Rokeby Museum

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Rokeby Museum is open seven days a week May to October, and during the winter months for pre-booked groups and special programs.

Rokeby Museum's Sheep & Wool Day spotlight continues with the return of a community favorite: 's Instrument Petting Zoo...
06/03/2026

Rokeby Museum's Sheep & Wool Day spotlight continues with the return of a community favorite: 's Instrument Petting Zoo! The Instrument Petting Zoo is your chance to try out all manner of traditional and unusual instruments, including fiddles, ukuleles, sarangi, guitars, banjos, mandolins, autoharps, cellos, basses, drums, kazoos, maracas, recorders, thumb pianos, tin whistles, and more!

The Instrument Petting Zoo will be taking over one of our historic outbuildings. Stop by Rokeby Museum this Saturday, 12:00 - 3:00, and give them a try!

Rokeby Museum's Sheep & Wool Day is this Saturday, June 6th, 12:00 - 3:00!Don't miss our table with A Revolutionary Pres...
06/01/2026

Rokeby Museum's Sheep & Wool Day is this Saturday, June 6th, 12:00 - 3:00!

Don't miss our table with A Revolutionary Press, where John Vincent will show visitors how to make their own letterpress print. All prints will use paper made from linen and cotton fabric deaccessioned from the Museum's collection. This year's print will feature a quote and illustration by Rachael Robinson Elmer (1878-1919).

Visitors will also have the opportunity to make a sheet of paper from the same pulped material to be used later by the Press for another Rokeby-related print. Other Revolutionary Press prints will be available for sale in our gift shop.

Sheep farming shaped Vermont’s landscape and history, and the wealth earned from the "Merino sheep craze" formed the fou...
05/30/2026

Sheep farming shaped Vermont’s landscape and history, and the wealth earned from the "Merino sheep craze" formed the foundation of the Robinson family's wealth. Join Rokeby Museum as we celebrate our wooly heritage, Saturday, June 6th, 12:00 - 3:00. Admission to the grounds, house, and all activities is FREE! Admission to our main exhibit is $12/visitor (No charge for children six and under)

This family-friendly event will feature:
• Live Sheep from
• Instrument Petting Zoo with
• Printmaking with A Revolutionary Press
• Spinning, Knitting, and Wool Dyeing Demonstrations
• Self-guided Tours of the Historic Robinson Home
• Kid’s Crafts
• Food vendors (Pinky Promise Pastry & Tin Bucks Barbecue)

We can't wait to see you!

Are you interested in local history? Looking to explore your community this summer? Do you like pins? Then you won't wan...
05/27/2026

Are you interested in local history? Looking to explore your community this summer? Do you like pins? Then you won't want to miss “Around Addison County: A Passport to History," a brand-new collaboration between eight historical societies to celebrate our 250th!

Simply visit Rokeby Museum to collect your free history passport, then visit six sites in each town (Addison, Bristol, Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, & Starksboro). Sites include museums, historic sites, meeting houses, businesses, schoolhouses, cemeteries, and even natural landmarks, all tied to each town's development and cultural history. Once you've checked off every site in one town, stop by that town's drop-off location for a special United States 250th pin! Each town has their own, so make sure you collect them all. Pins are available for pick-up from May to mid-October.

Passports can be picked up at the following locations:
Addison — Addison Town Clerk and Chimney Point Historic Site (late May-early Oct)
Bristol — Lawrence Memorial Library
Charlotte — Charlotte Library and Charlotte Museum (mid-June to mid-Oct)
Ferrisburgh — Rokeby Museum and Ferrisburgh Town Clerk
Lincoln — Lincoln General Store
Monkton — Monkton Town Clerk and Russell Memorial Library
New Haven — New Haven Library
Starksboro — Starksboro Public Library and Jerusalem Store
Vergennes — Bixby Library

This Memorial Day, Rokeby Museum highlights the life of Robinson in-law William B. Stevens, "Cousin Willie." Pictured he...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, Rokeby Museum highlights the life of Robinson in-law William B. Stevens, "Cousin Willie." Pictured here in his "Federal Blues," William made the remarkable choice of enlisting in the Union army at the start of the Civil War, despite the disapproval of his fellow Quakers. Though William considered it his duty to God and his country, he was excommunicated from the Society for his actions.

