Celebrating Winooski, Vermont - VSAC's Hometown
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC) is a proud resident of Winooski, Vt. and joins the community in celebrating its first 100 years as a municipality.
Centennial Celebration
The City of Winooski and the Centennial Celebration Committee invite you to celebrate Winooski’s 100th municipal birthday! In addition to the many features that will continue through 2022, community members can enjoy a series of events and offerings to commemorate our long history of welcoming and opportunity. See the listings below for full details - feel free to download a helpful calendar.
Many thanks to our community partners and volunteers who made this possible!
100+ Faces of Winooski
In celebration of Winooski’s 100th birthday, the Centennial Celebration Committee partnered with the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum and local photographer Daniel Schechner to capture 100 portraits of our neighbors. Residents, students, business owners, seniors, and everyone in between - Winooski’s people continue to exemplify our 100-year legacy of welcoming and opportunity. While the goal was 100 photographs, we were delighted that almost 200 individuals participated in this project!
Historical Walking Tour
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This self-guided tour was created in partnership between the Winooski Historical Society and the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum to offer a unique look at Winooski’s past through the lens of welcoming and opportunity. Grab a pamphlet and use the interactive maps and audio descriptions on this site. Taking the tour? Tag us on social media with a photo of your pamphlet and location to win a free centennial prize!
Mill to Mall: Historic Space Reimagined
Come explore Champlain Mill’s recent past! This exhibition tells the story of the public-private partnership that enabled the preservation and rebirth of a formerly derelict industrial building as a vibrant shopping center. Visitors are encouraged to add their personal memories of the historic space to the community recollections included in the exhibition. The show opening will kick off Winooski’s Centennial Celebration and be on view through July, 2022.
People, Places, and Changing Community Narratives 1922-2022
To celebrate, Dan Higgins (well-known photographer and long-time Winooski resident) has graciously created a special book featuring a curated selection of photographs from Winooski’s 100-year history.
“The images in this book cover the years 1922-2022. Show the book around. Ask someone you don’t know if they can tell you something about one of the photographs. Anyone you encounter in Winooski should be able to recognize at least one image they can tell you something about. What makes a community is not just its collection of stories, but how much sharing there is among residents of those stories. Exchanging stories is one of the best ways of getting to know a place.” - Dan Higgins
Be sure to say hello to Dan and share your stories of Winooski during the Community Birthday Party on June 4!