Rokeby MuseumMarch
This year, Rokeby Museum is putting a spotlight on the work of Rowland E. Robinson (1833–1900), beloved Vermont author and environmentalist. In honor of his deep love for the outdoors, we have selected passages from In New England Field… Read More
February
This year, Rokeby Museum is putting a spotlight on the work of Rowland E. Robinson (1833–1900), beloved Vermont author and environmentalist. In honor of his deep love for the outdoors, we have selected passages from In New England Field… Read More
January
This year, Rokeby Museum is putting a spotlight on the work of Rowland E. Robinson (1833–1900), beloved Vermont author and environmentalist. In honor of his deep love for the outdoors, we have selected passages from In New England Field… Read More
Video: “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… 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
