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2025 Calendar of Events

March   29      Sugarhouse Tour hosted by Hannah & John Narowski. For details of the event -   

 

April 6             Buck “Tales” and Fishing “Lines”: an evening of stories to celebrate Newbury’s family traditions of hunting & fishing,                            moderated by Gary Moore. For details of the event -

 

May 18            Vintage Photography methods by Larissa Burak. The program begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Tenney Memorial Library,                                 located at 4886 Main Street South in Newbury Village.

 

June 29            Catching People’s Stories, a VT Humanities Council program on the importance of

                          stories and preserving oral histories. Jane Beck, author and former Director of VT Folklife Center. Event starts at

                         2:00 p.m. located at the vestry of the Newbury Congregational Church, 4917 Main Street.

                        

July 19             Jeremiah Ingalls Shape Note Singing Fest at the Newbury Center Town House.

 

Aug. 9              West Newbury Festival – parade & display/open house in the Schoolhouse.

    

Aug. 30            So Long Summer, Hello Fall Festival in Wells River.

 

Sept. 27           Second Annual Bruce Mays Memorial Barn Tour with barn historian John Porter. 

 

                              

It takes a village to help preserve and illuminate history in Newbury, and we want to express our deepest thanks to the institutions and charitable donors of 2024, as well as those who provided In-Kind donations and pictures that showcased the events of 2024! 

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Happy Birthday Newbury School  !!

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112 years ago on April 1st, the doors to a brand new school opened on Newbury’s Common. That’s the school you see today when you look across the Common. What came before that school opened and what has transpired since is the subject of a Newbury Historical Society presentation being given next Sunday, The program will chronicle the rich history of the Town Central School, now called the Newbury Elementary School.

 

There will be plenty of fascinating facts, such as just how the school got the heavy new bell that still hangs in its bell tower and what happened to the classroom that sat in a separate building behind the school. You will learn what challenges the school has faced over its long history and why “resilience” has brought it to the way it looks today. 

 

Everyone is invited to this event hosted by the Newbury Historical Society! We hope those who attended Newbury school will have memories to share.

 

The program is part of Newbury’s 250th celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it demonstrates quite dramatically the “resilience” that is Newbury’s theme for the Town’s celebration. Come, learn, and share stories of the Newbury school's history. Refreshments will be served following the presentation, showcasing some of Newbury’s wonderful bakers.

 

When: Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 pm

Where: The Newbury Elementary School Library

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 Let the School Bell Ring! 

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The Newbury Elementary School bell hasn’t rung for many years. Might it ring on Sunday, April 12th? That’s when the Newbury Historical Society will present a program chronicling the history of the Newbury School. This engaging program will take place in the school library at 4:00 pm. It will be full of fascinating facts, such as why the school’s name changed from the Newbury School to the Newbury Elementary School and how the school got the bell we hope will ring. You will learn what anniversary the school is celebrating this year, what challenges it has faced over its long history, and why “resilience” has brought it to the way it looks today.

 

The program is part of Newbury’s 250th celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it demonstrates quite dramatically the “resilience” that is Newbury’s theme for the Town’s celebration. Come, learn, and share how our present school has educated Newbury students for the last 133 years. Refreshments will be served following the presentation, showcasing some of Newbury’s wonderful bakers.

 

When: Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 pm

Where: The Newbury Elementary School Library

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