Volunteers Needed!
Email ethanallenhomestead@gmail.com if interested in applying.
Museum greeters for these weekly shifts:
Sunday 12:45pm-4:15pm
Tuesday 9:45am-1:15pm
Tour guides needed for these weekly shifts:
Sunday afternoon 12:45-4:15pm
Thursday afternoon 12:45-4:15pm
We also have a high need for greeter & tour guide substitutes who can fill in for various shifts as needed.
Click here to learn about other volunteer opportunities.
Upcoming events:
May 19, 2:00-3:00pm: Free Monthly Lecture. Location: Museum Tavern. “Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia” by Laura Macaluso, author & historian
May 25 & 26, 10:00am-3:00pm: Encampment Reenactment with Whitcomb’s Rangers, a Revolutionary War reenactment group. Militia & artisan demonstrations & more! Included with admission.
June 16, 2:00-3:00pm, Free Monthly Lecture. Location: Museum Tavern “When a Presidential Election Led to Civil War (and Three Times it Almost Did)” by Doug Slaybaugh, Emeritus Professor of History, Saint Michael’s College
June 22 & 23, 10:00am-3:00pm: Encampment Reenactment with Warner’s Regiment, a Revolutionary War reenactment group. Militia & artisan demonstrations & more! Included with admission.
June 23, 10:00am-4:00pm: ETHAN ALLEN DAY (Vermont State Holiday). Free admission for Vermont residents (must show ID). Includes access to the reenactment event this day.
July 20, 10:00am-3:00pm: Home & Hearth Reenactment. Learn about everyday living in the 1780s on the Vermont frontier from an experienced reenactor! Included with admission.
July 21, 2:00-3:00pm: Free Monthly Lecture. Location: Museum Tavern. “Substance Abuse and Abortion: Surviving Health Challenges in 19th Century Vermont” by Gary Shattuck, local author, researcher, & historian
Sunday August 11, 3:00-4:00pm: Homestead Book Club. Free to attend. Location: Museum Tavern. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father’s Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial by Dan Abrams & David Fisher. Casual conversation over tea and cookies. Everyone is invited to join!
August 17, 10:00am-3:00pm: Home & Hearth Reenactment. Learn about everyday living in the 1780s on the Vermont frontier from an experienced reenactor! Included with admission.
August 18, 2:00-3:00pm: Free Monthly Lecture. Location: Museum Tavern. “Vermont Milk Chocolate Co. Factory: Hopes, Setbacks & Perseverance” by Dr. Thomas Durant Visser, professor of history at the University of Vermont
August 24, 11:00am-12:30pm: The Flax Harvest. Learn all about our Homestead-grown flax crop and help with the harvest! Included with admission. Location: Fanny’s Garden.
September 14, 11:00am-12:30pm: Processing Flax. Learn all about our Homestead-grown flax crop and how 18th-century people processed it into linen thread. Included with admission. Location: Fanny’s Garden.
September 21, 4:00-6:00pm: Volunteer Appreciation BBQ. We love our volunteers! Location: Back Porch
September 28, 10:00am-3:00pm: Home & Hearth Reenactment. Learn about everyday living in the 1780s on the Vermont frontier from an experienced reenactor! Included with admission.
October 19, 10:00am-3:00pm: Flaxtravaganza! Learn all about the flax harvest from experienced reenactors. Learn how to turn flax into linen cloth. Location: Fanny’s Garden.
October 31, 10:00am-4:00pm: Last day of general admission for 2024. Special events and private bookings will continue through the winter. Email ethanallenhomestead@gmail.com to book your private program.
Sunday November 10, 3:00-4:00pm: Homestead Book Club. Free to attend. Location: Museum Tavern. The Hornet’s Nest by Jimmy Carter. Casual conversation over tea and cookies. Everyone is invited to join!
November 17, 2:00-3:00pm: Free Monthly Lecture. Location: Museum Tavern. Topic: The Homestead as a Park: Environmental History & the Importance of Floodplains by Lauren Chicote, Operations Manager, Winooski Valley Park District
