The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 8:00am, Free.

All essays submitted for the Lincoln Essay Competition are due to Hildene on or before February 12, at 4:30 pm. Entries may be dropped off by hand at the Welcome Center. For more information or to receive a packet of materials, call Stephanie Moffett Hynds at 367-7960 or email her. Download an application packet here. Sponsored by The Perfect Wife Restaurant and Spiral Press Cafe.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 8:00am, Free.

Join Joe Blair for a demonstration of apple tree pruning on the grounds at Hildene. Blair will focus on two forms of pruning:  corrective pruning for ornamentals and pruning to increase productivity for apple-bearing trees.  The arborist will demonstrate these techniques on the Lincolns’ historic apple trees.  There will be time for questions and answers throughout.  1:00 to 3:00 pm. This Hildene horticultural program is free and open to the public.  Check in is at the Welcome Center.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802.362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 8:00am, Free.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 7:00am, Free.

Winners of the competition for Vermont State 8th graders will read their essays aloud and be awarded their checks at a celebratory luncheon at Hildene. The competition is sponsored by The Perfect Wife Restaurant and Spiral Press Cafe.  Open to the public ($25 for Hildene members/$30 for non-members).  RSVP no later than May 14 to stephanie@hildene.org or call 802.367.7960. Click here for more information on the competition.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 7:00am, Free.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 7:00am, Free.

Children 12 and younger are invited to experience the Goat Dairy at Hildene Farm in our farm chores program from 9:30 to 11:00, a family with children ages 3 through 12 can register for one morning of ?Farm Chores at the Goat Dairy.? From feeding and grooming goats to pitching their pens and cleaning their feeders to having fun exploring the hay mow, children experience an up-close and personal encounter with the farm, the friendly Nubian goats in residence and the farm staff who care for them. This program will be offered as weather permits. 2019 Dates to be determined.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. 

$20/Hildene member family, $30/non-member for  families of four. Each additional person is $5.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. To register please call 802.379.0519 or email farm@hildene.org.

Discover Hildene free of charge today. Guests are encouraged to bring walking shoes so they can visit the many venues The Lincoln Family Home has to offer: home and gardens, Welcome Center and The Museum Store, Pullman car Sunbeam, the goat dairy at Hildene Farm, the floating boardwalk and Dene farm and about 12 miles of scenic woodland and meadow walking trails. All visitors must check in at the Welcome Center to receive a sticker. All are encouraged to bring a picnic, stay for an hour or spend the day. This is Hildene?s way of thanking the community. 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Free.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 7:00am, Free.

The Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please contact Randy Schmidt at 802. 362.2270 or at randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet in the Welcome Center parking lot, 7:00am, Free.

Traditionally the last two weeks of May and the first two weeks of June when the Formal Garden signals the beginning of the season with 1,000's of peony blooms -- many of them from the original 1907 plants. Also visit the Cutting & Kitchen, Vegetable, and Butterfly Gardens, and soft fruit cage.