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

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

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 ...

Over five decades ago, humans touched down on the moon for the very first time, scooping up handfuls of its surface. A few ...

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 ...

The state is one of many in the country to be named by European settlers.

On Friday, January 30 at 6 p.m., author Tyler Alexander will share the epic story of Dan Mason, a white man who served in the ...

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 ...

While limits on indoor smoking started to be put in place in the 1980s, it wasn’t until February 2, 2004, that the Burlington ...

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 ...

Education Committee delivered a hands-on learning experience for students in northern Vermont, successfully launching a new ...