Join a talk and tour of West Cemetery in Middlebury

Glenn Andres and Bill Hosley will lead this discussion about “Middlebury and the Marble Border of Western New England.”

If you’re lucky, you might find one tucked away in a trunk in your attic: A piece of fabric — a square foot in size, give or take — bearing a cross-stitch of alphabet letters, a date, the maker’s name and age. Sometimes there’s an embroidered bonus of flo … (read more)

In her talk on Wednesday, Aug. 9, “Bridging the Pacific: Early Chinese Immigration to the United States,” professor Joyce Mao will offer an overview of Chinese migration to the United States and community-building by the Chinese in America, from the Gold … (read more)

Middlebury College Economics Professor Caitlin Knowles Myers is applying economic statistical modeling techniques to data on abortion access in order to calculate how the number of people who want to get an abortion, but who can’t, has changed since the r … (read more)

Professor Caitlin Knowles Myers will discuss a forecast for a post-Roe America covering changes in abortions and births and downstream effects on the economic lives of women and their families.

‏Carly Thomsen, Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies at Middlebury College, will speak on Wednesday, July 12, at noon, drawing on her book, “Visibility Interrupted: Rural Queer Life and the Politics of Unbecoming” (2021).

David Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Middlebury College, will speak about Harry and Stella Lazarus who migrated to Middlebury in 1911.

The PowerPoint presentation will focus on the evolution of sewing machines, their common components and operation, construction, repair, and DIY tips for maintenance.

Mary Manley thought her career as a museum administrator had ended when she moved to New Haven back in 1998.

This summer, the Henry Sheldon Museum will present a series of lunchtime gallery talks, held every other Wednesday, between June 14 and Aug. 23, that will highlight its current exhibition, “Artists in the Archives: Unseen Neighbors.”

This Thursday, June 8, the Henry Sheldon Museum in downtown Middlebury, will host an opening reception from 5-7 p.m., for four new summer exhibits.

The crabapple tree buds are about to burst, flowers are blooming in the garden, and lots of exterior painting is happening.

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., the Henry Sheldon Museum’s Stewart-Swift Research Center presents a free live webinar, “Artists in the Archives: Beyond Humans.” 

Thinking of place as an archive is fertile terrain for collage artists who seek to incorporate a sense of place into their practice.

The Henry Sheldon Museum has announced that after a national search, Allison LaCroix Hayes has been hired as the museum’s new collections manager. She started her work remotely in September and in-person in late October.