Vermont History

The Made Here short film Delta Bell (Animatic) depicts a harrowing situation that takes place in the Vermont flood of 1927.

Learn about some of region's spookiest places, like the town where "Beetlejuice" was filmed.

The Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created after lawmakers apologized for the state’s role in the eugenics movement. But the office has a “seemingly impossible scope,” leaving some questioning whether the commission’s work will reach communities most impacted by eugenics.

Hundreds of items including maps, newspaper articles and a James Wilson globe went up for auction this month from the private collection of Vermont Superior Court Judge Robert Mello.

The commission could start taking public testimony as soon as next month, according to their strategic plan.

In his new book, historian J. Kevin Graffagnino explores the life of Ethan Allen's younger brother.

Pony Boys, the Made Here season premiere, features brothers who traveled from Boston to Montreal via pony cart in 1967.

Ivor Devino, of Brandon, was one of over 250 people sterilized in Vermont under a 1931 state law aimed at preventing certain people from having children. His story is documented in a podcast looking at the impacts of eugenic policies in the state.

The Vermont Country Store proprietor want to keep Vermont art from leaving his home state.

The Division of Historic Preservation recently led an archaeological dig to determine if the assumed location of the former Vermont State Hospital Cemetery was accurate.