Exhibits
New Exhibit Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
Listening to the Lake
Champlain Elementary 5th graders curated a museum exhibit entitled, “Listening to the Lake” in partnership with the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum’s Education Department. This video accompanies the exhibit and was aired to the public at the exhibit premiere party. You can view their whole exhibit at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum May-August 2026, and hear the music in this video playing in the exhibit as well! Great job Champlain Elementary 5th graders!
Colonel William Marsh, early Vermont leader with both patriot and loyalist ties. (Image created by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum using generative AI. No reuse allowed without permission.) 
Martha Winslow Powell, one of the first British settlers to move to Burlington, Vermont. (Image created by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum using generative AI. No reuse allowed without permission.) 
Ethan Allen, here depicted after being captured by the British during an unsuccessful attack on Montreal in 1775. (Image created by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum using generative AI. No reuse allowed without permission.) 
Joseph-Louis Gill, also known also as Magouaouidombaouit, a chief of the Abenakis of Saint-François of European ancestry. (Image created by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum using generative AI. No reuse allowed without permission.) 
Frances Montresor Buchanan Allen Penniman (or “Fanny”), here depicted after her first marriage to Capt. John Buchanan, a British army officer who died during the war. (Image created by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum using generative AI. No reuse allowed without permission.) 
Newport, a servant with the Allen household who was with Ethan Allen the night he died. (Image created by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum using generative AI. No reuse allowed without permission.)
Voices of the Revolution: War on the Northern Frontier
New for the 2025 season, this exhibit shares the Revolutionary War experiences of seven historical figures associated with the Ethan Allen Homestead site. Their experiences varied based on race, gender, political identification, and social status. Their stories tell us about the shaping of both the United States and of Vermont, which tried to be an original state during the war and joined the United States eight years after the war ended. In this exhibit, their stories are shown through art created by local artists.
Permanent Exhibits
The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum has indoor & outdoor exhibits. Permanent exhibits on the Museum grounds include the historic Allen House, recreated 18th-century Fanny’s Garden, and a recreated mid-19th century Abenaki hunting village with traditional gardens created by our partners, Alnôbaiwi. Our main museum building, a c. 1930s barn, includes a recreated 18th-century tavern and various exhibits on the history & legacy of Ethan Allen, the Green Mountain Boys, and the Homestead farm.
Paper Towns
When Ethan and Fanny Allen moved to the Homestead in 1787, Vermont had declared itself independent from the back-and-forth claims on this land by both New Hampshire and New York. Often overlapping, these land grants caused tensions among settlers who had purchased land granted from one state, only to arrive and find that others had already purchased that same land from the other state. We invite you to learn more and explore several land grants near modern-day Burlington.
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