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Glimpses of the 2022 fall foliage season from across the Hildene campus describes the latest in our #HildeneMoments series, providing viewers a montage-largely from the air-of the season's colorful story. From the bustling activity around Robert & Mary's home and formal garden, to the serenity of the trails, showy Pullman railcar, and to the life on the farm, the colors of the season create our...

A community collaboration of Someday Farm, Burr & Burton Academy's Farm and Food Studies class, and Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, with the shared mission of hands-on education about farm and food systems.

From Hildene Farm in the dene, where a handful of our Corriedale sheep have supplied us sweet fuzzy lambs to brighten mud season blues, to the sunny yellow daffodils dotting the still-leafless landscape, and then to the goat dairy where kidding season 2022 is off to a fantastic start, early spring primes the soul for joy.

Sheep shearing day is a blast. Master shearer Fred DePaul of Plymouth, Vermont, visited us once again. DePaul is in his 80's, with 57 years as a shearer. He is a kind and gentle soul who never ceases to amaze us with his skills and good humor. Thanks to Kim and Terry for another perfectly orchestrated morning, and to BBA's Hildene Farm Program students for their enthusiastic help!

A brief glimpse into Hildene's annual Apple Tree Pruning Workshop with Programming Director Stephanie Moffett-Hynds, Arborists Joe Blair and Bill Garrison, and Gardener Eric Rose. Joe and Bill focused on two forms of pruning: corrective pruning for ornamentals and pruning to increase productivity for apple-bearing trees. The workshop is free and open to the public with thanks to donors whose co...

Visit with Kim, Terry, and their animal friends at Hildene Farm in the dene. You'll meet Hildene's Corriedale sheep, Randall cattle, Hayacuya Alpaca, Peaches the pig and baby lamb Noelle. We thank you for your support of Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, and the livestock in the dene. Your gift in any amount will make a difference. Please consider making a donation today! VISIT: hildene.org/sus...

Grab those snowshoes (or rent a pair from a local retailer-visit our website for links: hildene.org/visiting/winter_trails) and head out onto the trails. There is so much to see - year round - at Hildene!

The staff at Hildene sends best wishes to you for the upcoming holiday season. We hope you'll surround yourself with neighbors, friends and family, and come visit us if you're able!

"Fall Foliage 2021 at Hildene" is the latest in our #HildeneMoments series, providing viewers a montage illustrating the season's story. From the bustling activity around Robert & Mary's home and formal garden, to the serenity of the trails, showy Pullman railcar, and to the life on the farm, the colors of the season make a perfect backdrop.

With 12 wagon loads and 3000 bales delivered to Hildene Farm at the goat dairy and in the dene, the team has to pull together! "All hands on deck" is our approach when it's time to accept the annual hay delivery. Music: Reuben's Train - Nat Keefe with The Bow Ties. Note: to be sure our videos are accessible to all ages, and therefore comply with COPPA and other applicable laws, commenting has b...

We were pleased for the opportunity to create this brief greeting for our friends at the American Public Gardens Association to kick off their Annual Conference in 2021. "Hello, from Hildene!" gathered all on-hand staff to our Formal Garden in early spring, to share our crew (and a few baby animals!) with our fans.

Join Hildene's horticulturist Andrea Luchini and colleague Eric Rose for an introduction to Hildene's method for staking peonies. With over 100 peony plants in the Formal Garden and Kitchen & Cutting Gardens combined, it takes some diligence and dedication to stake every plant. It's worth it - the stakes provide the stability necessary for the heavy blooms to stay upright and off the ground, th...

Join Hildene's Programming Director, Stephanie Moffett Hynds in congratulating the winners of Hildene's 2021 8th Grade Lincoln Essay Competition! We received 124 applications from all over Vermont. First, second, and third place winners were chosen from each of four regions as well as two honorable mentions. With this video announcement, learn a bit about the competition, 2021's inspiration and...

Congratulations to the winners of Hildene’s 2021 8th Grade Lincoln Essay Competition! We received 124 applications. First, second, and third place winners were chosen from each of four regions, as well as two honorable mentions. Hildene typically honors each year's LEC winners at a luncheon hosted in Manchester in May. Again this year, however, the pandemic has kept us from celebrating with stu...

Hildene's 2020 in Review

"Christmas Eve, 1912" Hildene's annual holiday display, December 2020

HildeneMoments: 1928 Franklin Airman Series Roadster

HildeneConnects: the Formal Garden and Its Privet Hedge

HildeneMoments: Peony Season 2020

HildeneConnects: Celebrating International Museum Day 2020 at the Pullman railcar

2020 Winners Announced!: Hildene's Eighth Grade Lincoln Essay Competition

2020 Eighth Grade Lincoln Essay Competition Winners Present Their Essays

HildeneConnects: Hildene Staff Try Mary Harlan Lincoln's Sponge Cake Recipe

HildeneMoments: Early Spring over Dene Farm

HildeneMoments: 04/20/2020, Bee Hive Colony Check-In!

HildeneMoments: 04/08/2020, Sheep Shearing Day!

HildeneConnects: Spring in the Greenhouse with Hildene Horticulturist Andrea Luchini

HildeneConnects: Hildene's Sugaring Tradition

HildeneConnects: Storytime at Hildene's Goat Dairy