Fact, fiction, and folklore often meld into what becomes known as the history of any people. First hand authoritative sources elude the best of historians. Sheldon’s history resembles that of any other colonial era portion of our great country. Record keeping, at its best, represents only a small portion of the “story” of Sheldon. At the Sheldon Historical Society we strive to maintain an accurate and robust “History of Sheldon” soon to be displayed at our Sheldon Historical Museum.

On this website we attempt to present this complex interwoven history of the people, places, and events that shaped our history. Intermixed with our presentation, references to other context and documented sources help you the reader to pursue your own quest of history.

• Time Line of Sheldon’s History
• Early History of Sheldon
• Sheldon Village (“The Creek”)
  • • Main Street
      • Historic Homes on Main Street
      • The Town Hall – then and now
    • A Brief History of Bridge Street West Of The Railroad
      •   Burlington Free Press article
        • Early Industry and Business
          • Keith Brothers Foundry
          • The Grist Mill
          • The Saw Mill
          •  Stores  & Post Office Square
          • The LVRR and Depot
          • The Creamery
        • The Fire of 1932
        • H H Mower Store Reconstruction

 

• • • The Village East of the Black Creek
      • The Missisquoi Bank
      • The Methodist Church
      • The Grace church and Cemetery
      • The School
      • The Marsh House
      • The Vermont House
      • Crowe Hill
      • Central Springs and Central House

 

• Sheldon Springs
  • Merchants of the Past
  • The Mill
  • The Congress Hotel

 

• Sheldon Junction
  • Along The Railroad
  • The Misisquoi River
  • Business and Recreation

 

• North Sheldon
• East Sheldon
• Rice Hill and Shawville
• The Webster District
• A Tour Along Route 105 East: The Eastern End of Sheldon

 

• The Mineral Springs Boom and Hotels
• The Sheldon Poor Farm
• The Sheldon Library
• Our Military History
• Churches of Sheldon
• The Postal System
• Cemeteries of Sheldon