Upcoming & Annual Events
An Evening with Taryn Noelle
Luminous, evocative, poignant and soulful are words one may hear along the way to learning…
Explore →Beekeeping
Volunteer Leonard Kurtz reveals some intriguing mysteries about bees at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center.
Explore →Being Your Own Boss - What's It All About?
Business ownership and the interest in entrepreneurial education is taking on more importance in our…
Explore →Beyond Traditional Victorian Tastes
Self-made, self-taught, Victorian gentleman, and US Senator, Justin Morrill never stopped learning.Presented by Gwenda Smith,…
Explore →Bridport Spaghetti Dinner with Senate Candidate Rich Tarrant
Listen to Rich talk about his ideas regarding healthcare, government spending and increasing jobs within…
Explore →Cognitive Therapy for Challening Problems
Keynote speaker Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., distinguished founding fellow and past president of the Academy of…
Explore →Dorothy Canfield Fisher - A Vermonter for the World
Dorothy Canfield Fisher wrote often about Vermont, but she was a writer beyond our region…
Explore →Dream Riders - Adventures Pedaling Across America
Come join in the experiences of four Franklin County, Vermont women aged 35-62, biking unsupported…
Explore →Free Vermont - A Secession-Centered Film & Discussion
Rob Williams, editor and associate publisher of the Vermont Commons and member of the Second…
Explore →Gangs of New Jersey
All New Jersey communities could be susceptible to gang-related violence and other crimes, and many…
Explore →Historic Women’s Club Home Presents The Ladies Tea with Mary Ellen Withrow
Historic Women’s Club Home Presents The Ladies Tea with Mary Ellen Withrow The topic will…
Explore →Joyce Marcel Reading
Bratleboro Reformer columnist reads from her new book, A Thousand Words or Less.
Explore →Justin Morrill's Victorian Gardens & Farm
Victorian Gentleman Justin Morrill was a serious student of landscape gardening. Walk back in time…
Explore →Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs
In the 1980s, Mark Greenberg interviewed and recorded old-time, grassroots Vermont musicians and produced both…
Explore →Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs
In the 1980s, Mark Greenberg interviewed and recorded old-time, grassroots Vermont musicians and produced both…
Explore →Meet Eleanor Roosevelt
Discussion and sharing memories of the Roosevelts follow the presentation.
Explore →Nature of War: Environment and History at Mt. Independence
Kathryn Morse, associate professor of history at Middlebury College. She will discuss the interactions of…
Explore →New Jersey Black Issues Convention
Annual Leadership Conference featuring plenaries, workshops, luncheons and exhibits
Explore →New Sweden History Conference
Conference about Carl Linnaeus, Pehr Kalm, and early American science. 9:30 am - 4 pm.
Explore →New Years Conservation Talks
Learn more about the world we live in and the work that Sylvan Heights is…
Explore →Nonfiction Writing with Vermont Authors
Editor Linda Bland speaks on freelance writing.Sponsored by the League of Vermont Writers.
Explore →Oral History as Discovery Research
Oral history is a research method that can be used to explore the fabric of…
Explore →Oral History As Discovery Research
Oral history is a research method that can be used to explore the fabric of…
Explore →Orchids for Dummies
Easy-to-grow orchids and their care will be discussed.Presented by Woody Rothe.
Explore →Paul Barding's "In the Steps of Darwin"
Join us for this incredible presentation on the birds and wildlife of the Galapagos Islands!…
Explore →Representations of the North - Figures & Discursive Systems
A lecture on comparative studies of how language and art depict the far North.
Explore →Rural Ramble
Naturalist Lindsey Wormwood and site interpreter Carl Fuller lead a rural ramble through the fields…
Explore →Sprightly Steps
Although early settlers frowned upon the merriment of dancing, being the work of the Devil,…
Explore →Sprightly Steps
Although early settlers frowned upon the merriment of dancing, being as the work of the…
Explore →Sprightly Steps
Although early settlers frowned upon the merriment of dancing as being the work of the…
Explore →Style 1900: An Enduring Legacy, A Conversation with David Rago
In marking the 30th Anniversary of the launch of Style 1900, David Rago, the magazine’s…
Explore →The Allen Brothers - Original Vermont Developers
Little has been said about Ethan and Ira Allen's activities as real estate developers. This…
Explore →The Allen Brothers - Original Vermont Developers
Little has been said about Ethan and Ira Allen's activities as real estate developers.This presentation…
Explore →The Allen Brothers: Original Vermont Developers
Little has been said about Ethan and Ira Allen's activities as real estate developers. This…
Explore →The Archaeology of East Creek
Vermont State Archaeologist Giovanna Peebles gives an illustrated program on the extraordinary East Creek (forming…
Explore →The Governor's Select Commission on Civil Disorders, State of New Jersey, 1967-68
The Rutgers Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience presents: Panel Discussion to Re-Visit…
Explore →The Impressionist Sailors
Daniel Charles, yachting author and historian, will explore the impact that sailing had on the…
Explore →The Indian Subcontinent - Little understood and greatly underrated
Lecture by Kelvin Kent on the Indian subcontinent
Explore →The Neolithic World of Stone
Who built Stonehenge and why? When and how was it built? This slide lecture by…
Explore →The Neolithic World of Stone
Who built Stonehenge and why? When and how was it built? This slide lecture by…
Explore →The Power of Words Conference
Liberation through the Spoken, Written and Sung Word - Seek greater freedom and transformation for…
Explore →The Real World Wide Web
The environmental crisis is a human crisis--one of disconnection from our intimate embedding in the…
Explore →The Roaring Twenties in Fox Trot Tempo
Perhaps more than any other decade, the history of the 1920s is captured in the…
Explore →The Threat of Terrorism and the Future of US Intelligence
Is the nation better protected now than it was on 9/11?What is the likelihood of…
Explore →Vermont Agriculture Museum Annual Meeting
Accomplishments of the past year will be reviewed and the plans for 2006 outlined.Annual speaker…
Explore →Vermont and the Civil War
Vermont author and Civil War historian discusses the Civil War and how it affected Vermont…
Explore →Vermont and the Civil War
Vermont author and Civil War historian Howard Coffin discusses the Civil War and how it…
Explore →Whose Lands These Are - Mapping of Indigenous Communities
Land-rights and territorial control are difficult to define and even harder to map in places…
Explore →Winter History Series Part Four
Castleton College Professor Jonathan Spiro proposes the sleeper candidate.
Explore →Winter History Series Part One
John McCardell, Middlebury College President Emeritus, argues the case for Abraham Lincoln.
Explore →Winter History Series Part Three
UVM Professor Mark Stoler argues the case for Franklin Roosevelt.
Explore →Winter History Series Part Two
UVM Professor Jacqueline Carr argues the case for George Washington.
Explore →Winter Wildlife Adventure - Owl Moon
Raptor Handler Chris Collier will present several live owls and discuss their natural history and…
Explore →You Can't Write Irish Migration History Without the Potato
An evening of discussion around migration and agricultural development the 18th to 20th centuries in…
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