While his role was noncombative, William's time in the service was difficult. He participated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg, fell ill more than once, and was eventually captured and held prisoner for three months in the infamous Libby Prison. Despite not being an "ultra abolitionist," by his own admission, William chose to take a stand for what he knew to be right.

Interested in hearing more about William and the rest of the Robinsons? Come to Rokeby Museum and take our historic house tour at 11:00am and 1:30pm. Hear the incredible story of the family who once walked these grounds.

Rokeby will be open all day, 10:00am - 5:00pm.

We're baaaaahhhh-ck! Rokeby Museum has opened its doors for another season, and that means it's time for our annual Shee...
05/24/2026

We're baaaaahhhh-ck! Rokeby Museum has opened its doors for another season, and that means it's time for our annual Sheep & Wool Day festival. Join us on Saturday, June 6th, to celebrate Rokeby's origin as a Merino sheep farm, with live sheep provided by

This year, we're doing it bigger than ever! There will be kids' crafts, paper-making, a historic farm tour, 's Instrument Petting Zoo, spinning, knitting, dyeing demonstrations, food vendors, and more! Stay tuned for more details!

Registration for Rokeby Museum's 2026 Artists of Rokeby summer camp is still open! Session 1 will run from 7/13 - 7/17, ...
05/23/2026

Registration for Rokeby Museum's 2026 Artists of Rokeby summer camp is still open!

Session 1 will run from 7/13 - 7/17, and Session 2 will run 7/20 - 7/24. This 5-day program will introduce campers to the artists of the Robinson family while exploring the nature that inspired them. Play fun games! Make your own nature journal! Learn to birdwatch! Try your hand at sketching, painting, scrapbooking, and more!

The final day of each session will include a pizza party and an exhibition of the campers' work. No artistic experience is required. All supplies are provided.

This program is designed for campers ages 9-13. Suggested tuition is $350 per camper.

Registrations close on 7/1.

Please direct all questions to [email protected] or sign up at:
https://rokeby.org/event/rokeby-summer-camp-artists-of-rokeby-2026-session-1/

This year, Rokeby Museum's newest exhibit has spread outside our visitor center. As part of our collaboration with the ...
05/21/2026

This year, Rokeby Museum's newest exhibit has spread outside our visitor center. As part of our collaboration with the Todd Drake, Rokeby's grounds have played host to some of his latest work. These signs, scattered around our historic outbuildings, are a representation of some of the guiding principles of Quakerism.

Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship are a core set of values for the Quaker community. These values, often represented as "SPICES" in Quaker schools, guide Drake in his art, including the work on display at Rokeby Museum today. By placing them around our grounds, he reminds us both of the Robinson family's deep connection to Quakerism and how we can choose to live our lives, as the Robinsons did, in ways that embody these principles.

Stop by Rokeby and see them for yourself, then search the grounds for his other installations. Rokeby Museum is open 10 - 5, seven days a week.

Rokeby Museum may have just opened for the season, but our nature trails have been in use all year long (and not just by...
05/20/2026

Rokeby Museum may have just opened for the season, but our nature trails have been in use all year long (and not just by humans)! Our trail cameras picked up this latest visitor to our grounds along with a few other interesting guests, including cats (both wild and domestic) as well as a nocturnal visitor.

Come by and explore the historic Robinson property yourself, then cool off in our main exhibit, "Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family." Rokeby Museum is open 10 - 5, seven days a week.

Today is International Museums Day! This year's theme is "Museums Uniting a Divided World," and in that spirit, Rokeby M...
05/18/2026

Today is International Museums Day! This year's theme is "Museums Uniting a Divided World," and in that spirit, Rokeby Museum encourages all of our visitors to explore our latest exhibit, "Help Each Other." A collaboration with Todd Drake, "Help Each Other" is a call for each of us to embrace empathy, to condemn war, and to believe in hope.

The center of the exhibit is a Quaker-inspired discussion circle, which emphasizes equality and brotherhood between the sitters. It's our hope that visitors will take time to truly experience the exhibit and share their thoughts and feelings with others, whether they be friends, neighbors, or strangers.

We live in a time where museums find themselves accused of promoting "divisive" or "unpatriotic" perspectives, especially surrounding the time of enslavement. This exhibit is a reminder that while our history and the actions of our predecessors may be difficult to grapple with at times, the struggle to understand can be one that unifies, not divides, us.

Rokeby Museum is open 10-5, seven days a week, until October 11th.

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4334 Route 7
Ferrisburgh, VT
05456

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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