The book, out this month with a limited run of 500 signed copies, features four key scholars and collectors of Vermont history.

Joseph Battell was a quirky fellow. Born in Middlebury in 1839, he attended Middlebury College but dropped out before ...

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 ...

We hear a lot of sound (but little substance) these days from Washington, D.C., about adding a fifth face to Mount Rushmore.

On this day in 1921, the Vermont legislature ratified the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote.

Making, selling and drinking alcohol were prohibited in Vermont starting in 1853 as part of the so-called Liquor Law, a ...

“Across the state, Vermonters are stepping up take care of places that are the pillars of our communities,” said Governor ...

The “Lost Shul Mural” at the Ohavi Zedek synagogue in Burlington Credit: Courtesy of the Lost Mural Project The Vermont Historical Society and the Lost Mural Project are teaming up to offer funding ...

Though Vermont is not on the New England coastline, the state is still home to various lighthouses along Lake Champlain. The oldest lighthouse on Lake Champlain dates back to the 1820s, when the lake ...

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Vermont may have been one of the last New England states to be recognized, but the Green Mountain State is still home to many historical sites and structures, including libraries, restaurants and ...

Editor’s note: Glimpses of Vermont’s Past is a weekly history column aimed at the examination of important individuals, mo­ments, objects and places from Vermont history. In 2026, we will look at the ...