Maple Sugaring
Maple Sugaring Sugar Import About 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...Podcast BHS e186-Charles Frost-botanist, abolitionist and shoemaker
‘There’s A Bigger Story’: Recently Rediscovered Petroglyphs Bring Indigenous Narrative To Surface
There's A Bigger Story Recently Rediscovered Petroglyphs Bring Indigenous Narrative To Surface Read Full Article at VPR.org " At the Retreat meadows Written in the land This year brings the first official observation of Indigenous People’s Day in Vermont....
The Valley Fair
The Valley Fair in Brattleboro began in 1886. It was held for one day in the 2nd week of October and had over 5000 people attend. Farmers exhibited cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, pigs, dogs, fruits and vegetables, and many ribbons were awarded.