Rokeby MuseumVideo: 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… Read More
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.
Video: 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… Read More
Uncovering the History of Rokeby’s Textile Collection
by Joan Gorman, Rokeby Museum One of the joys of working with the textile collection here at Rokeby has been connecting the four generations of Robinsons who lived here from 1793 to 1961 with clothing, accessories, and linens… Read More
Words have power — the opening of Rokeby’s new main exhibition, “Seeking Freedom”
On May 23, 2024, Rokeby Museum opened a new main exhibition on the Underground Railroad. Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family explores the history of American enslavement, the antislavery movement, and the Robinson… Read More
Video: The Movement Towards Historical Recovery: Researching & Reckoning with New England’s Role in Colonization & Slavery
February 15, 2024 — As part of Rokeby Museum’s annual Black History Month lecture series, Meadow Dibble from Atlantic Black Box presented her work on historical recovery in New England.
Video: The Vermont Sampler Initiative: Uncovering a Rich HeritagePresented by Dr. Lynne Anderson, Director of the Sampler Archive Project & president of the Sampler Consortium
For girls growing up in 18th and 19th-century Vermont, school was more than a place to learn the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Plain and fancy needlework was an essential element of the curriculum, and all girls… Read More
Racial Learning for Young Children: Rokeby Museum Launches New Education Programming
by Tucker Foltz, Education Programs Manager, Rokeby Museum In 2022, Rokeby Museum launched a multidimensional, early childhood racial learning program to offer preschool learners a supportive environment to explore the diversity of the human experience. In its first… Read More
2023 Pie & Ice Cream Social
Sunday, August 13, 1–4 pm. Celebrate Summer and community with Rokeby’s Annual Pie & Ice Cream Social. There will be yards and yards of homemade pies, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, live music from Bob Recupero and Young Tradition Vermont, raffle baskets, croquet, and badminton on the back lawns, and a chance to explore the historic home, grounds, and exhibits at Rokeby.
