Collections Manager Katie Grant with a statue of Echo sculpted by Larkin Mead at the new Research and Exhibition Gallery at the Vermont History Center in Barre on Wednesday, September 25. Photo by ...

Writing a weekly column on Vermont history for the Rutland Herald and The Times Argus is an interesting challenge for me.

Vermont history highlights in July include the birth of one of the presidents to come from the state, the only battle fought entirely within the sate during the American Revolution and an honor ...

Help keep local journalism free and independent with a one-time or sustaining gift today. We can’t do it without you. Will you join us? A new roadside historic site marker in Cambridge recognizes the ...

You won’t find the small Vermont town of Hatfield Corners on any road atlas, or even in the most complete of gazetteers. You can’t even get there by car. For that, you’ll need a specialized gizmo … ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Historical Society announced the opening of a new exhibit at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier: Illustrating History, which will be on display through June 2026.

As part of what many people are calling "America's racial reckoning," there is a current debate about how history should be taught in America. In June, the Essex-Westford School District saw competing ...

BARRE -- Both of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy's grandfathers lived, worked and suffered: They worked in Vermont's stone industry and eventually contracted silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling stone ...

The Vermont Historical Society announced on Thursday that it will construct a three-year oral history project chronicling Vermonters’ responses and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

This month the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs announced an American Abenaki curriculum. The commission leaders ...