1925 – Secret Well Discovered Under Playground
April 3rd, 1925, The Poultney Journal: A child was playing in the lawn of the Randall School House when he felt the earth give way from under his feet. He had just enough time to move away and watch as the ground fell ten feet into a long forgotten 40-year-old well. To learn more about this and to read the original article, click here!
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 […]
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. […]
The 89th East Poultney Day will be held on Saturday, August 10th from 9am to 3pm on the historic East Poultney Green. This year, we take a look at the history of local manufacturing with the theme, “Made in Poultney.” Poultney Public Librarian Rebecca Cook and Historian Ennis Duling will present a detailed lecture on items made locally including melodeons, toy pianos, […]
The Poultney Historical Society is planning its 89th Annual East Poultney Day celebration for Saturday, August 10th, 2024 from 9am to 3pm. This year’s theme will be “Made in Poultney” … This will include melodeons, toy pianos, Manhattan shirts, women’s dresses, equipment for creameries, slate working tools, stoves, steamboats for the lake, and African carts. […]
