April 23 6:30 PM
Shelburne Historic Town Hall
'The Shelburne Shipyard - Steamboats, Subchasers and Shipwrecks'
Presented by Brian Knight - Historic Preservation Consulting
Brian Knight, Architectural Historian and Preservation Planner will trace the history of the Shelburne Shipyard from the earliest steamboats through WWII manufacture of subchasers to the recent investigations of shipwrecks in Shelburne Harbor.
Please note that this event was previously scheduled on April 11 at the Pierson... read more ▼
April 23 6:30 PM
Shelburne Historic Town Hall
'The Shelburne Shipyard - Steamboats, Subchasers and Shipwrecks'
Presented by Brian Knight - Historic Preservation Consulting
Brian Knight, Architectural Historian and Preservation Planner will trace the history of the Shelburne Shipyard from the earliest steamboats through WWII manufacture of subchasers to the recent investigations of shipwrecks in Shelburne Harbor.
Please note that this event was previously scheduled on April 11 at the Pierson Library Community Room. Because we are anticipating a high attendance, we have moved the date and location to the Historic Shelburne Town Hall.
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read lessThe Shelburne Historical Society is sponsoring Laz Scangas of the Rutland Railroad Historical Society
on March 14 at 6:30 PM at the Pierson Library
Dr. Webb's Shelburne Railroad Station – a Station Prototype?
Laz will present a historical review of the Shelburne Railroad Station, Dr. Webb's involvement in it and how it influenced the design of other Rutland Railroad Train Stations.
Welcome to the launch of our new website "Historic Shelburne" located at ShelburneHistoricalSociety.org
See the multiple ways to get more knowledge of our communities' history and ways to stay connected and see our latest findings and public events. Click on each!
Our Collections – the growing online digital collections of artifacts and archives, and other sources of information about the history of our community.
Exhibits - located in our Research Center and Museum in the Historic Shelburne... read more ▼
Welcome to the launch of our new website "Historic Shelburne" located at ShelburneHistoricalSociety.org
See the multiple ways to get more knowledge of our communities' history and ways to stay connected and see our latest findings and public events. Click on each!
Our Collections – the growing online digital collections of artifacts and archives, and other sources of information about the history of our community.
Exhibits - located in our Research Center and Museum in the Historic Shelburne Town Hall.
Newsletter - Our "Historic Shelburne" monthly newsletter which you can subscribe to for free.
Upcoming presentations and events:
March 14 6:30 PM Pierson Library
Dr. Webb's Shelburne Railroad Station – a Station Prototype?
Laz Scangas of the Rutland Railroad Historical Society
Laz will present a historical review of the Shelburne Railroad Station, Dr. Webb's involvement in it and how it influenced the design of other Rutland Railroad Train Stations.
April 11 6:30 PM Pierson Library
Shelburne Shipyard History
Brian Knight – Historic Preservation Consulting
Brian will be presenting his historical research findings about the Shelburne Shipyard which started Lake Champlain maritime activities in the late 1700's.
May 14 6PM Pierson Library
Encore presentation of "Shelburne Stories – A Pictorial History"
A new way of seeing Shelburne history through the newly launched on-line resource "Historic Shelburne" presented by David Boucher, SHS Collections Chair.
Join us when we share a detective story, discovering a lost family farm. Then we will introduce you to the newly launched "Historic Shelburne" pictorial website, where we will present the first of many stories about how Shelburne developed as our home and community.
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The FPF Community Directory is a collection of more than 14,000 Vermont businesses and nonprofits in 247 categories that participate in Front Porch Forum. FPF does not screen or evaluate these organizations. See Terms of Use.
