Rokeby MuseumContact Us
Rokeby Museum | Faith Revell, Executive Director
4334 Route 7 | Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
802.877.3406 | info@rokeby.org
We are now closed for the season and look forward to seeing you in May, 2026. Be sure to check back often for other opportunities to visit in the interim as we have many exciting events planned.
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Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
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Rokeby Museum`s Conversations in History series continues Sunday, April 26th, with a special local interest. Join us at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall from 3:00 - 4:00 to learn about John & Marianne Orvis, an extraordinary 19th-century couple who together led a life of activism and social reform. The talk will be given by Clark Hinsdale III, Rokeby board member and direct descendant of the Orvises, who rediscovered their story while documenting his own family history.
Through artifacts, letters, and works of art passed down by the family, some only recently discovered, learn how John Orvis was inspired by the abolitionist fervor of his Quaker community to join the fight against slavery. Later, his interest in utopianism brought him to the Brook Farm Community in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he met his future wife, Marianne Dwight, whose journal would become an invaluable record of the community.
Admission for this program will be $5 per person, $10 per family. This program will be free to Rokeby members.
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Apr 11
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Rokeby Museum continues our series on Rowland E. Robinson (1833-1900) with an excerpt from his 1896 work, "In New England Field and Woods."
APRIL DAYS
“At last there is full and complete assurance of Spring, in spite of the baldness of the woods, the barrenness of the fields, bleak with sodden furrows of last year`s ploughing, or pallidly tawny with bleached grass, and untidy with the jetsam of winter storms and the wide strewn litter of farms in months of foddering and wood-hauling.
…We shall not find it unpleasant nor unprofitable to take to the woods now, for we may be sure that they are pleasanter than the untidy fields. Where nature has her own way with herself, she makes her garb seemly even now, after all the tousling and rents she gave it in her angry winter moods. The scraps of moss, bark, and twigs with which the last surface of the snow was obtrusively littered lie now unnoticed on the flat-pressed leaves, an umber carpet dotted here with flecks of moss, there sprigged with fronds of evergreen fern, purple leaves of squirrelcups, with their downy buds and first blossoms...
...Never sweeter than now, after the long silence of winter, do the birds` songs sound, and never in all the round of the year is there a better time to see them than when the gray haze of the branches is the only hiding for their gay wedding garments…
…The grateful odor of the warming earth comes to your nostrils; to your ears, from every side, the sounds of spring; and yet you listen for fuller confirmation of its presence in the long-drawn wail of the plover and the rollicking melody of the bobolink.”
“April Days”, In New England Fields and Woods, 27 - 33
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Apr 9
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The winter may be over, but Rokeby`s Winter Book Club isn`t finished yet! Our final discussion will take place tomorrow at 6:00 pm over Zoom. There`s still time to register! Simply go to https://rokeby.org/event/2026-virtual-winter-book-discussion-group-3/ and fill out the form. Then, join the rest of our club for one last conversation.
April`s book is Scott Shane`s "Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland," the inspiring true story of Freedom Seeker and Underground Railroad agent Thomas Smallwood. Born into slavery, Smallwood escaped to freedom in the North and, with his young White recruit, Charles Torrey, began to organize mass escapes of enslaved people. His remarkable story stands as a striking portrayal of the Black resistance to enslavement and the role of Free Black Americans in their own liberation.
#rokeby #museum #history #event #BookClub #Nonfiction #Literature #resistance #undergroundrailroad #abolition #blackhistory
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Apr 6
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What a March it`s been! Since we set up our trail cameras at the beginning of the month, we`ve seen snow and sun, warm winds and freezing rain. Rowland E. Robinson once said that March alternated between "the eternal winter of the north" and "the endless summer of the tropics," and it seems some things never change.
The weather didn`t put a damper on the local wildlife, who were active as ever on Rokeby`s nature trails. This month, our star subject has to be this friendly otter, who took a moment to examine our trail camera. Other interesting captures include two coyotes (traveling together across our frozen pond), a lone fox, and a rabbit bounding through the woods.
Our trails may be a bit messy at the moment, but they are open year-round, dawn to dusk. Bring appropriate footwear and let us know if you see something interesting!
#rokeby #museum #wildlifephotography #naturetrail #TrailCamera #otter #coyote #fox #rabbit #spring
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Mar 30
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Happening #today! Don`t miss Rokeby`s special guest speaker, Meg Mott, Ph.D., for her interactive presentation on the United States Constitution!
Admittance to this event is free. Rokeby Museum will be open (free of charge!) from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on March 29th. "A Dramatic Constitution" is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by Rokeby Museum.
#rokeby #museum #history #event #freeadmission #Constitution #speaker #conversation #abolition #debate
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Mar 29
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Last reminder! This Sunday, March 29th, Rokeby Museum is opening its doors to the public, free of charge. If you haven`t had a chance to discover the story of the Robinson family and the Underground Railroad in Vermont, now`s the perfect time! We`ll be open from 10:00am - 5:00pm, so be sure to stop by to explore our exhibit, trails, and historic grounds.
Already familiar with Rokeby? Then you won`t want to miss our special guest speaker, Meg Mott PhD, who will be giving a special presentation on the Constitution. Hosted by an experienced scholar of constitutional law, it`s sure to be an exciting conversation. Admission is free, so just make sure you`re here at 3:00 for the start. We hope to see you there!
