Events and Exhibits

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Please call Hildene to confirm dates and times.

Our New Exhibit - September 2009 - December 2011

The American Ideal: Abraham Lincoln and the Second Inaugural

2010 Calendar of Events

JANUARY

11 Hildene Book Club
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood. Second Mondays of the month. Beckwith Room, 3:30, Free.

12 Winter History Series
Author and historian Jason Emerson on "Robert Todd Lincoln; Son of Abraham and Mary". The Museum Store will be open for a cup of coffee and a snack. Free, 7:00 pm in the Welcome Center Beckwith Room.

23 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 8:00 am, Free

30 Lincoln Essay Competition Awards and Luncheon
Winners of the competition for Vermont State 8th graders will read their essays and be awarded their checks. 12:00 Noon, Equinox Hotel Colonnade Room, $40 per person, Reservations Required, Contact Stephanie at 367-7960 or by email. Sponsored by The Perfect Wife restaurant and Spiral Press Cafe. Click here for a list of this year's winners, our 2010 judges and to read our First, Second and Third Place essays.

FEBRUARY

6 Abe Lincoln's Hat
Interactive reading of the children's book, activites and cupcakes to celebrate Mr. Lincoln's birthday! Geared for children in grades one through five. 10:00 in the Beckwith Room. Materials fee is $3 per child - parents are free when accompanied by a child. Space is limited so registration is strongly recommended. For more information call 367-7960 or email Stephanie.

8 Hildene Book Club
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of Historyby Giles MiltonSecond Mondays of the month. Beckwith Room, 3:30, Free.

9 Winter History Series
Author and historian Jason Emerson on "Robert Todd Lincoln; Captain of Industry". The Museum Store will be open for a cup of coffee and a snack. Free, 7:00 pm in the Welcome Center Beckwith Room.

13 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 8:00 am, Free

MARCH

8 Hildene Book Club
Second Mondays of the month. Beckwith Room, 3:30, Free.

9 Winter History Series
Author and historian Jason Emerson on "Robert Todd Lincoln and the Issue of Race". The Museum Store will be open for a cup of coffee and a snack. Free, 7:00 pm in the Welcome Center Beckwith Room.

APRIL

10 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 8:00 am, Free

12 Hildene Book Club
Second Mondays of the month. Beckwith Room, 3:30, Free.

13 Winter History Series
Author and historian Jason Emerson on "Robert Todd Lincoln; The Family Man". The Museum Store will be open for a cup of coffee and a snack. Free, 7:00 pm in the Welcome Center Beckwith Room.

24 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

MAY

8 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

22 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

JUNE

12 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

JULY

17 Komen Vermont/NewHampshire Race for the Cure
Hildene Meadows. Contact PO Box 2496 Manchester
Center, Vermont 05255 (802) 362-2733, info@vtnhcure.org,
or www.vtcure.org for information and registration.

AUGUST

21 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

SEPTEMBER

18 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

OCTOBER

9 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free

NOVEMBER

20 Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 8:00 am, Free

DECEMBER

Hildene Book Club
The group will forgo their monthly book discussion to welcome visiting author Curtis Whitfield Tong, author of Child of War, Son of Angels. Second Mondays of the month. Beckwith Room, 3:30, Free.

Bird Walk
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 8:00 am, Free