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Tuesday 10am - 12pm 1pm - 3pm Wednesday 10am - 12pm 1pm - 3pm Thursday 10am - 12pm 1pm - 3pm Saturday 10am - 12pm

Greensboro Historical Society

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The Greensboro Historical Society was founded in 1977 to preserve and share the history of Greensboro, VT. What do we do?

As Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Greensboro summer resident Wallace Stegner wrote in the foreword to The History of Greensboro, the First Two Hundred Years (1990), "Local history is the best history, the history with more of its readers in it than any other kind. It is immediate, personally apprehended ... It is the record of human living in its daily complexity and the sense of place in it i

s strong." This insight helps to explain the strong support GHS continues to enjoy. Since its founding in 1977, the Greensboro Historical Society has brought together diverse people from the community: descendants of founding families, new residents, members of the summer community, school children, working people and those who have chosen to retire in our town. All come together to celebrate and learn from our predecessors in this special place. Our membership in this small town is more than 300 families. We produce varied publications (see the "Resources" menu items)
We do original research, published since 1975 in our annual journal, The Hazen Road Dispatch (see the "Resources" menu items)
We provide space for permanent display of artifacts from early Greensboro settlers and create special annual exhibits to highlight some aspect of the town's history in the new addition to the GHS building, completed in 2010; and we assemble albums containing photos and information from each exhibit (see the "Resources" and the "Photo Gallery" menu items)
We arrange at least three annual lectures, panels, or general interest programs, including a winter meeting and summer meetings in July and August, on topics related to the year's theme (see the "Events" menu items)
We sponsor educational seminars on historical themes
We work with teachers and students at the local school to involve children in learning about their history
We store records of several community organizations
We collect and archive records, photos, genealogy data and historic artifacts from Greensboro families
We record audiotapes and DVDs of individuals and meetings (see "Audio" and "Video" archives under the "Resources" menu item)
We collect and file information on current events for future generations
We sponsor walks to local spots of historical interest
We enjoy monthly luncheon meetings and a summer ice cream social with old-time games for children; and we conduct an annual book sale each autumn.

06/29/2025

GHS Calendar of Events for this Summer (2025!) 😀

04/04/2024

The last total eclipse of the sun in this area was on Wednesday, August 31, 1932. If you have diary entries from ancestors or remember stories told about that event, the Greensboro Historical Society would love to collect them.

Please email to: [email protected]

Or, write to The Greensboro Historical Society.
Box 151, Greensboro, VT 05841.

The society would also like to collect your impressions of the
current eclipse (Monday, April 8). Any photos, journal entries, newspaper clippings, or other observations we receive will be collected and made available on our website.

See Warner Davis's (Nancy Hill's father) concise journal entry from the last full solar eclipse in Greensboro Bend in August 31, 1932. Hopefully, we'll have a little more luck with the weather! :)

03/06/2023

Livestream of Greensboro Town Meeting - 9AM Tuesday, March 7th @ Highland Center for the Arts Greensboro VT

2023 - Greensboro, Vermont - Town Meeting (Tuesday, March 7 @ 9AM)

08/17/2022

Come say 'Hi!' to Debbie -- She'll be docenting the "50 Years of Land Conservation in Greensboro"-exhibit at the GHS museum tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:30 to 12:30pm!

GHS Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday 10:30-2:30pm
&
Saturday 10-12pm

08/08/2022

Join us this evening for the annual GHS meeting (very short) and presentation on the history of land conservation in Vermont with noted speakers:

Darby Bradley, former president of Vermont Land Trust

Bob Klein, former director of The Nature Conservancy of Vermont

7pm @ Fellowship Hall
(refreshments will be served!)

08/06/2022

Join us tomorrow night (Monday, August 8th) at 7pm for our annual (short) meeting and featured presentation and discussion with Darby Bradley and Bob Klein!

7:00 PM
Fellowship Hall, Greensboro
(Refreshments will be served!)

08/03/2022

Come say 'Hi!' to Paula -- She'll be docenting the GHS museum tomorrow (Thursday) from 12:30 to 2:30pm!

GHS Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday 10:30-2:30pm
&
Saturday 10-12pm

07/29/2022

Book Sale and Ice Cream Social
Saturday, July 30

Book sale takes place in Greensboro village, across from Willey’s store in front of and inside the former Lyles Garage. Offered will be hundreds of used books including novels, mysteries, classics, biographies, poetry, cook books, children’s books, history, gardening, and travel books.

All books will be for sale by donation from 10am to 3pm.

The Ice cream social will take place on the front lawn of the Greensboro Historical Society museum (next to Willey’s Store), from 2 to 4pm. Ice cream and toppings will be available while guitarist, David Brahinsky plays folks music.

Participants can view this year’s exhibit “Saving Land, Saving History: Land Conservation in Greensboro” along with the permanent Hill Family exhibit. GHS publications, including the Hazen Road Dispatch, will be for sale.

Join us!

07/27/2022

Martha Niemi will be docenting the GHS museum today from 10:30 to 12:30pm -- Swing by to say "Hi!"...and to learn about the history of land conservation in Greensboro.

07/22/2022

Clive Gray and Nancy Hill will be docenting the GHS Museum exhibit from 10am-12pm tomorrow (Saturday). Grab a cup of coffee at Willey's and stop-by next-door to see this year's exhibit...or just to say "Hi!" 🙂

Subject: "50 Years of Land Conservation in Greensboro"
GHS summer hours:
Tues-Thursday 10:30-2:30pm
&
Saturday 10-12pm

07/20/2022

Willie Smith will be docenting the GHS Museum exhibit today from 10:30am.

-- Come by and say "Hi!" :)

Subject: "50 Years of Land Conservation in Greensboro"

GHS summer hours:
Tues-Thursday 10:30-2:30pm
&
Saturday 10-12pm

12/04/2021

GHS Holiday Book Sale - TODAY - 10-2PM w/. hot apple cider!!
@ Janet Long's Book Emporium.

Address

29 Breezy Avenue
Greensboro, VT
05841

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 12pm
	1pm - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 12pm
	1pm - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 12pm
	1pm - 3pm
Saturday	10am - 12pm

Telephone

+18025332457

Website

http://www.greensborohistoricalsociety.org/

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