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This Week in Poultney History

1940 – GMC Installs Electric Clock With Chimes For Late Professor

GMC Gets new electric clock with chimesMay, 1940, The Poultney Herald: Green Mountain College began installing an electric clock in front of its Ames building along with chimes and a "Big Ben note" on the hour. Click here to learn more about the story behind the clock.  

New 2023 Calendar now for sale!

The all new “Poultney Remembers” 2023 calendar is now for sale on the Poultney Historical Society website! Click here to take a peak at the calendar and make your order today.

“The Things Our Fathers Saw”

Slideshow at the Annual Meeting of the Poultney Historical Society September 25 at the East Poultney Schoolhouse / Join the Poultney Historical Society at our Annual Meeting in the East Poultney Schoolhouse on Sunday, September 25th at 2:00 pm to celebrate an afternoon of history!  The event will feature the presentation “The Things Our Fathers Saw” by local educator and historian Matthew Rozell.  The program is free and open […]

Smiles, Songs, Stories, and Good Food Were in Plentiful Supply This Year at the 2022 East Poultney Day

Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Heat Can Halt East Poultney Day

Wild weather, like the Blizzard of 1888, is nothing new in Poultney. The theme for this year’s East Poultney Day is Extreme Weather. Join Us For the 87th Annual East Poultney Day on Saturday, August 13 The historic East Poultney green will be the setting for The Poultney Historical Society’s yearly fundraiser, the 87th Annual East […]