Heritage Tracks

Join us for a captivating afternoon with timber framer Will Gusakov of Goosewing Timberworks (Lincoln, VT), as he shares his extraordinary experience helping to rebuild one of the world’s most iconic historical landmarks—Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Waterbury Historical Society has partnered with the Vermont chapter of the American Friends of Lafayette to do an interpretive reenactment of General Lafayette’s visit to Waterbury as he made his way from Montpelier to Burlington, the final stop on his Farewell Tour of the young country whose independence he helped win.

Waterbury Historical Society seeks nominees to fill three vacancies on its board of directors. Nominations are due August 15 and elections take place at the annual meeting in October.

Two longtime volunteers with the historical society received an Award of Achievement for Extended Service from the Vermont Historical Society in May.

All community members are invited to Hope Cemetery in downtown Waterbury on Monday, May 26 at 11:00 a.m. for a traditional Memorial Day service led by American Legion Post 59, followed by the 19th annual Ghost Walk.

The Trump administration cut federal funding from the IMLS, doing irreparable damage to local libraries and history museums.

Washington County used to be at the center of clothespin manufacturing in the U.S. The Demeritt Co. was one of these manufacturers.

WHS president Cheryl Casey and Vermont Historical Society program coordinator Hannah Kirkpatrick talked with WCAX about active collections.

Program committee chair Skip Flanders and society president Cheryl Casey filled in for scheduled speaker Brian Lindner.

This lard bucket from the O'Neill Brothers Market is an example of an important household product in the early 20th century.