The Vermont Historical Society museum is located in the Pavilion Building, adjacent to the Vermont State House, in Montpelier, Vermont. The 5,000 square foot exhibit, "Freedom and Unity; One Ideal, Many Stories", tells the story of Vermont's people to the present. Visitors are able to sit in a recreated 17th century Abenaki dwelling, walk into a Revolutionary-era tavern, sample the smells of an early 19th century store, and tap out a message on a late 19th century railroad office telegraph. A theater in the center shows a 15-minute film on the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, etc. Major sections of the exhibition feature Vermonters' sacrifices for the Civil War and World War II. The opening of the exhibition coincides with the Society's launch of its newest publishing, "Freedom and Unity: A History of Vermont", by Michael Sherman, Gene Sessions, and P. Jeffrey Potash...It is the complete, up-to-date, one-volume history of Vermont. For more information, call 18028282291, or visit the Vermont Historical Society's web page at http://www.vermonthistory.org Transcribed from Vermont "Newport Daily Newspaper" by Jan J. I've been there and learned a lot.