A few photos from French Heritage Day this past Sunday! Merci to everyone who stopped by our tent to paint "en plein air" (painting outdoors). A lovely opportunity to relax and enjoy the Winooski riverfront landscape.

Lovely to be included in this special celebratory luncheon at the Winooski Senior Center with Nepali seniors and families. Backstrap weavings from our workshops were on display, along with woven mandalas inspired by our Mandala Community Weaving project from last year!

Will you take a few seconds to nominate the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum for best Non-Profit and Best Museum? Winner of the Non-Profit will be awarded 10K from VT Community Foundation! Funding would have a huge impact on our outreach programs. Thank you! ballot.sevendaysvt.com/.../best-non....

Late Wednesday night, all 56 humanities councils throughout the U.S. and its territories were notified by email that their awarded grants — including Vermont Humanities' five-year general operating grant and other program-specific awards — were terminated, effective April 1.

JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

History in 3-D! Thurs. April 10 at 7pm. Join us for this unique, free presentation of 19 and early 20th century stereoview slides by avid collector and historian Bernard Fishman. More info with location and registration link to reserve your seat at www.themillmuseum.org

On March 25, 1911, one of the deadliest workplace disasters in U.S. history took the lives of 146 workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Next month, we are supporting VT Stage’s Triangle Teen Tour, a play bringing this history to life for local students. Check out these books to learn more.

Join us this upcoming Monday, March 10th at 3pm in the Winooski School Lobby to celebrate the unveiling of our Community Mandala in its permanent home. 100+ community members participated in creating this beautiful work of art that represents Winooski and the amazing diverse people who live here!

The museum will be closed Feb 27 & 28 to host UVM students from the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. In the museum, students learn about local industrial history. Outside, they are exploring ecological phenomena and climate changes at play in the Winooski River floodplain.

Looking like another snowy Thursday. Museum is open til 4 if you can brave the weather.

In July 1909, the U.S. Army stationed its famed 10th Cavalry Div (an all-Black unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers) at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester. Their arrival (and their families) more than doubled Vermont’s Black population and helped change public perceptions around race relations in VT.

An important step! During their meeting on February 3, 2025, the Winooski City Council passed a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month in Winooski! Click below to view the resolution. www.winooskivt.gov/CivicAlerts....

Nice to have a photo feature in VT Arts Council Annual Report FY24, highlighting the Project grant we received to support a series of knitting workshops with East African woman, held at AALV in Burlington. Super excited to see these amazing women tomorrow night at our first meeting of the new year.

It was a pleasure hosting students from BTV City & Lake Semester this past Monday. Students learned about the historically unsafe working conditions at textile mills and shared their personal experience with labor regulations. We also talked about current child labor issues around the globe.