Annual Conference
Each spring, the Preservation Trust in partnership with the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation hosts a statewide Historic Preservation Conference.  Participants come from all over the state to hear professional presenters and participate in hands-on workshops and guided tours of local historic sites.  

Field Service Program
The Vermont  Preservation Field Services program  is a partnership of the Preservation Trust of Vermont and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Our two staff people provide guidance to individuals and organization involved in historic preservation projects. Besides direct technical assistance from the Field Service Reps, the program offers small Project Development Grants up to $500 for consultants to bring specialized skills to a project.

Preservation Grants
Preservation Grants are made possible with funding from the Freeman Foundation.  Preservation Grants are available to non-profit organizations for rehabilitating historic buildings. These grants have helped local groups save and use a variety of special places, from the Haskell Opera House in Derby Line to the Vermont Arts Exchange in North Bennington.  Libraries, art spaces, museums, educational facilities, community meeting places, affordable housing, and churches all benefited.  

Robert Sincerbeaux Funds
Robert Sincerbeaux was our first benefactor and understood that people all around Vermont are passionate about their communities, countryside, and special places. Funds from the Robert Sincerbeaux Fund up to $500 are available through the Preservation Trust of Vermont and National Trust for Historic Preservation Field Services Program. The 1:1 matching grants are available to municipalities and non-profit organizations for hiring consultants to provide specialized assistance for a preservation project.

Community Store Initiative
In partnership with the Vermont Country Store, we established the Local Storekeeper Award program as a way to recognize the valuable contributions storekeepers like you provide to your communities. The program was started as part of the Vermont Country Store's 50th Anniversary...it was part of Lyman Orton's way of saying "Thank You" to Vermont from his company's success. The program recognized 43 storekeepers for their important work. It also was a great way to tell Vermonters how important your stores are to their respective communities. 

We have now embarked on a new initiative in partnership with the Vermont Country Store. Our program includes four parts: Community Store Advisors, Storekeeper Retreat, Community Store Transitions, and Financial Support for New Solutions...

Preservation Awards
Since 1982, The Preservation Trust of Vermont has recognized outstanding contributions in the field of historic preservation. Awards are presented to the individuals and organizations who have made special contributions in preserving Vermont's historic architecture.

Grand Isle Lake House
We undertook our most ambitious single project ever in 1998 -- the preservation of the last remaining turn-of-the-century hotel on Lake Champlain and one of only a few left in Vermont. In the process we also protected nearly a half-mile of Lake Champlain shoreline.

Retreat Program
Every summer and fall, the Preservation Trust offers overnight retreats at the Grand Isle Lake House for people working on preservation projects.  The whole idea is to bring people together from around the state who are working on similar kinds of projects in order to take advantage of group experience and thinking. The goal is to boost projects along their timeline by strategically identifying resources, solving problems, garnering peer support, and generating self-confidence and momentum.

Easement Program
The Preservation Trust holds historic preservation easements on historic buildings and archaeological sites throughout Vermont.  Many are co-held with the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and the Vermont Land Trust.  For more information about this program, contact our Stewardship Coordinator Meg Campbell meg@ptvermont.org.  

Electronic Newsletter
Historic Vermont is a monthly electronic news journal about Vermont's historic landscape and buildings.  Each issue covers local and national preservation news, publications, events, and opportunities, and frequently includes commentaries.  We welcome submissions of all kinds. To subscribe and view back issues, visit our PTV News page.