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 VISITING
THE MUSEUM
Rokeby
Museum is a National
Historic Landmark and 90-acre historic site located on US Route
7 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. The site
includes a house fully furnished with family belongings spanning more
than 200 years and eight outbuildings, all of which are open to view.
Rokeby is open from mid-May to mid-October each year, and there are
several different ways for you to see it.
HOUSE
TOURS
The house may be seen by guided tour only in groups limited to twelve.
Tours last about 45 minutes and are offered at 11:00, 12:30, and 2:00
Thursday through Sunday.
ADMISSION
$6 for adults $4 for seniors and students $2 for children 12 and under.
HOUSE
AND OUTBUILDINGS
The house may be seen by guided tour only in groups limited to twelve.
Tours last about 45 minutes and are offered at 11:00, 12:30, and 2:00
Thursday through Sunday. The outbuildings and several-acre farmstead
surrounding the house may be seen by self-guided tour. Permanent exhibits
are located in the outbuildings, and an audiotape tour is also available.
HIKING
TRAILS AND GROUNDS
Rokeby's
hiking trails take you through more than 50 acres of working and former
farmland and historic orchard and are open year round during daylight
hours. You may wander on your own or take the self-guided hike, “How
A Farm Becomes A Forest.”
SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
Rokeby Museum's school programs are designed to enrich the classroom
curriculum for grades four through eight and to help bring history to
life for young Vermonters. For more detailed information, Click
Here.
SPECIAL
EVENTS
Each year, the Museum sponsors several events that give you extra incentive
to visit. Our calendar for the upcoming season follows.
2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Rokeby Museum will be open from May 24 to October 11, 2009.
Opening Day – Quakers and Slavery
Sunday, May 24, 2 pm
Historian and Friend Betsy Cazden will present her research on Quaker ownership of slaves in New England. Yes, Quakers did own slaves at one time, including ancestors of the Rokeby Robinsons.
Outbuilding Tour
Sunday, July 5, 2 pm
Architectural historian Tom Visser will conduct a tour of Rokeby’s historic farm buildings – all of which have newly designed exhibit panels. These humble old structures have stories to tell, and Professor Visser will make them talk!
Pie & Ice Cream Social
Sunday, August 16, 1-4 pm
Don’t’ miss our annual extravaganza of homemade pie and ice cream. Relax to music provided by the Vergennes City Band as you sample pies of every type. Proceeds support the Museum’s work – so have a second piece!
Nature Hike
Sunday, September 20, 2 pm
Naturalist and consulting ecologist Jesse Mohr will lead visitors on a guided hike in the footsteps of Rowland E. Robinson. Come for a ramble in the woods highlighted by Robinson’s own words and images.
Check
these websites for more information about where to stay and what to
do in the region.
Addison County Chamber
of Commerce
Vergennes,
VT
Sheldon
Museum Research Center
Ferrisburg,
VT
Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum
Vermont Museum and Gallery
Alliance
DRIVING
DIRECTIONS TO ROKEBY
From the South: Rokeby is located approximately 3 miles north of Vergennes
on US Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. Watch for the historic site marker and
front entrance sign on right.
From the North: Travel approximately 2 miles south of the village center
of North Ferrisburgh on US Route 7. Watch for museum entrance sign on
your left. View
Driving Map.
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