Special Guest Presenter: Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer
Laura V. Trieschmann serves as the State Historic Preservation Officer. She was appointed by Governor Shumlin in 2013 and reappointed by Governor Scott in 2017. Ms. Trieschmann has an historic preservation bachelor’s degree and interior design bachelor’s degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She received her Master of Science in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. Her primary focus as a professional preservation consultant for 23 years was architectural history, surveying more than 35,000 buildings and preparing over 100 National Register nominations in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She moved to Burlington in 2013, living in a house dating from 1889. As a Vermonter, she is focused on stewardship of our built environment to ensure historic buildings can continue to be occupied.
Watch a recent WCAX story on the Historic Roadside Markers (Laura Trieschmann is featured in the story.) https://www.wcax.com/2025/07/08/vermont-couples-mission-see-states-historic-site-markers/
Members can choose between attending the Annual Meeting in person or livestreaming the event. In addition, the annual meeting will feature a raffle. Stay tuned for an email this summer announcing the raffle prizes and instructions on how to enter the raffle!
RESERVATIONS
- In person – advance registration is required and the deadline to reserve a spot is September 10, 2025. The price is $40 per person, which includes a full lunch (salad, choice of two entrees, plus a vegetarian option, and dessert). To reserve your spot, please send a check to The 251 Club, PO Box 109 Bethel, VT 05032 and include the name(s) of the people attending or sign up online.
- Livestream – if you would like to receive the link to livestream the meeting, please send an email to TheVT251Club@gmail.com. While livestreaming the event is free, it serves as our primary and sole fundraising effort for the year. If you would like to make the suggested donation of $15, please use the “Donate” button at the bottom of this page or send a check to The 251 Club of Vermont PO Box 109 Bethel, VT 05032. We’re truly grateful for the continued support of our members.
MEETING SCHEDULE
Registration: 11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET
Buffet Lunch: 12:00 PM ET
Presentation: 1:00 PM ET
PAST EVENTS
2025 Annual Spring Get Together
Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont
Sunday May 18, 2025
Thank you to all members who attended!
69th ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING
We recently held our 69th Annual Meeting, where we heard from Steve Perkins, Executive Director of the Vermont Historical Society.
To all those members who attended the meeting, thank you! If you would like to watch a recording of the meeting, please go here.
251 Club of Vermont - Spring Get Together 2024!
Date: Sunday, May 19th
Location: Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT
Thank you to all of those members who joined us at the Museum!
68th ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING
Thank you to all of those members who joined us for our 2023 Annual Meeting to hear from Barbara Ann Cochran! If you were not able to attend, you can watch a recording of our 2023 Annual Meeting, you can go here.
2023 Spring Get Together
Thank you to all the members who were able to join us at our 2023 Spring Get Together at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, in Manchester.
