Construction of BUHS
This week in Brattleboro History we are traveling back seventy years, to June 21, 1949. It was on this date that Brattleboro voted to build a new high school on the fairgrounds. The old high school was on Main Street and many thought it was inadequate. There was no...
Harmony Rats
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BHS e301-Vermont Constitution and Indentured Servants
Episode 301 Vermont Constitution and Indentured ServantsIn 1777 the Vermont Constitution banned some forms of bondage. In the historical society collection are indentured servant contracts that are examples of how some forms of bondage continued into the...
The Holstein Association
THE HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATIONThe Holstein Association: Downtown Brattleboro The front entrance of the Holstein Association today. Courtesy Holstein Association USA.[/caption] Since 1903, the largest dairy breed organization in the world has been headquartered in downtown...
Annual Meeting 2020
The Brattleboro Historical Society is holding its annual meeting on November 15 at 2pm via Zoom. The topic will be Jennie B. Powers: The Woman Who Dares. Details on how to join our Zoom webinar are below.
The Valley Fair
https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc/bhs-podcast-e12-this-week-in-brattleboro-history-by-joe-rivers?si=d06bfcbf9fb342188676fae623d86931 The Valley Fair in Brattleboro began in 1886. It was held for one day in the 2nd week of October and had over 5000...
Neighborhoods: Centreville
NeighborhoodsCentreville1930Since 1860 The (Nearly) ForgottonCentreville is a nearly forgotten neighborhood located mainly on Western Avenue, the busy Vermont Deli thrives today in the heart of it. Extending along Western Avenue from approximately I-91, Exit 2 to the...
Hinsdale Bridge
ExhibitCollapse!Saturday, March 28, 1920 the Hinsdale Bridge between Brattleboro and Island Park collapsed into the Connecticut River. The winter had produced a great deal of snow, a warm spell caused a quick melt, and eight to ten inches of ice were still on the...
Maple Sugaring
Sugar ImportAbout 125 years ago the Vermont Phoenix, a Brattleboro newspaper, published an article by local sugar maker John Gale concerning the annual gathering of maple sap during the early spring. The practice was learned from Indigenous peoples of the Northeast...