Open Wednesdays throughout the winter. 10 AM - 1 PM
Also open on request. Please email us with special requests or text or call 802-355-7811
Also open on request. Please email us with special requests or text or call 802-355-7811
EXCITING NEWS! THE SOUTH HERO BICENTENNIAL MUSEUM offers for sale:
South Hero in the Centennial Year 1876: A Photo Journey Through South Hero in 1876
This book takes you on a carriage ride over the roads in South Hero in 1876 as located on Beer’s Atlas Map of 1871.
Call 802-355-7811 to reserve your copy. $35.00 each cash or check. Postage is $10 OR pick up at the museum Wednesdays 10-12:30 or mail a check to S H Bicentennial Museum, PO Box 180, South Hero, VT 05486. Local delivery an option
Model of steamboat Ticonderoga handcrafted by Frederick Brice of Burlington, Vermont
Come visit our new Steamboat Exhibit!
To learn more about lake transportation and the steamboats of Lake Champlain during the Steamboat Era (Delaware & Hudson Steamboat Roster), click here: STEAMBOATS . Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has more about the Phoenix on their website: Steamboat Phoenix . Photo to the Left: Ernie Haas print of the steamboat Phoenix fire which occured September 4, 1819. This print as well as the book The Steamboats of Lake Champlain 1809 to 1930, by Ogden Ross, was donated by The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
Steamboat Ticonderoga: The Ticonderoga was the last steam boat to operate on Lake Champlain. She was a link in the Lake Champlain transportation chain running between New York and Vermont. Once owned by the Lake Champlain Transit Company (Horace Corbin), she was decommissioned in 1953, and moved overland to Shelburne Museum. Steamboats.org Slideshow Workings of a walking beam steam engine
A Short Tour of South Hero Terry Robinson created this short tour to share during the time we were closed due to the pandemic. Click Here to view.
We had a soft opening on June 26th at the town's Cheers and Cheese Event. Many people stopped by for a visit. We're planning to announce more dates soon.
During the spring of 2022, Greg Smith and his son Tate Smith of Tourville Lane gave of their time and expertise to re-shingle the entire roof. We are so grateful to them!
Connecting with Women from South Hero’s Past While Visiting The Bicentennial Museum By Teresa Robinson
Want to meet more women from South Hero’s past? Each artifact leads to a story. Each story leads to a connection. Each connection makes South Hero feel like home. Come often to the museum to smile and connect! Click here for more...
Stop in and see our new downstairs exhibits. You will be pleasantly surprised at what you can learn! Also, see our new Green Mountain Boy doll--handmade in the 1970’s as part of the Grand Isle County doll making group and winner of both regional and national ribbons!
Early settlers to the islands used to make their own tools depending on what they needed to do. We have ice tongs for harvesting ice, wooden pipes for getting water into the cistern in the houses and wooden planes for making moldings and sashes for windows.
Yarn winders and spinning wheels as well as sewing machines and kitchen tools. A woman’s work was never done!
How New Acquisitions and Loans Happen at the South Hero Museum
By Teresa Robinson
Read all about our latest finds: a 1901 Singer treadle sewing machine with original bobbins, needles, and other accessories that Kim Kinney's grandma used to use, and a pair of ice harvesting tongs Cathie Merrihew found near a backyard shed. Click here
Look What Was Uncovered This Week at the Museum!
By Teresa Robinson
Did you ever wonder what the three plaques on the front of the South Hero Museum were? Well, thanks to the expertise and effort of selectboard member, Skip Brown, the plaques are now shiny and spiffy and so delightful to look at. Click here to Read more...
A Day in the Life of a Ninety Year Old : Folsom Students Visit the Bicentennial Museum on June 6th. Click Here to Read More
