Welcome

To the Guilford Historical Society

Guilford, Vermont

Founded in 1972 the Guilford Historical Society is a nonprofit membership group, whose purpose is “to preserve for posterity items and places which serve as resources to study and interpret our community, the environment, and its people”. Its museum, located in the original town hall, holds an extensive collection of written records, photographs, and historic objects. In addition, the Society owns and maintains the 1837 Universalist Meeting House and the Guilford Center Red Brick School House. These, along with the Broad Brook Community Center (formerly Broad Brook Grange) and the Guilford Free Library as well as several old houses, represent the core of historic Guilford Center. But Guilford is made up of many neighborhoods and villages, each with a unique history to explore.

The town has many more historic sites including four more churches, a covered bridge, a historic timber crib dam, numerous one-room schoolhouses, and farms. Most of these have been in existence since the first colonial settlers arrived at the end of the French and Indian War. There are even traces of the original inhabitants, believed to be members of the Sokoki tribe of the Western Abenakis. Through its events, programs, educational and celebration events, plus publications, the members of the Guilford Historical Society work to inform and inspire the wider community.


Explore our site to learn more about Vermont's largest town in 1790.

Please visit our Events page to see what's coming up next!

 

All Donations Are Appreicated!

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 OUR NEWLY RENOVATED MEETING HOUSE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR EVENT RENTAL

 

Our lovely space has has a much needed facelift and is now ready to rent! 

This space would be lovely for weddings, parties, community gatherings, school functions, celebrations of life, and much more! Due to heating restrictions we are only able to rent the space from April-October. 

For more information please contact us for a quote on this space at info@guilfordhistorical.org.

 

 

Thank you all so much for your continued support. 

 

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How Can I Help?

VOLUNTEERING

The Guilford Historical Society has many ways to volunteer your talents and skills. From helping to design museum displays, upkeeping our digital records of artifacts, our current member information, painting, mailings, cleaning, researching, genealogy work, or even staffing the museum!

Our volunteers are invaluable!

Please email us if you are interested in volunteering. Opportunities to volunteer can vary due to our current needs at the time. 

 

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DONATIONS

Thank you to all that donated in the past, and to ARPA funds that were awarded to the town of Guilford. Thanks to these generous donations we were able to renovate the inside of of our beloved Meeting House. 

The building is again open to the public and can be rented for local events. These would include lovely country weddings, birthdays, funerals, community events, and much more. 

We appreciate any donations in any amount. Please join us in our continued work to maintain and care for our meeting house, school house, and collections held in the Guildford Museum. 

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BECOME A MEMBER

Come join our fun group of people who are dedicated to the preservation of all things Guilford, VT! We love our little town and the rich history it holds!

 Preserving the history of our town and its artifacts and buildings are of the utmost importance to all of us. Are you a history lover? Then this may be for you! 

As a member, you get to vote on officers for our board and have a say at meetings about our next projects. 

Yearly membership is $10 per year. To sign up click the button below. 

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We received $60,000 in October of 2024 from AARPA funds to help restore our

historic meeting house!

Guilford Historical Society is seen here accepting the check from Zon Estes, Chair person of the Guilford Select Board, to help us restore our beautiful historic meeting house. 

 

We have been in great need of major repairs to this building for quite some time and are very grateful to the Town of Guilford and to AARPA for this wonderful donation!

 

We still have a ways to go when it comes to donations but we are so grateful and we hope to once again be able to use the meeting house again soon. To help us with this amazing endeavor, you can donate by clicking the button below. 

 

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