About Peacham Historical Association
Programs and Activities
Collections: Acquiring, preserving, and making available to the public a rich collection of documents, photographs, artifacts, and items of all sorts relating to Peacham’s history.
Historic Buildings: Maintaining three notable sites in Peacham village :
- Historical House, an 1820’s former home where exhibits on different aspects of Peacham history are mounted and open to the public during warmer months;
- New state-of-the art Archival and Research Center where PHA’s collections are housed and made available to volunteers, researchers and others;
- Ashbel Goodenough Blacksmith Shop, a 19th century smithy where visitors are welcomed to view actual blacksmithing demonstrations as well as its collection of tools and implements.
Oral History Project: PHA Board members are recording interviews with older residents to preserve their memories of life in Peacham and make them available to a wider audience. Please contact Peacham Historical Association for a list of subjects, or to schedule an appointment to listen to the recordings.
Publications: Producing and offering for sale books and other materials about Peacham history including Peacham in the Civil War, Historic Homes of Peacham, and Peacham: the Story of a Vermont Hill Town.
Peacham Patriot: PHA’s twice-a-year newsletter distributed free of charge to PHA members with articles about Peacham history and PHA activities.
Annual Meeting: Membership meeting open to the public with talks by guest speaker.
PHA/Peacham Library Collaboration: An annual Summer Series of activities — lectures, hands-on workshops, satellites exhibitions — related to a shared theme.