True Crime, Local Lore & Comic Art: Historic Zine Workshop
Saturday, September 26 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Manchester Community Library Have you ever wanted to turn a piece of local history into a graphic novel? Join us for a…
The Vermont Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: History, Memories, and Legacy
Tuesday, September 15 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Manchester Community Library Author and historian Marty Podskoch will give a PowerPoint presentation on his new book, Vermont Civilian Conservation Corps Camps:…
VT 250: The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America
Tuesday, August 25 5:30 PM Manchester Community Library Dr. Bruce Venter will speak on his award-winning book, The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard that Saved America, as part of the Manchester…
VT 250: A Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted: Printing the American Revolution
Thursday, July 23 5:30 PM Manchester Community Library “We The People” are invited to this presentation to learn the history of printing the American Revolution. Attendees will have the chance…
VT 250: Stealing Liberty: Press Gangs, Sailors, and Liberty in America and Britain to 1783
Tuesday, July 14 5:30 PM Manchester Community Library British and American sailors by 1776 had a long history of resisting impressment, or their forced recruitment into the British navy. From…
Executive Director of GNAT, Tammie Reilly, presents MHS Curator Shawn Harrington with the 2026 GNATTY Award.
Hats Off to Shawn Harrington, Recipient of the 2026 GNATTY Award!
On June 3, MHS' Curator Shawn Harrington was honored at GNAT-TV's annual Hats Off to Summer celebration and fundraiser at the Inn at Manchester and received the 2026 "GNATTY" Award…
VT 250: Beyond Bennington with Professor Colin Calloway
Beyond Bennington: Vermont as a Borderland and Cultural Crossroads During the Revolution and Early Republic Reconsidering the Revolution in Vermont as more complicated than a fight for Independence to become…
Farmers, Fathers, and Green Mountain Boys: Manchester in the Revolution
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 5:30 PM Yester House at Southern Vermont Arts Center On this 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, join MHS curator Shawn Harrington as we look…
VT 250 / National Poetry Month: Lucy Terry Prince
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 5:30 PM - 7 PM Manchester Community Library Lucy Prince lived in Sunderland for about 25 years, from 1795 to 1821. Three children lived with her…
VT 250: Ira Allen and the Green Mountain Frontier
VT 250: Ira Allen and the Green Mountain Frontier Saturday, March 14, 2026 1 pm - 2 pm Manchester Community Library Land speculator, revolutionary, pamphleteer, politician, and empire-builder, Ira Allen was a…