Heritage Tracks

Discover Waterbury’s industrial past in a new history exhibit from the Waterbury Historical Society, now on display at the Waterbury Municipal Complex. Learn about the rise and fall of the Derby & Ball Corp., known for producing scythe snaths, baseball bats, and skis.

On June 29, 1825, General Lafayette reportedly stopped in Waterbury at the home of prominent Waterbury citizen Ezra Butler. Accompanied by then-Governor Cornelius Van Ness, Lafayette was introduced to the politician, lawyer, preacher, and Revolutionary War veteran whose home on N. Main St. was among the first wood frame structures in town. Butler was elected the 11th governor of Vermont the following year. Butler’s daughter Fanny was also in attendance to greet the Marquis.

Find Waldo Local has returned to Waterbury and the History Center by popular demand to encourage reading, shopping, and learning local.

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.