Overview

The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village opened in 1925. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum chronicles the history of Northern Vermont through its collections, exhibits, events and educational programs. A featured stop on Vermont’s African American Heritage Trail, the museum tells the story of African American Alexander Lucius Twilight. Mr. Twilight was the first African American college graduate and state legislator in the United States and he built our namesake Old Stone House which he called Athenian Hall.

Inside the museum’s thirty rooms are more than 75,000 objects that tell the story of Orleans County, Vermont. This includes furniture, paintings, tools, textiles, folk art and all the stuff of 19th century life. Some noted items in the collection include Rufus Porter wall murals, a Civil War-era congressional desk, a small Mormon relic from Vermont and the always popular “phantom baby” portrait on the top floor. Two barns display antique agricultural items, horse drawn transportation, maple sugaring equipment and more. Our grounds are the perfect place to plan a picnic and no visit is complete without a walk up Prospect Hill.

Mission

To share the unique history of Orleans County and the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village, where we believe in preserving our local heritage, educating all who visit, and inspiring our future!

    Museum Staff

    Board of Trustees

    • Dawn Andrews, President
    • Frank Carbonneau
    • Sara Davies Coe
    • Jane Greenwood
    • William Hart
    • Sally Harvey
    • Lucinda Herrick
    • Carmen Jackson
    • Robin Allen LaPlante
    • Ann Lawless
    • Linda Michniewicz
    • Rachel Onuf, Secretary
    • Daniel Pellerin
    • Roger Shultz, Treasurer 
    • David Snedeker
    • Tena Starr

    Advisory Board

    • Kyle Albee
    • Charlie Browne
    • Eve Jacobs Carnahan
    • John Castle
    • Cindy Delano
    • Paul Dreher
    • John Eby
    • Katherine French
    • Joan Huguenin
    • Judith Jackson
    • Kate Johnson
    • Pam Kennedy
    • Rick Kerschner
    • Katie Kirchhoff
    • Linda Carter Lefko
    • Life Legeros
    • Jan Lewandoski
    • Wyona Lynch-McWhite
    • Tracy Martin
    • Ellen Mass
    • Sara McKenny
    • Michael Murphy
    • Heidi Myers
    • Walter Newman
    • Roderick J. Owens
    • Amy Palaia
    • Mary Ragno
    • Nan Richardson
    • Linda Sargent
    • Theodore von Schoppe
    • Richard Simpson
    • Daniel Ian Smith
    • Kermit Smith
    • Vicki Strong
    • Allen Yale
    • Darlene Young
    • Mary Lou Hoyt Wood
    • Shona Wood