#rokeby #museum #history #event #speaker #freeadmission #Constitution #conversation #debate #speakerseries
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Mar 27
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Rokeby Museum`s Conversations in History series continues Sunday, April 26th, with a special local interest. Join us at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall from 3:00 - 4:00 to learn about John & Marianne Orvis, an extraordinary 19th-century couple who together led a life of activism and social reform. The talk will be given by Clark Hinsdale III, Rokeby board member and direct descendant of the Orvises, who rediscovered their story while documenting his own family history.
Through artifacts, letters, and works of art passed down by the family, some only recently discovered, learn how John Orvis was inspired by the abolitionist fervor of his Quaker community to join the fight against slavery. Later, his interest in utopianism brought him to the Brook Farm Community in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he met his future wife, Marianne Dwight, whose journal would become an invaluable record of the community.
Admission for this program will be $5 per person, $10 per family. This program will be free to Rokeby members.
#rokeby #museum #history #event #conversation #speaker #speakerseries #ferrisburghvt #abolition #utopia #familyhistory
Apr 11
Rokeby Museum continues our series on Rowland E. Robinson (1833-1900) with an excerpt from his 1896 work, "In New England Field and Woods."
APRIL DAYS
“At last there is full and complete assurance of Spring, in spite of the baldness of the woods, the barrenness of the fields, bleak with sodden furrows of last year`s ploughing, or pallidly tawny with bleached grass, and untidy with the jetsam of winter storms and the wide strewn litter of farms in months of foddering and wood-hauling.
…We shall not find it unpleasant nor unprofitable to take to the woods now, for we may be sure that they are pleasanter than the untidy fields. Where nature has her own way with herself, she makes her garb seemly even now, after all the tousling and rents she gave it in her angry winter moods. The scraps of moss, bark, and twigs with which the last surface of the snow was obtrusively littered lie now unnoticed on the flat-pressed leaves, an umber carpet dotted here with flecks of moss, there sprigged with fronds of evergreen fern, purple leaves of squirrelcups, with their downy buds and first blossoms...
...Never sweeter than now, after the long silence of winter, do the birds` songs sound, and never in all the round of the year is there a better time to see them than when the gray haze of the branches is the only hiding for their gay wedding garments…
…The grateful odor of the warming earth comes to your nostrils; to your ears, from every side, the sounds of spring; and yet you listen for fuller confirmation of its presence in the long-drawn wail of the plover and the rollicking melody of the bobolink.”
“April Days”, In New England Fields and Woods, 27 - 33
#rokeby #museum #nature #series #Vermont #rowlanderobinson #literature #april #springvibes
Apr 9
The winter may be over, but Rokeby`s Winter Book Club isn`t finished yet! Our final discussion will take place tomorrow at 6:00 pm over Zoom. There`s still time to register! Simply go to https://rokeby.org/event/2026-virtual-winter-book-discussion-group-3/ and fill out the form. Then, join the rest of our club for one last conversation.
April`s book is Scott Shane`s "Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland," the inspiring true story of Freedom Seeker and Underground Railroad agent Thomas Smallwood. Born into slavery, Smallwood escaped to freedom in the North and, with his young White recruit, Charles Torrey, began to organize mass escapes of enslaved people. His remarkable story stands as a striking portrayal of the Black resistance to enslavement and the role of Free Black Americans in their own liberation.
#rokeby #museum #history #event #BookClub #Nonfiction #Literature #resistance #undergroundrailroad #abolition #blackhistory
Apr 6
What a March it`s been! Since we set up our trail cameras at the beginning of the month, we`ve seen snow and sun, warm winds and freezing rain. Rowland E. Robinson once said that March alternated between "the eternal winter of the north" and "the endless summer of the tropics," and it seems some things never change.
The weather didn`t put a damper on the local wildlife, who were active as ever on Rokeby`s nature trails. This month, our star subject has to be this friendly otter, who took a moment to examine our trail camera. Other interesting captures include two coyotes (traveling together across our frozen pond), a lone fox, and a rabbit bounding through the woods.
Our trails may be a bit messy at the moment, but they are open year-round, dawn to dusk. Bring appropriate footwear and let us know if you see something interesting!
#rokeby #museum #wildlifephotography #naturetrail #TrailCamera #otter #coyote #fox #rabbit #spring
Mar 30
Happening #today! Don`t miss Rokeby`s special guest speaker, Meg Mott, Ph.D., for her interactive presentation on the United States Constitution!
Admittance to this event is free. Rokeby Museum will be open (free of charge!) from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on March 29th. "A Dramatic Constitution" is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by Rokeby Museum.
#rokeby #museum #history #event #freeadmission #Constitution #speaker #conversation #abolition #debate
Mar 29
Last reminder! This Sunday, March 29th, Rokeby Museum is opening its doors to the public, free of charge. If you haven`t had a chance to discover the story of the Robinson family and the Underground Railroad in Vermont, now`s the perfect time! We`ll be open from 10:00am - 5:00pm, so be sure to stop by to explore our exhibit, trails, and historic grounds.
Already familiar with Rokeby? Then you won`t want to miss our special guest speaker, Meg Mott PhD, who will be giving a special presentation on the Constitution. Hosted by an experienced scholar of constitutional law, it`s sure to be an exciting conversation. Admission is free, so just make sure you`re here at 3:00 for the start. We hope to see you there!
#rokeby #museum #history #event #speaker #freeadmission #Constitution #conversation #debate #speakerseries
Mar 27
