and the Vermont Constitution,...
Oct 6, 2024 | Events
John Atwood discusses how pipe organs have developed in Vermont from 1814 to 1900, and working with them makes the nineteenth century real, often in unexpected ways. The presentation also includes the difference between the pipe organ and a reed organ. The program is...
