The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (SHPO) provides heritage education materials on historic architecture, National Register properties, archaeology, and historic sites, including a teacher's guide for the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site.  Types of materials include audio-visuals, books, and videos as well as traveling trunks (there is a charge for most of these materials). The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation collaborates with the University of Vermont's graduate program in Historic Preservation in Burlington.

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
135 State Street, Drawer 33
Montpelier, VT 05633-1201
(802)-828-3046
FAX (802)-828-3206


The University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program is sponsoring six six-day courses on Using the Built Environment as a Teaching Resource in August in Burlington, Vermont. The course is intended for teachers in grades 5 through 8, and will focus on local history, architectural history, and methods for classroom instruction using the built environment. For information about this workshop and other resources available, contact

Dr. Thomas Visser
Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
University of Vermont
442 Main Street
Wheeler House
Burlington, VT  05405
(802)-656-0577 or (802)-656-3180
Fax:  (802)-656-8794
e-mail



Other agencies in Vermont involved in heritage education include:

Preservation Institute for the Building Crafts
P.O. Box 1777
Windsor, VT  05089
(802)-674-6752