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….
Help Us Save Memories!
We are delighted to announce the purchase of a new scanner to collect memories from across Monkton. We’ll be hosting a scanning party on Sunday morning, May 5 from 10:00-12:00. The MHHS will collect and organize photos and documents to be saved and shared with curious folks in the future. Between now and May 5,…
John Thomas Home in Barnumtown
This photo is from William Haight Harrison’s 1927 trip to Monkton. Does anyone know if this place in Barnumtown still stands? John Thomas, from Connecticut, came to Monkton in 1796, where he died in 1799, leaving a wife and nine children. Mrs. Thomas married Dr. Dan Stone in 1880. Dan Stone, from Connecticut, a graduate…
Ice Harvesting
When our team was researching our History of East Monkton, I became interested in the topic of ice harvesting as I began to really think about the days before electric refrigeration. It was not until the late 1930s that electricity came to Monkton. Before that, homes, farms and businesses were all dependent upon ice to…
Vermont Kaolin Corporation
The first time I saw this photo in Vermont Life (Autumn 1961, page 38), I could not believe my eyes. This huge enterprise was in East Monkton? These were the buildings of the Vermont Kaolin Corporation, located just east of Hardscrabble Road. This company was the last of the several companies that mined kaolin in East…
Photo Challenge
Challenge! Where was this photo taken? When? Full disclosure: we don’t know. The photo is in our archives unlabeled but we are sure the wisdom of the crowd will help us. Once you think you know the location add your idea to the comment section. Of course, please respect private property and don’t walk on…
Monkton Museum and Historical Society FaceBook Group
We have just created a new FaceBook group page called Monkton Museum and Historical Society! If you are on FB you can find us by searching our name in Groups, or use this link. You’ll be asked to answer a simple question when you join, a step necessary because of the huge number of scammers…
It’s so sad!
We’ve recently met with a neighbor in Bristol who was willing to help us identify a stack of photos left behind by a Monkton resident who passed away. His memory was amazing and we were able to gather many details that would have been lost to history. Chances are good you’ve got a stack of photos like…
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…