Memphremagog Historical Society
of Newport
Museum, Emory Hebard State Office Building,
100 Main Street, Newport, VT
On the 2nd Floor of the Emory Hebard building
Hours and Admission: Museum:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday mornings; and by appointment
Mailing Address: 96 Stagecoach Drive, Newport, VT 05855
Phone: 802-334-6195
Contact: Barbara Malloy, president
Includes a history of Newport and other changing exhibits.
"Crossroads Before and
Beyond" - a cultural Timeline of the Abenaki presence in the
Memphremagog Basin. History of Newport - including photographic panels, and
early maps depicting the growth and life of the city and surrounding area. Also,
changing exhibits in the society's showcases.
The museum has permanent display panels of
19th and 20th century photographs of the history of Newport and surrounding
towns and Lake Memphremagog, plus an Abenaki culture timeline of the
Newport/Lake Memphremagog area from Paleolithic times to the present. There are
yearly changing showcases of local history, with 2007's showcase featuring
summering on Indian Point, the Bluffs, and the east to west shore of the lake.
The society maintains an historical walking tour along Newport's waterfront and
Main Street of 10 landmarks long forgotten -- in both English and French. The
society offers to the public family genealogy research in the Newport area; a
photograph collection; information on the history of Lake Memphremagog, the
islands, and steam boats; some Canadian history; and history of the Native
Americans in the area. For sale and reference use are 4 books on local
cemeteries, as well as 2 local history books by Arcadia Publishing: "Newport and
the Northeast Kingdon" and "Around Lake Memphremagog."
Newport Walking Tour
A Walking Tour with historical markers allows one to stroll through history
along the Waterfront and Main Street.
Maps available at the tourist information booth on the Causeway.
Phone: (802) 334-7782 or (800) 635-4643
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