Book a field trip to Rokeby Museum before the end of the school year!

Can`t fit it in this year? Rokeby offers onsite field trips April 1-November 30th and virtual field trips year-round. Visit https://rokeby.org/education/ to learn more.

Here`s what teachers are saying:

"We gained valuable understanding of both the stories of the Underground Railroad in Vermont, and the way history is remembered and told. We really appreciated [the guide`s] explanation of changing language, and how we can reframe our approach to history as we learn and uncover more." Abbey Baker, Rock Point School

"Students learned about the Robinson family who employed Freedom Seekers, explored how sometimes false historical narratives are perpetuated, and learned how historians act as true investigators to discover the truth." - Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, Winooski High School

As a non-Vermonter, I feel much more knowledgeable about VT`s role in the Underground Railroad. I also learned that the Underground Railroad and Vigilance Committees were predominantly led by Black people, despite the common notion of the "good white man" or white savior figure. - UVM Middle Education Student

Get your tickets for Music with the Museum on May 30 at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall. Enjoy music from the Meat Packers, food, drinks, and a silent auction, all supporting Rokeby`s educational programming!
https://rokeby.org/music-with-the-museum/

#livemusic #meatpackers #vermontmusic #vermontevents #burlingtonvermont #middleburyvermont #ferrisburghvermont #vermontmusic

☀️Rokeby Theater Camp☀️
July 8-19 (Mon-Fri)... Registration open!

Camp builds...
🌱Self-confidence
🌱Creative thinking
🌱Team building
🌱Stage experience

Camp is...
🎭Immersive
🎭Inclusive
🎭Hard work
🎭Silly

Learn more here https://rokeby.org/visit/programsevents/ or call the Museum at (802) 877-3406

In 2023, we announced a much-anticipated update to the museum’s main exhibition on the Underground Railroad. Working with an advisory committee, the museum’s staff are updating exhibition signage and adding new features to engage audiences of all ages.
The first step in updating the exhibit was taking the last one down! The second step was painting. Thank you to our volunteers for helping with both tasks!
The new exhibit will open on May 25. We’ll continue to post updates as the installation happens over the next few months.
#museumexhibition #undergroundrailroad #history #historylovers #volunteers

Family Group will meet consecutive Saturdays March 9, 16, 23, 30 from 10:00–11:00 am at Rokeby Museum.

Rokeby Museum’s Racial Learning Family Group is designed for children ages 3–5 with one accompanying parent/caregiver. Adapted from our in-classroom preschool program, it offers families a supportive environment to explore the diversity of the human experience while strengthening empathy skills.

Our society does not equip parents to talk to their young children about difficult social topics like racial bias, social class, and other types of inequity. Nonetheless, children observe an unfair world and are curious to learn why. Through age-appropriate books, conversation, and hands-on activities, we will explore the science of skin color, race as a social construct, the wrongfulness of racism, and other kinds of prejudice and learn the stories of activists who have taken action toward change.

Learn more and register here: https://rokeby.org/visit/programsevents/