B.D. and Sarah Harris, and the Mormons 1851
Sarah Harris wrote about her honeymoon experiences among the Mormons in 1851. This recording explains how the Brattleboro newlyweds found themselves in multiple life-threatening situations in the days of the Wild West...image of Sarah's husband, B.D. Harris click...
BHS Soundcloud Podcast e514-John Deere, Fred Holbrook and Plows
The Plows of the Valleys are NOT the Plows of the Hills...in the 1800's Brattleboro's Fred Holbrook designed sidehill swivel plows that were popular in northern New England....
BHS e442-Oz and the Latchis Memorial Theatre
BHS and BAMS podcast the Wizard of Oz and The Latchis Memorial Theatre. Click on the link for the Youtube Video.
Brattleboro Historical Society founder, John Carnahan has passed. We interviewed John in August of 2022 at his home.
Brattleboro Historical Society founder, John Carnahan has passed. We interviewed John in August of 2022 at his home. We think the is the last recorded interview with John. It’s about 35 minutes long.Throughout the interview John’s intelligence, thoughtfulness,...
BHS at The Local Historical Societies and Museums Conference May 9 2025
1993 Brattleboro Union High School Yearbook
A MAIN STREET WALKING TOUR OF ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC SITES
Juneteenth
JuneteenthTwo years ago, on June 19th, 2022, three young people honored seventeen African American soldiers who represented Brattleboro during the Civil War. Making a CorrectionThe town installed a corrective plaque next to the Civil War Soldier's Monument on the...
A History of Brattleboro’s Libraries
Brattleboro'sLibraries1842 to Present1842 Brattleboro Library AssociationSince 1842 Brattleboro readers have been privileged to borrow books: first, from its early Brattleboro Library Association and 40 years later, when the shareholders offered the books to the town,...
Annual Meeting 2023
Brattleboro Historical SocietyAnnual Meeting2023Annual Talk ''The Extraordinary Mr. Estey: A Celebration"Local author Dennis Waring, Manufacturing the Muse, will fill us in on what made Jacob Estey so extraordinary, the possibility of EOM and BHS under the same roof...