Rokeby Museum
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Honoring Black History: Mingo Niles of Ferrisburgh
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…
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Honoring Black History: Jesse’s freedom-seeking journey
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…
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Honoring Black History: Seeking freedom: Simon’s journey to Rokeby
This is the second in a four-part series Rokeby Museum is contributing to honor Black History Month.
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Honoring Black History: An intro to Rokeby’s Underground Railroad
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…
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Call for actors at Rokeby Museum
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,…
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Rokeby Museum to host Harvest Day
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…
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Rokeby’s pie & ice cream returns this Sunday
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…
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Grant helps Rokeby undergo preservation updates
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…
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Rokeby Museum opened seasonal exhibit
Rokeby Museum officially opened their seasonal exhibit for the summer on May 30. “A Modern Artist: The Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson Elmer,” explores the career of Rachael…
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Rokeby Museum hires education manager
FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh recently hired Tucker Foltz for its newly created Education Programs Manager position. Foltz is a public historian with a background in education…
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Rokeby Museum to open May 9
FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum will reopen to the public on May 9 and remain open for the 2021 season until October 24, 2021. Starting May 9, Rokeby Museum’s…
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Rokeby getting needed renovation
FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum has announced that PC Construction has stepped up as the Museum’s 2021 Preservation Sponsor. Under the partnership, the employee-owned construction firm will complete approximately…
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Profiles in Community: Passion for history leads Houpt-Varner to Rokeby
FERRISBURGH — The new director of Ferrisburgh historic site Rokeby Museum earned degrees in History and Government & Political Affairs at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, and then a…
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Lectures highlight women’s suffrage
Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh will host notable Vermont historians on Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. to present a double-lecture program “Exposing the Challenges: A Closer Look at Women’s Suffrage.” The…
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Author presents a history of beekeeping in Vermont
A number of years ago, several literary-minded beekeepers got together to discuss how they might write the history of beekeeping in Vermont. Fast forward to 2020, and “The Land…
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Area museums receive history grants
FERRISBURGH — Two Ferrisburgh institutions, Rokeby Museum and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, were among the 22 organizations in Vermont, New York and Quebec to receive grants from the Champlain Valley National…