In celebration of our annual East Poultney Day, this year the Poultney Historical Society will host a free online lecture to honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote.Esteemed historian Carrie Brown will present an illustrated talk on August 8th at 11am entitled, “Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War.” She will uncover the human […]
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Green Mountain College Academic Mace Donated to Poultney Historical Society!
The Poultney Historical Society was honored to receive the Green Mountain College Ceremonial Academic Mace, designed and created by the late Walter S. Reuling, a former board members the college.
East Poultney Day 2020 is cancelled
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on large gatherings and activities, the Poultney Historical Society will be cancelling its in-person East Poultney Day event, which was planned to take place on Saturday, August 8th, 2020. We are very sorry to our vendors, patrons, and visitors to this event. If you were going to be a vendor […]
2018 Spring Newsletter
Take a look at our new 2018 Spring Newsletter to read about what’s happening this year at Poultney Historical Society and…
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1925 – An Early Snow Surprise in Poultney
October 16, 1925, The Poultney Journal:
1906 – Opinion of Government Owned Railroads
October 12th, 1906, The Poultney Journal: To read the original article and to see the train schedule, click the thumbnails below!
1907 – Welsh Presbyterians Hold Annual CYMANFA in Poultney
October 4th, 1907, The Poultney Journal – Poultney was proud to announce that the annual cymanfa of Welsh Presbyterians of both New York and Vermont would be held in the Welsh Church in town! As the article mentions, this event had a high attendance and it had been many years since the event was last held in Poultney. To […]
1919 – Oven Ad in Autumn
September 26th, 1919, The Poultney Journal:
Slate Sentinel project complete with installation of two stones
Poultney has completed a project that recognizes the importance of Vermont slate to the generations of families who have…