1919 – Victory Loans in Poultney
April 21st, 1919, The Poultney Journal: On April 21st, 1919, A US Military tank corps of 12 units drove through town to gather Victory Loans from Poultney residents. It was a means to pay for the great costs of WWI, which had ended in November of the previous year. See original news clipping.
Call For Vendors – East Poultney Day The Poultney Historical Society is planning its 90th Annual East Poultney Day celebration for Saturday, August 9th, 2025 from 9am to 3pm. This year’s theme is the commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, sometimes called the “Semiquincentennial.” Vermont and Poultney played important roles in the American Revolution, and we have a lot to remember. This year’s keynote speaker is […]
What a wonderful weekend full of MapleFest activities, special events, delicious food and awesome sweet treats. The Historical Society loved hosting the Opening Ceremony with a tree tapping contest between Citizen of the Year Dick Gray, Terry Williams and Patty McCoy. Thanks to Greens Maple Sugarhouse for teaching us how to tap trees. A big […]
Poultney Historical Society and Poultney Public Library will be presenting “Made in Poultney”, a lecture about the history of manufacturing in our town, at Poultney Public Library on Saturday, February 22 at 1:00pm. Historian Ennis Duling and Librarian Rebecca Cook will talk about a wide variety of goods manufactured in Poultney throughout the history of […]
The Poultney Historical Society is pleased to host a lecture from Adam Krakowski, author of “Vermont Prohibition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption”, on Saturday, September 14 at 1pm at the Poultney Public Library. Vermont became the nation’s second dry state in 1853. But some locals refused to comply, and inept law enforcement led to ineffective consequences. […]
