Rokeby MuseumVideo: “Inspired by Nature” Gallery Talk
On July 30, 2025, Interim Executive Director Joan Gorman delivered a gallery talk on how Rokeby constructed its newest exhibit, Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby.
Video: A Virtual Presentation—“This needle work of mine doth tell… Samplers of the Vermont Sampler Initiative”
Presentation on March 25, 2025 by Rokeby volunteer Ellen Thompson, Project Manager. Vermont Sampler Initiative.
Thompson introduces us to the young ladies of eighteenth-century Vermont who tell us of their stories in the samplers they stitched. The presentation considers their place in history, their education and how they expressed themselves in their embroidery.
Video: A Virtual Conversation with Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Julie Anderson
On February 10, 2025, Julie Anderson, multi-Emmy and Peabody award winner and Academy-nominated Film executive for non-fiction documentaries, talked about her personal experiences in researching, creating, and producing her work.
Read MoreVideo: A Virtual Conversation with former Executive Director Lindsay Varner
On January 28, 2025, Lindsay Varner, PhD, former Executive Director of Rokeby Museum, presented a program about the main exhibit, Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family.
Staff & Volunteer Spotlight — Meet Sabrina Kirchner
By Sabrina Kirchner, Education Intern, Earlham College
Hello, everyone. My name is Sabrina Kirchner. I am a student at Earlham College in Indiana, where I am a Museum Studies major with a History concentration. I have been the intern at Rokeby this summer and have had an incredible experience here. I could probably write a five page essay about my experience, but I will keep this blog post to a brief summary.
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