Henry Sheldon Museum
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Sheldon Museum founder is turning 200
MIDDLEBURY — Henry Sheldon purchased a Roman coin for one dollar in 1875.He was an inveterate collector, and the ancient coin was just one of many, many, many…
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Vermonters on Vacation: When the leisure industry was young
August is traditionally vacation month, but many of us will not be traveling this year. The following article explores how Vermonters of the 19th and early 20th centuries…
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Stories & Photos: Students use art to reflect on distance learning
In early May, the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History invited people to share their personal stories, pictures, and video clips of how they are dealing with the…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Braeden James Waldie
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Braeden James Waldie…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Solon Jude Berry-Barrett
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Solon Jude Berry-Barrett…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Rylee Hall
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Rylee Hall —…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Jordan Hemple
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Jordan Hemple —…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Jacob Therrien
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Jacob Therrien —…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Sienna Many
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Sienna Many …
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Sigourney Brodowski
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Sigourney Brodowski —…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Odin Waldie
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Odin Waldie (Braeden’s…
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Stories & Photos of Distance Learning: Silas Waldie
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories and photos by Neshobe Elementary School students in reaction to their spring spent distance learning. Silas Waldie (Braeden’s…
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Artists paint picnic baskets for Sheldon raffle
MIDDLEBURY — It’s picnic season in Vermont, and Middlebury’s Sheldon Museum of Vermont History is raffling seven picnic baskets painted by local artists. The museum’s annual Picnic Basket…
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Remarkable women: Female moral reform in Addison County in the 1830s and ’40s
Of the various reform causes that Addison County women supported in the first half of the nineteenth century, there was one that became almost solely a women’s cause.…
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Remarkable women from the past: Deborah Pickman Clifford
Deborah Clifford had a passionate interest in 19th Century American history and, soon after she and her family moved to Cornwall in 1966, she began graduate study of…
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Remarkable women from the past: Anna Jessica Stewart Sylvester Swift
Jessica Stewart was born a child of privilege in Middlebury and used that privilege to greatly enrich her home community. In her long life she brought together some…