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Derby Historical Society

Name: Derby Historical Society
Address: 35 Junior High Drive, Derby Center, VT, 05829, US
Telephone: +18022720883
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Come see our new Museum. Open Sunday afternoons or by appt.

10/21/2026

Our presentation on George T. Ames last Sunday given by Dr. Allen Yale was very well received with one of our largest attendances ever. Mr. Ames led a very interesting and industrious life with automobile businesses on both sides of the Border.

10/10/2026

On October 21, the local Civil War Round Table will meet Wednesday at 6PM at the Eastside Restaurant in Newport. The meal begins at 6PM, pay as you go. The lecture begins about 7PM. Gordon Dubois will present his research on World War II aviation accidents in northern New England. He will focus on a military B-19 airplane crash in New Hampshire and the remarkable search and recovery of the downed plane's crew. He will also briefly cover other crashes in Northern New England, including Vermont. For more information please contact Ken Lawson at [email protected].

09/29/2026

https://www.northstarmonthly.com/features/a-derby-line-historian-explores-george-ames-legacy/article_7c867cbf-bebe-4d2c-9177-5a8736976a14.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawUoeGZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMUcxN0JJV0djRXZjRlVKWkxzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeV7_c4N8W1Q7WwB199SrkceB9dfyt6YgSm5rnGCbyfV14Y-ESnfrI7nAYc_U_aem_h1TqW2lnAv5sU6U6Jvh4dQ

A photograph in the Derby Historical Society (DHS) collection has long piqued my interest. It shows a long line of antique cars parked in front of eight cabins. The photo

09/04/2026

Join the celebration on October 3rd !

08/24/2026

Here's a great 1929 image done by JJ Parker photographer of Derby Line. It's of a DeSoto automobile rally held at Kelley's Cabins on Rt. 5. It was organized by local DeSoto dealer George Ames of Derby Line. You see the old International Band in the foreground. Sent to the Derby Historical Society by former resident Reg Cranmer who was in attendance as a child with his parents.

08/17/2026

The Derby Historical Society just received a number of antique local photos and several reference books from Gerald Buzzell, son of the late Hall and Shirley Buzzell who used to own the farm at Shattuck Hill. Both of their families date back to the earliest days of local history to the Hinman, Sias and Hall families. Here's a photo of the John and F***y Hinman family taken in 1891. John was a son of Derby's founder, Timothy Hinman and wife F***y was a Sias.
The second photo is of David Sanford Hinman, with his horse, in front of the family home, which I believe still stands today on the Darling Hill Road.

08/10/2026

Excellent program at the Museum yesterday celebrating the life of an extremely interesting lady, Flora Coutts. DHS Board member Christy Aldrich followed Flora's life from her early days in Charleston and Hardwick to her adventures during WW2 in India, China and Burma with the Red Cross. She was one of eight children with 3 of her sisters marrying 3 local Aldrich boys. Her husband Dean's mother was one of those sisters. Christy had slides and an incredible scrapbook of Flora's life and times. Flora was instrumental in creating the local Coutts-Moriarty 4-H camp on Lake Salem, Jay Peak and also served several terms in the VT Legislature, being the second woman ever to be elected in the State to that office. Her family donated the majority of her papers to the Vermont Historical Society where they'll be protected for future generations to view.

06/29/2026

Join us on the 4th of July ! We are open beginning at 10 am ! Come and see some history of Derby !

06/18/2026

Bruce Muir with Ernest Judd hanging a plaque dedicated in memory of Martha Judd for her longtime involvement with the Derby Academy Alumni Association and Derby Historical Society. Thank you Ernest for your donation in Martha’s memory.

06/18/2026

Great turnout for our xylophone presentation ! Thanks so much Tori Young !

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35 Junior High Drive
Derby Center, VT
05829

Telephone

+18022720883

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