The museum's history dates to 1852 when the Bennington Historical Association was first incorporated.

In 1923 the association acquired a former church, which it renovated and opened to the public in 1928 as the Bennington Historical Museum.

The collections have a special focus on Vermont and adjacent areas of New York and Massachusetts.

In 1972 the schoolhouse attended by Grandma Moses was moved to the grounds and included as part of the museum.

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