Rokeby Museum : The Robinson Family

At the heart of Rokeby Museum is the family that cherished this place as their home through four generations and nearly 200 years. The Robinsons were Quaker millers, farmers, abolitionists, authors, naturalists, and artists. With roots in seventeenth-century Rhode Island, they staked their claim in Vermont just after it became a state in 1791 and remained central members of their community until 1961, when the site became a museum. Over the years, they welcomed a large and diverse extended family of relatives, friends, fugitive slaves, and domestic and farm workers into their home. But we introduce you here to the most immediate family only.