Annual Fund
Our 2024 Annual Fund honors our former Associate Director, Mary Manley. Mary’s ever-present positive attitude, productivity, dependability, and beautiful smile graced the Museum community for 25 years. Mary passed on February 15, 2024 after a year’s progression of ALS.
The Museum’s Annual Fund sustains our critical operations and is the backbone of our fundraising efforts, allowing us to carry out the work of the museum. The history that came before, the history being made, and the history that will be made encompasses every one of us – your community Museum is here to make sure current and future generations benefit from the art, history, and culture housed and shared right in the heart of Middlebury.
Through your gifts YOU partner with us to:
Provide engaging exhibits and programming based on the Sheldon Museum’s unique collections relevant to diverse audiences.
Assist us in the preservation and enhancement of the 194 year-old historic Judd-Harris House, and the other buildings and gardens that make up the Sheldon Museum complex of cultural resources.
Help our staff care for the Museum’s collection of thousands of artifacts and rich archival collections to make them accessible to all.
Enable people from all over the United States and foreign countries to learn about Middlebury and Addison County history, art, and culture through exhibits, online webinars, lectures, and special events.
Thank you!