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This Week in Poultney History

1939 – Poultney Not Quite Ready For Spring

Poultney-not-ready-for-Spring-April-13-1939April 13, 1939, The Poultney Herald: Three weeks after the first day of Spring 1939, a majority of Poultney residents were ready for warmer weather. But there were still some Poultneyites who were reluctant to give in to the changing seasons. To see the original article, click here.

Call For Vendors – East Poultney Day

Call For Vendors – East Poultney Day The Poultney Historical Society is planning its 90th Annual East Poultney Day celebration for Saturday, August 9th, 2025 from 9am to 3pm.  This year’s theme is the commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, sometimes called the “Semiquincentennial.” Vermont and Poultney played important roles in the American Revolution, and we have a lot to remember. This year’s keynote speaker is […]

MapleFest Celebrated in Poultney

What a wonderful weekend full of MapleFest activities, special events, delicious food and awesome sweet treats. The Historical Society loved hosting the Opening Ceremony with a tree tapping contest between Citizen of the Year Dick Gray, Terry Williams and Patty McCoy. Thanks to Greens Maple Sugarhouse for teaching us how to tap trees. A big […]

Made In Poultney Lecture

Poultney Historical Society and Poultney Public Library will be presenting “Made in Poultney”, a lecture about the history of manufacturing in our town, at Poultney Public Library on Saturday, February 22 at 1:00pm. Historian Ennis Duling and Librarian Rebecca Cook will talk about a wide variety of goods manufactured in Poultney throughout the history of […]

Join Us for “Vermont Prohibition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption” Lecture

The Poultney Historical Society is pleased to host a lecture from Adam Krakowski, author of “Vermont Prohibition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption”, on Saturday, September 14 at 1pm at the Poultney Public Library. Vermont became the nation’s second dry state in 1853. But some locals refused to comply, and inept law enforcement led to ineffective consequences. […]