by Krista Barry | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog
As seen in The Chronicle newspaper, March 25, 2026 — Dear Editor, On March 11, 2026 The Chronicle reported on the Irasburg Town meeting, noting that voters rejected the Old Stone House Museum’s appropriation request in part because “several claimed that the...
by Krista Barry | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog
Student homework has taken many forms over the years. In the paperless classrooms of today, students learn by the light of computer monitors and tablet screens, but in the 1830s Mary and Mehitable Bennett, sisters living in St. Johnsbury, stitched their homework into...
by Krista Barry | Dec 30, 2025 | Blog
The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village was recently awarded a Bruhn Historic Revitalization grant through the Preservation Trust of Vermont (PTV) to help restore all 60 windows of the Old Stone House! Named for PTV’s founding President, Paul Bruhn, the...
by Krista Barry | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog
Help Us Host the Smithsonian’s Travelling Crossroads Exhibit! The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village, in partnership with Vermont Humanities, New Hampshire Humanities, and Newport Downtown Development (NDD), is thrilled to host the traveling...
by Krista Barry | Feb 19, 2025 | Blog
Full of Hope— I write this full of hope for the future of the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village. Last June, I stepped away from my role of Executive Director at the museum, taking a leave of absence in order to manage a family crisis. Krista Barry,...
