Bellows Falls, Vermont

General, History, Historical Society, Science, Specialized

All exhibitions are available by appoitment with President Dennis Ladd or board member Stewart Read (803 376 6789).

Plymouth, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Specialized

The Foundation was formed in part to redress the fact that there is no federally funded presidential library for Calvin Coolidge, our 30th U.S. President. John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, and Jacqueline B. Kennedy are among the many Sponsors and National Advisory Board members over the last 50 years. The Foundation preserves the Coolidge's legacy, and provides primary and interpretive information through a Website and by request, to teachers and students, scholars, the media and the general public. The Coolidge Foundation owns and maintains its offices in the President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center in Plymouth Notch Vermont.

Grand Isle, Vermont

Botanical Garden, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Nature Centers, Park

Lake Champlain has long been considered one of Vermont's greatest treasures. Reminiscent of another era, the Grand Isle Lake House is a jewel in her crown, offering an unparalleled lakeshore setting for weddings, corporate events, and social functions in an historic venue.

Brownington, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Park

The Museum is located in the Brownington Village Historic District, amidst 19th century homes and a church, surrounded by farmland.

Shrewsbury, Vermont

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

fter a long hiatus, the general store that bears the family name and was the hub of this small community of 1,100 for more than 150 years is open for business once again.

Salisbury, Vermont

General, History, Historical Society

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.

Colchester, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Library, Military

Weston, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Park, Specialized

The society curates three museums on the National Register of Historic Places. The Farrar-Mansur House, built by Oliver Farrar in 1795, served as a home, tavern, and community center. It was sold to Franklin Mansur in 1857 and remained in his family until 1932. Displayed in room settings, the extensive, multifaceted collection includes many fine pieces of New England furniture; outstanding examples of early 19th century, Vermont-made brass, copper, silver, pewter, and tin items; toys; musical instruments; china, pottery, and glassware; costumes, quilts and samplers; and significant 19th century portraits.

Ludlow, Vermont

Art, Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military, Specialized

Born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872, Coolidge was the son of a village storekeeper. He was graduated from Black River Academy in 1890 and attended Amherst College, graduating with honors, and entered law and politics in Northampton, Massachusetts. Slowly, methodically, he went up the political ladder from councilman in Northampton to Governor of Massachusetts, as a Republican. En route he became thoroughly conservative.

West Addison, Vermont

General, History, Historic House

The DAR John Strong Mansion Museum was built in the mid-1790's by General John Strong and his wife Agnes McClure Strong to replace the family's cabin that had been burned by the Indian and Tory forces under General John Burgoyne. Five generations of the Strong family occupied this lovely home until around the Civil War.

Middletown Springs, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Park

The Middletown Springs Historical Society collects, preserves and exhibits community history at its home in the historic Adams House on the Green in Middletown Springs, and at the Mineral Springs Park on the Poultney River.

Peacham, Vermont

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Peacham Historical Association collects, preserves, and makes available a wide array of materials documenting the history and people of Peacham.

Burlington, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Specialized

The Preservation Trust of Vermont was founded with the goal of helping Vermonters save their historic places and that is exactly what has happened. In just three decades, the group has helped communities across the state save more than 1,000 buildings – village stores, post offices, schools, barns - all returned to productive use. Just this year alone, the Preservation Trust’s staff of five worked on 352 preservation projects in 155 communities.

Shelburne, Vermont

Art, General, History

Montpelier, Vermont

Culture, General, History, Historical Society, Library

The permanent exhibit at the Vermont History Museum is entitled, Freedom and Unity: One Ideal, Many Stories. Visitors walk through time and experience a full-sized Abenaki wigwam, a re-creation of the Catamount Tavern where the Green Mountain Boys gathered, a railroad station complete with working telegraph and a WWII living room furnished with period music and periodicals.