Two Rokeby trustees step down

Rokeby Museum is saying goodbye to two board trustees and welcoming three new members to the board. Priscilla Baker and Dean Leary officially stepped down from the board of trustees on Nov. 16. 

This participatory dramatization allows you to witness what an actual séance was like for the Robinsons 170 years ago.

Rokeby Museum has received a three-year $75,000 grant from the Trout Lily Foundation to support organizational work at the institution.

Rokeby Museum recently announced that is has openings for new members of the Board of Trustees starting in January 2023.

FERRISBURGH — The Rokeby Museum recently garnered more than $130,000 in new funding. A $75,000 anonymous gift will enable the Rokeby to continue sustainable growth, said officials at the Ferrisburgh institution. Starting this month, an anonymous donor is … (read more)

Ferrisburgh’s Rokeby Museum is set to open this month for the 2022 season.

As part of Rokeby Museum’s vision to enhance the history of Vermont and explore an inclusive telling of the American story, the Museum is launching a series of new education programs in 2022.

Mingo Niles was likely the longest serving employee of the Robinson family. He worked for them intermittently for about 30 years, his name appearing here and there in farm ledgers.

The Underground Railroad provided an avenue for enslaved persons to find freedom, but in recent years historians have learned that freedom seekers found many ways to fight for autonomy.

This is the second in a four-part series Rokeby Museum is contributing to honor Black History Month.

A white savior narrative developed that centered the benevolence of white Abolitionists, particularly Quakers, while minimizing the Black freedom seeker to a recipient of white charitability and an associate in their own story.

FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh is planning a new program, Spirits of Rokeby, and is looking for actors.This production will be held on Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30. It’s a short-form experience — part history, part live theater. Guest … (read more)

On Sept. 19, from 12-3 p.m., Rokeby Museum is hosting a family-friendly, autumnal celebration outside on the Rokeby lawns. The afternoon will be filled with kids activities, including crafts, games, story time and music.Author Eugenie Doyle, will hold a r … (read more)

Are you a lover of all things pie? Yes. (Come on, who isn’t.) Peach, apple, rhubarb, pecan, mince, all the berries you can imagine… pie. Yum. Well, we’re all in luck, because a spread of at least 54 pies, baked by over 20 volunteers, will be open to the p … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — The Rokeby Museum urgently needed repairs to its 200-year-old home in Ferrisburgh. PC Construction Co., an employee-owned business in South Burlington, was looking for a good project for its annual plan of community giving and involvement.An … (read more)