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The Vermont Historical Society (VHS) was founded in 1838 to preserve and record the cultural history of the US state of Vermont. Headquartered in the old Spaulding School Building in Barre, the Vermont History Center is home to the Vermont Historical Society's administrative offices, the Leahy Library and a small book shop.
In 2000, the Vermont Historical Society acquired the old Spaulding School in Barre, VT. It has since been renovated to house the Leahy library, collections storage and the administrative offices for Vermont Historical Society. In July 2002 the Society's library opened to the public on the second floor of the Vermont History Center.
In 1996, the Vermont Historical Society, looking for a new building to house its collections and expand its services, approached the City of Barre about the possibility of using the empty school. In September 2000, the Historical Society purchased the old Spaulding building from the city for $1.00. Renovations began in October of that year.
Barre (/ ˈ b ær i / BARR-ee) is the most populous city in Washington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census , the municipal population was 8,491. [ 3 ] Popularly referred to as "Barre City", it is almost completely surrounded by " Barre Town ", which is a separate municipality.
The Vermont Historical Society is currently partnering with the City to provide public display for this historic piece of Barre’s past. Both the City of Barre and the Vermont Historical Society hope that the Barre Historic Firehouse Weathervane will be enjoyed and treasured by generations of Vermonters to come.
A Vermont historical marker dedicated to the author of “The Good Earth” notes that she was the first American woman to win the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for literature. “In 1950,” the ...
This is a list of properties on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Vermont. Contents: Counties in Vermont / See also: Vermont state-wide list Addison
Operated by the Vermont Historical Society, changing exhibits of state and local city history [71] Vermont History Museum: Montpelier: Washington: History: Operated by the Vermont Historical Society, state history from 1600 to the present [71] Vermont Marble Museum: Proctor: Rutland: Industry: Contributions of Vermont marble and the Vermont ...