(1) Email us and we’ll help you get connected.
We're lucky to have hundreds of groups and organizations working to protect and use historic buildings in communities throughout Vermont.
(2) Visit one of Vermont’s historic downtowns.
Shop at locally-owned stores -- they are part of the reason why our communities are unique and vibrant places!
(3) Have lunch or dinner at a restaurant in an historic building.
Pick one where chefs use Vermont-produced food. Check out the Vermont Fresh Network for a great start.
(4) Visit a place where history was made.
Vermont has a great collection of historic sites and museums that are open to the public.
(5) Visit your local library.
Chances are, it's located in a historic building. If you are really curious, find answers to your questions about Vermont history at the Vermont History Center in Barre.
(7) Attend Vermont’s annual Historic Preservation Conference.
Connect with and get inspired by anyone and everyone involved in preservation and downtowns.
(8) Subscribe to Historic Vermont, our electronic newsletter, and keep current!
Historic Vermont is our go-to source of current news in preservation in Vermont.
(10) Interested in a career in historic preservation?
Enter the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Vermont.
(11) Visit your local historical society
Find yours (and explore more) at the Vermont Historical Society website.
(12) See how some community organizations have rehabilitated historic buildings for affordable housing.
See the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition Project Gallery.
(14) Tour Vermont’s Scenic Byways.
You'll discover historic farms and barns, village historic districts, country cemeteries, and covered bridges. Be sure to shop at every village store and buy Vermont-made products.
(15) Overnight in an Historic Hotel or Bed & Breakfast.
Vermont is full of spectacular places for getaways, both humble and grand.
(16) Get married at the Grand Isle Lake House.
A beautiful site and a PTV-owned property on Lake Champlain.
(17) Join the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Join the National Trust for Historic Preservation today and you'll be joining a group of dedicated people committed to preserving the places that tell the stories of our history.
(18) Visit a Vermont country store.
Local country stores offer goods and experiences that can't be had at chain stores.
(19) Help some of the statewide organizations that are working hard to protect the character of Vermont.
Visit the Vermont Land Trust and the Vermont Natural Resources Council for starters.
(20) In most Vermont communities, worship services are still held in historic buildings.
These churches, synagogues, and other places of worship need support. Show your support.
(21) Take a trip to a local farm or farmers market and buy some of their products — chances are, they are farming on a bit of Vermont history.
Check out the farmers who are a part of the Vermont Fresh Network.
(22) Think twice about shopping at a “big box” store such as Wal-Mart
Check out the Home Town Advantage, a publication by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance to show how sprawl presents a tangible threat to historic downtowns all across the country.
(23) Make a contribution to the Preservation Trust of Vermont today.
Help us with the work we do. See the many different ways you can contribute to the Preservation Trust.