The Stowe Historical Society can be found in two one room schoolhouses on School Street in Stowe Village, situated on the Waterbury River between Mt. Mansfield on the west and the Worcesters on the east. 

Chartered in 1763 Stowe was settled March 1794 by Oliver Luce and family, followed the next day by Clement Moody of Waterboro Maine and his family. It has supported forest industries, sheep and dairy farming, lodging from its earliest days to the present and recreation, including some of the earliest alpine skiing in Vermont.

By 1955, the need to preserve Stowe’s legacy before it was lost was recognized. The town was changing, timber industries were getting smaller, farms getting more mechanized and larger, and people were arriving to take advantage of the developing alpine ski business on Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak.

With the help of the Vermont Historical Society, Stowe Historical Society was founded in 1956. The collection contains books, letters, journals, maps, drawings and photographs and postcards about Stowe and Vermont history, artifacts including military - from the Civil War and other military involvements, farm implements, domestic items, textiles and more -- items that shed light on life in Stowe from the early 19th century to recent times. 

The mission of the Stowe Historical Society is to collect artifacts, ephemera, sound and visual recordings, photographs, manuscripts, books, digitized information and other items that pertain to Stowe and its place in the county, state and beyond, to preserve two historic schoolhouses and to promote our collection, housed within them, through display and commentary; to maintain our military collection in Memorial Hall of the Soldiers Memorial building, to disseminate information through traditional and social media, and to collaborate with community organizations, sharing resources and activities.