Vermont History Center

History Center

Located in the beautiful historic Spaulding school building at 60 Washington Street in Barre, the Vermont History Center houses the Howard & Alba Leahy Library, storage for our museum collections, our administrative offices, and a small exhibition gallery. We also host the Vermont Department of Libraries and the Vermont Archaeology Heritage Center.   

Pets are not allowed in the History Center. Trained Service Animals are welcome. 

Leahy Library

The Leahy Library of the Vermont Historical Society, is a center for individualized research and discovery. The Library is open to the public for $9.00/day. Learn more.

Research & Exhibition Gallery 

The Research and Exhibition Gallery (REG) is an open-storage gallery with hundreds of items from our collection. Items are marked with QR codes so that visitors can identify the objects and consider the stories that they tell. Visitors are encouraged to explore by opening the drawers and observing the cases to make connections between the items that are on display. The REG is open to the public for $9.00/day. Learn more.

Museum Research Collections

The Vermont History Center also houses our artifact collections, available for research by appointment. Learn more.

Community Room

The Community Room, located in the Vermont History Center, is available for rental by nonprofit, for-profit, and private organizations. Please review our Facility Usage Policy and contact Daphne Kinney-Landis at (802) 479-8503, membership@vermonthistory.org to schedule.

Directions & Parking

Accessible & limited mobility parking is available in a small lot at our Washington St. entrance. Additional parking is available on street. Parking is metered along Washington St., Free along Academy St., and around Currier Park. The main entrance is the accessible entrance with an elevator.