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Vermont Public Radio interviews Rutland Historical Society about our work to share Rutland's history.

Current Exhibits
We will be at the Rutland City Downtown

STREET PARTY
August 4, 2018
Our building will be CLOSED.

New & Upcoming Projects

Here are a few projects our volunteers are working on.  If you are willing or interested to help with any, or learn more about them, please contact us!

  • Indexing the Rutland Herald biographical clippings and photos
  • Updating our main floor exhibits and layout
  • Digitizing collections for upload to our website
  • Painting our exterior woodwork & signs

What's New: Creating History

Please enjoy these new additions to RutlandHistory.com

Civil War Walking Tour

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Gen. E. H. Ripley & His Civil War Orderly Mennard Styles, circa 1885

Memories of Rutland

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Ray Mooney

Morris Tucker Clippings

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Rutland Herald, Sep 1937

Updates in our Image Galleries

Click the album below to view new additions to our online Image Gallery. 

West Rutland School Photos by Frank Hinchey
Lantern Slides of Dr. George Marshall
Rutland Country Club 1920-1930s by Frank Hinchey

A Peek Into Our Photo Collection

  • Artist rendering of Main Street Park circa 1840.
  • Rutland Bicycle Club, 1885
  • Rutland Railroad
  • Gen. E. H. Ripley & his Civil War orderly Mennard Sytles, circa 1885
  • West Street looking west in Rutland City, taken January 1857
  • Rutland City from the Northwest
  • 76 Bridge near the Rutland Country Club
  • Rutland City Electric Company Cart & Horse, on Center Street, 1907