This will be an in-person meeting. However, the option to join the meeting using Zoom will still be available. The agenda for the meeting and the Zoom invitation will be sent out on the day of the meeting.
Monkton History Comes Alive
The Addison County Independent published an article on Thursday, October 19, 2023 highlighting to work of Monkton Museum and Historical Society members Candace Polzella, Lauren Parren, and Cindy Walcott on creating the Monkton Ridge and East Monkton history tours.
Diving Into Monkton’s History
Three of our MMHS members (Lauren Parren, Candace Polzella, Cindy Walcott) presented their two-year journey into exploring Monkton’s Past at our October monthly meeting. They described their work on three projects: the Monkton Ridge Walking Tour, Cataloging the MMHS collection, and the publication of the East Monkton History book. This presentation was about the work…
East Monkton History
A History of its Land and People Save the date! August 20th in the afternoon at the East Monkton Church on Church Road in Monkton. Join us for the launch of the new booklet East Monkton, Vermont: A History of Its Land and People. Festivities include: The print copy of the booklet will be available for…
A Tribute to Gill Coates
Historian and Past President of Monkton Museum and Historical Society Monkton Museum and Historical Society (MM&HS) would like to thank Gill Coates, past president, long-time Board member and artifact conservator, as he leaves the MM&HS Board. We are grateful for all the great historical work he has done for the Society, and for Vermont. We…
Trunk or Treat
The Monkton Museum and Historical Society participated in this year’s Trunk or Treat at the Town Hall. Our trunk was decorated with a historical theme and we got to be a presence in the community. Many kids had a great time dressing up and there was a lot of trick or treat bags filled with…
Old town hall in Monkton to get new mission
The Monkton Museum and Historical Society was featured in local WCAX’s 3 minute wrap with Melissa Crowley. She interviewed our President about our efforts to have a museum in a preserved 1859 Town Hall. It was a great highlight of our efforts. See the report and video at wcax.com/2022/10/27/old-town-hall-monkton-get-new-mission/
251 Club presentation by Linda Barnard
Have you ever thought about exploring our own state of Vermont more? The staycation theme of the past two years supports this instate awareness. If you have this dream, or want to be inspired, join us for our monthly meeting on July 18th at 7:00 in the Monkton Town Hall Community Room. Linda Barnard will…
Monkton Self-Guided History Tour
Interested in local history? Did you know the Ridge has had people here for 12,000 years? That it once housed a school? Blacksmith shops? A stagecoach inn? The Monkton Museum and Historical Society (MM&HS) is creating self-guided history tours of Monkton and the surrounding area. Using maps, before, and after pictures, this history tour plans…
1859 Town Hall Preservation
Monkton Museum and Historical Society (MM&HS) is exploring different options for the preservation of the old town hall building. MM&HS is currently working with the Preservation Trust of Vermont to acquire grants for the preservation of the 1859 Town Hall. We have received an initial grant to get a formal assessment of the building which…