Sheldon Museum


  • Henry Who? Exploring Sheldon’s life in pictures

    Henry Who? Exploring Sheldon’s life in pictures

    Really? Henry L. Sheldon collected cartoons over 120 years ago? Yes! Last winter, in the midst of the pandemic, the Sheldon Museum was contacted by a known New…

  • April showers, glass flowers?

    April showers, glass flowers?

    April showers bring May flowers! Join Professor Ellery Foutch on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m., for “Everlasting Flowers: Botanical Models in New England Collections,” a springtime talk…

  • Campbell picks his best photos to exhibit

    Campbell picks his best photos to exhibit

    MIDDLEBURY — Trent Campbell’s legions of fans will soon be able to get a gander at some of his particularly prized pictures taken during his two-decade career as…

  • History Makers, Part II: The Congressman’s mistress

    History Makers, Part II: The Congressman’s mistress

    From the Sheldon Museum Archives: Last year we published several articles about remarkable local women in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution,…

  • Women’s History Month: The statesman’s daughter

    Women’s History Month: The statesman’s daughter

    From the Sheldon Museum Archives: Last year we published several articles about remarkable local women in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution,…

  • Where in the world is Henry Sheldon?

    Where in the world is Henry Sheldon?

    The Sheldon Museum invites you to take a sweet mystery tour on Saturday, March 20, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and find museum founder Henry Sheldon at five Addison…

  • From introspection to healing: The Twilight Project and the riches of local archives

    From introspection to healing: The Twilight Project and the riches of local archives

    In Celebration of Black History Month, from the Sheldon Museum Archives: This is a three-part series addressing the presence of Black Americans in early Addison County. Two weeks…

  • Prince King: The first Black landowner in Middlebury

    Prince King: The first Black landowner in Middlebury

    In Celebration of Black History Month, From the Sheldon Museum Archives: This is a three-part series addressing the presence of Black Americans in early Addison County. Last week, we…

  • Unseen neighbors: Black residents in Addison County

    Unseen neighbors: Black residents in Addison County

    In Celebration of Black History Month, from the Sheldon Museum Archives — This is a three-part series addressing the presence of Black Americans in early Addison County. Today we…

  • Origami Valentine cards on tap

    MIDDLEBURY —Valentine romance is in the air and the Sheldon Museum is offering two ways to express your love – “Folded Love” is a virtual origami Valentine card…