Video Library

Miscellaneous

Pleasant Land Among the Hills - A History of Manchester VT

This historic crossroads born of liberty and nurtured by the freedom loving hub for wayfarers. Host to generations. This pleasant land among the mountains.” Inscription on the 1961 bicentennial marker at the foot of the Soldier’s Memorial in the Village.

Lore of the Shires - The Manchester Vampire

In 1790, between 500 and 1,000 people congregated to exhume the remains of Rachel Burton, known as the ‘Demon Vampire’ of Manchester, Vermont.

The mission of the Manchester Historical Society is to collect, preserve, interpret and present the story of Manchester, Vermont, through the research collection, exhibitions, programs, and publications.