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SHS Newsletters
SHS Newsletter 2006
SHS Newsletter 2007
SHS Newsletter 2008
SHS Newsletter 2009

Historical Photos
Panoramas & Maps
Houses

Historic Postcards Slide Shows
Historic Postcards - Part 1
       Part 1       Part 2       Part 3

Shrewsbury in 1957 Video!
1957 Videos
Sugar on Snow & Square Dancing

Marjorie Pierce Photo Albums
     Album 1 - slide show
     Album 2 - slide show

SHS Museum Slide Show

1850 Shrewsbury Census

Document

 

We would love to acquire or have use of any old photos that you may have of Shrewsbury residents, buildings, etc. Photos will be returned promptly. If you prefer, please send me a 300dpi scan of the images via email. I will be adding many photos in the near future and will welcome any corrections or commentary.

baycu@shrewsburyhistoricalsociety.com
9871 Cold River Rd    
Shrewsbury, VT 05738

 

The original Cuttingsville Church, as photographed below, is the site of the Shrewsbury Historical Society Museum on Route 103 in Cuttingsville,Vermont, just southeast of Rutland. The museum is free and wheelchair accessible.
Cuttingsville Church c.1900

The collection includes 19th century photographs, books, diaries, furniture, costumes, toys, as well as video and audio tapes of townspeople and special events, and a current Shrewsbury historical scrapbook.

The Historical Society meetings are held at the museum on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. from May to November.

Appointments to visit the museum can be made by contacting Fran Patten at 802-492-3706. For genealogy help, call Nancy Spencer at 802-492-3378.

 

Shrewsbury Historical Society Museum
Cuttingsville, Vermont
Open Sundays 1-3 pm July-October

 

Shrewsbury History Books

Percy Pierce and Uncle Sam
Ned Pierce and Uncle Sam
Marjorie Pierce Collection

Our Town As It Was by Dawn D. Hance, is a wonderful history volume full of interesting photos and stories and is available in soft cover for $25 ($20 to members) and can be found at the Town Clerk’s Office during hours.

History of Shrewsbury, Vt as written in the Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County,VT 1881-82

John P. Bowman mausoleum and mansion
An article here from the booklet written by Honorary Trustee of the Historical Society, the late Marjorie A. Pierce in 1995 and from articles found in the May 20, 1882 and October 31, 1882 issues of the Rutland Daily Herald which were donated to the Shrewsbury Historical Society by member Morris G. Tucker.

 

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1957 NBC Video Ad - Courtesy of Preservation Trust of Vermont

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