Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capital Remembered in Montpelier

January 7, 2026
Demonstrators mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol while standing in front of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier on Jan. 6, 2026. Photo by John Lazenby.

Members of Montpelier Indivisible met up at the Statehouse Lawn on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to remember the insurrection that happened at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. in 2021. A group of local members lined up on either side of State Street for a “honk and wave” to commemorate when thousands of rioters stormed the Capitol five years ago to the day. Photos below are by John Lazenby.

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