May’s meeting will be a business meeting to discuss all of our projects, our budget, the election of officers and trustees, and membership renewal. We will also be reviewing and amending the MM&HS By-Laws based on the current MM&HS Board suggestions and looking for member discussion and ultimately ratification. Current By-Laws can be reviewed online….
Neigh·bor·ing (nāb(ə)riNG) / verb
What’s Neighboring? Well, it’s getting together, bringing food, sharing resources, and generating great new ideas! Recently the MMHS invited nearby historical societies to come to a meeting to do just that. Joining us were representatives from Starksboro, Bristol, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Ferrisburgh, and Lincoln. We had a great time hearing about what others are doing to…
Photo Identification
It is with a real sense of loss that we share the news of Richard Sherman’s passing. Just last year he spent a couple of afternoons with Lauren Parren, identifying people in a stack of photos left behind by his cousin Charlie Weisenbach, a long-time citizen of Monkton. None of the photos had notations so…
Stories from Monkton’s One Room Schoolhouses
The history of educational policy in Vermont, as reflected in Monkton’s Dart School, was shared at our November monthly meeting. The meeting was recorded and can be found on our Event Recordings page to be re-watched at any time. Lauren now wants to create a new presentation on the Stories from Monkton’s One Room Schoolhouses,…
Monkton Trunk or Treat
Monkton Museum & Historical Society participated in the annual Monkton Trunk or Treat. We were happy to introduce ourselves to the newest potential members, who ultimately will carry the legacy of our history. Parents and children embraced the Halloween season with creative and thoughtful costumes. It was a fun community event!
Monkton Ridge Cemetery
On a trip from Illinois to Nova Scotia, Jim Runyon stopped by the Monkton Ridge Cemetery to find the headstones of his third great grandparents Diah and Lucretia Peck. Despite his experience with cemetery searches for other relatives Jim was unable to locate Diah even though Findagrave.com confirmed he had been buried in this cemetery….
Monkton Couple Served in World War II
Roger and Helen Layn were well-known citizens of Monkton and in 2020 on Roger’s 100th birthday the whole town turned out to celebrate. Many of us knew of their service in general terms, but this article helps us to understand the sacrifices and heroism they each displayed. Their family still runs the farm, offering “quality meats…
Community Scanning Day
What fun we had yesterday at our Community Scanning Day! Thanks to generous folks, we were able to add some great images to our photo collection. And, the stories we heard were priceless. Here is one image of teacher Doris Agan and students at the Boro School, 1956-57, donated by Marlene French Russell. Please check…
Preserving Monkton’s Past
The MMHS is working to preserve Monkton’s past. Won’t you help us by sharing photographs of people, places or events of Monkton? As historians, we try to make Monkton’s history come alive. We are thrilled whenever we discover images of the people or places we are studying. We’ve seen how popular these photos can be…
Eclipse: Making History in Monkton
We usually report on events from Monkton’s past but in this case we have some history in the making. The total solar eclipse on Monday April 8 brought approximately 200 people to the Town Hall for a party organized by a small committee: Marilyn Cargill, Teri and Ralph Fitz-Gerald, Cindy Belanger and Jessica Demeritt. There were…
Stephen Haight Jr. Home, Barnumton
Stephen Haight [1738-1825] settled in Barnumton before 1800. This Friends (Quaker) family was from Dutchess Co., NY. Stephen married twice, first to Lydia Allen, who was the mother of his children, and second to Keturah Baker, widow of William Robblee. Stephen is buried in the Friends Cemetery off Cemetery Road. Stephen and Lydia, had a…