Mission Statement:
To preserve the past with the view towards enriching the present and future social and civic experience for Dorset's residents and visitors. Toward this end the Society will collect and maintain artifacts, manuscripts, photographs, books, art, archival and genealogical material relevant to the town of Dorset and its environs, from 1761 to the present.

History:
Since its founding in 1963 the Dorset Historical Society has been collecting artifacts, books, ledgers, photographs and manuscripts concerning local families and businesses such as the local stores, marble quarries, inns, the Dorset Playhouse, etc. Since many families or branches of families left the area for the western frontier, we have received many requests from descendants of Dorset families for information about their ancestors or the family members who remained in Vermont.

Our collection includes 1790-1850 census records for Dorset, mid-19th century maps showing location of homes and businesses, Dorset cemetery records to the 1970s, some of the existing local church records, Revolutionary and Civil War rosters, correspondence files, and similar records. Many families have shared their family research with us.

Many Dorset residents married individuals from neighboring towns in Vermont, especially Manchester, Danby, Pawlet and Rupert. We have some information on these towns, but only as it relates to Dorset families.

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box .52,
Route 30 at Kent Hill Road,
Dorset, VT 05251.