Coco Moseley is the Executive Director of the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Since beginning this role in 2023, she has worked alongside the staff, board and community to reimagine the Sheldon Museum as a place where stories, history and art can inspire visitors today.
Pins and Pies, Linens and Lamps: Imagining the World of Charity & Sylvia
By Jacob Pelletier | July 7, 2026
The publication of Tillie Walden’s recent graphic novel Charity & Sylvia–and its selection as the 2026 “Vermont Reads”–was a wonderful impetus for the Henry Sheldon Museum to rethink how we might feature the story of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake in the museum galleries.
Our seasonal “Words in the Woods” program allows Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors.
Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.
We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”
We supported the Chandler Center for the Arts’ Global Connections Youth Outreach program, which highlights artists from around the world.
Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.