Join us for an informal gathering to share conversation, stories, and memories while looking at historic photos. Refreshments served. All are welcome.
Not all Americans found themselves benefitting from the American Revolution. Many Americans who had remained loyal to the King ended up losing their homes and suffering incredible alienation because of their beliefs.
Learn about early Native American canoes and what they reveal about the Indigenous People who lived in New England.
Join us for a basket-making workshop in which you will make a berry basket.
In April, the Woodstock History Center and Norman Williams Library will co-host a four-part history lecture series. The first program in this series will feature a lecture by Professor Ron Miller entitled “A New Nation, Conceived in Liberty.”
Learn more about Ira Allen and the Green Mountain frontier in a lecture presented by Dr. Kevin Graffagnino.
PART THREE OF A FOUR-PART LECTURE SERIES
Learn more about the contradictions between the ideals espoused in the Declaration of Independence and the reality of two of its failures.
Learn more about the forces that led to the modernization of working class homes in the 20th century.
Learn more about the Great Bennington Battle in Vermont from renowned historian Howard Coffin.
Learn more about Zadock Thompson, who was raised in North Bridgewater, Vermont, and went on to become Vermont’s leading naturalist.
Indigenous histories are deeply rooted in present-day Vermont and New Hampshire, a region collectively known to Abenaki people as Ndakinna (“our homeland”). This talk by Dr. Marge Bruchac features new research into archaeological records, historical archives, and other sourcesthat document Abenaki persistence and survivance, despite past and present attempts at erasure.
Join us for a chance to share stories over cider and doughnuts.
Join us for our 10th Annual Old-Time Fair. As with past years, offerings will include a magic show, food, games, crafts, and an incredible token-exchange prize table. Once again, admission, games, and food are all just a quarter each.
Do you own an antique sampler or embroidery made before 1900? If yes, please share your piece of history with us.
The Woodstock History Center will kick off the 2025 museum season with two new exhibits -That’s a Good Question and a Sampler Driving Tour. Past exhibits, including The Wonder Room, Hindsight 20/20, and A Child’s Life, will also be open to the public.
Come celebrate the bicentennial of this visit at the Woodstock History Center with a Lafayette re-enactor, crafts, historically-inspired treats, a self-guided walking tour that traces Lafayette’s visit to Woodstock, and more.
While the United States Constitution is small in size, it is large enough to support our most dramatic disagreements. Beginning with the clash between slave states and free states, we have staged all of our controversies on the Articles and Amendments. Even during the Civil War, the Constitution held.
Lafayette was one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Come learn about the 19-year-old French aristocrat who fought for America’s independence, and his tour nearly fifty years later that drew huge crowds.
This program will highlight how to unravel the history that can be found in cemeteries.
Join us for a fun, interactive learning experience as we play Woodstock/Vermont trivia. Low-key, non-competitive game (based on the honor system where you score your own answer sheet). Emphasis is on learning rather than on winning; however, a prize will be awarded to the top scorer.
Join us to view a slideshow of a few of Woodstock’s many unforgettable people. This session will not be a formal lecture, but rather an informal session - replete with refreshments and a chance to share stories and socialize with other members of our community.
Free!
Learn about early ice harvesting in New England.
Dona Nazarenko of Country Spirit Baskets will lead a workshop on how to make a “My Daily Bread, Biscuit, and Muffin Basket.” At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will have a basket to take home. $25.00 materials fee. ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Virtual Program: Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go "underground," concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution. Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence here, inches below the earth's surface.
Join us for a Halloween Party for Pre-K to 3rd Graders. Activities include: crafts, games, pumpkin decorating, snacks, and more. Pre-registration is required.
Join us for a Halloween Party for Pre-K to 3rd Graders. Activities include: crafts, games, pumpkin decorating, snacks, and more. Pre-registration is required.
After the 2023 flood waters receded from the banks of the Ottauquechee, Judith Taylor explored the ruined fields along the river and what had been the Ottauquechee River Trail covered with debris. From the mud and rubble, Judith unearthed rusted artifacts and fragments of glass, pottery, wood and brick, with which she constructed sculptures that bear witness to the impact of the flood.
Come enjoy some family fun at the Woodstock History Center’s Old-Time Fair. Activities will include games, balloon animals, face painting, crafts, and more. Activities are geared toward pre-school and elementary-age children.
In this program, Dr. Jonathan Beecher Field will discuss where the language on the Royalton Raid historical marker comes from, other ways we might tell this story, and why it matters.
Join us for a walking tour and learn about River Street’s fascinating history.
Join us for a walking tour and learn about River Street’s fascinating history. Advanced registration is required.
Much of the bedrock foundation of Vermont was formed hundreds of millions of years ago when Vermont was covered by an ocean, and volcanoes erupted in spectacular fashion on islands in that ocean. Dr. Ray Coish will discuss this ancient history and answer any other burning geological questions you may have.
Join us for a showing of the documentary Life in Windsor County. This film was created by Johnson State College students, Professor Bill Doyle, and Vince Franke of Peregrine Productions, LLC. It features over 200 historic images and covers topics ranging from Windsor County’s earliest settlers to stories of what life was like in the early 1900s.
Join us to see clips and discuss some of the movies and advertisements that were filmed in the Woodstock area.
Join us for a slideshow of rarely-seen historic images. This slideshow will begin with photos of the Old Woolen Mill (present-day Recreation Center) and then lead guests over Rose Hill, past the King Farm and cemeteries, to Lute Raymond's house on "the Flats."
Join us to view a slideshow of a few of Woodstock’s many unforgettable people.
Come make festive holiday ornaments out of metal, as well as an old-fashioned holiday “cracker.”
Come make a Victorian-style ornament with fabric, faux pearls, beads, and fancy trims.
