The Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, is offering an autumn guided history walk on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Learn about the American and British Revolutionary War activities at Mount Independence back in the autumn of 1776 and 1777, very different times. Your guides will be site administrator Elsa Gilbertson … Continue reading History Walk at the Mount, October 5, 1:00 pm
Author: Steve Zeoli
Help us investigate the Revolutionary Mind at Mount Independence
Sunday, September 28 at 1:00 pm Sir Frederick Haldimand On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM, two characters from the Revolutionary War, a Vermonter and representative of the British Crown, come to the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, for a time-traveling interview. In this “Inquiry into the Revolutionary Mind, What Were … Continue reading Help us investigate the Revolutionary Mind at Mount Independence
Soldiers Atop the Mount – August 23 & 24
Living history arrives at the Mount. Fun and entertaining for the whole family The Revolutionary War comes to life at the annual “Soldiers Atop the Mount” living history weekend on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. Meet the reenactors and site interpreters commemorating the soldiers who … Continue reading Soldiers Atop the Mount – August 23 & 24
Author talk: Sunday, July 27
"What I have done here is to construct a character that would show what it was like to be a soldier stationed at Mount Independence and what life would have been like for that soldier." - Paul Andriscin Paul Andriscin has been a site interpreter at Mount Independence State Historic Site for many years, a … Continue reading Author talk: Sunday, July 27
Ennis Duling to deliver a talk about the Battle of Bennington
The Seth Warner statue at the Bennington Battle Monument. The talk will be held at the New York State historic site. Saturday, June 21, 2:00 pm Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site (New York), Caretaker's House Ennis Duling, a member of the Mount Independence Coalition board of directors, will give a talk at the Caretakers House … Continue reading Ennis Duling to deliver a talk about the Battle of Bennington
John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America’s Independence
A lecture by Willard Sterne Randall Saturday, June 14, 2025 / 1:00 pm / Mount Independence State Historic Site The Mount Independence Coalition is pleased to present this year's J. Robert Maguire Lecture, this year featuring renowned historical biographer Willard Sterne Randall. Mr. Randall will be talking about the subject of his new book, John … Continue reading John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America’s Independence
Annual Meeting – Saturday, June 14
Members are invited to the annual meeting of the Mount Independence Coalition on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The meeting starts at 11:00 am and will be held in the auditorium of the Visitor Center. This is a chance to help guide the Coalition in its mission to educate the public about the history of Mount … Continue reading Annual Meeting – Saturday, June 14
Interpretive Sign Project at Mount Independence
The Mount Independence Coalition received a $9,000 grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to update and install thirteen new sign interpretive panels in the area around the museum at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont. One of the newly restored signs at Mount Independence, partly thanks to the work of … Continue reading Interpretive Sign Project at Mount Independence
Early Bird Nature Walk
Sue Wetmore (foreground) is a locally recognized ornithologist. Her annual bird walk at Mount Independence is always popular. Saturday, May 24, at 8:00 am Join Sue Wetmore for this popular annual walk to uncover Mount Independence's birds of spring. The trails around the Mount may be familiar, but the life in the trees and in … Continue reading Early Bird Nature Walk
Season officially begins, Friday, May 23
Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, opens officially for the 2025 season on Friday, May 23, at 10:00 am. Many special events are planned this year, including the following upcoming events: Early Bird Nature Walk, Saturday, May 24, at 8:00 am The J. Robert Maguire Lecture featuring Willard Sterne Randall speaking about the … Continue reading Season officially begins, Friday, May 23
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