H.P. Lovecraft & Round Mountain
H.P. Lovecraft & Round Mountain: West Brattleboro Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937), was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century...Continue reading→
Clarina Howard Nichols
Clarina Howard Nichols – Townsend and Brattleboro Clarina Howard Nichols (1810 – 1885) was an advocate for human rights. Born in Townsend, VT she went on to become the publisher of the Windham County Democrat newspaper in Brattleboro, where she expanded coverage to include women’s rights and equality for all. Her writings are credited for...Continue reading→
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman – West Brattleboro Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, beloved 19th century American author and Brattleboro local, began her 50-year literary career in Brattleboro. She published over 250 short stories, 14 novels, and 3 plays. Freeman was quite an original. Strong and independent, she was a shrewd business woman as well as a...Continue reading→
William Czar Bradley II & Brooks Memorial Library
William Czar Bradley II, grandson of the famous jurist and poet from Westminster, was the first library director of Brook Memorial Library, serving from 1884 until about 1904. He was class poet at Harvard University, and he published two books in his time. The Brooks Memorial Library still stands today, but in Bradley’s time it...Continue reading→
Jody Williams
Who is Jody Williams? Jody Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for founding and leading the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, an unprecedented cooperative effort that brought governments, United Nations bodies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and more than 1000 NGOs in 90 countries together to pass the Ottawa (Mine...Continue reading→
Oral History Project: Peter Gould
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: THE VIETNAM WAR ERA with PETER GOULD In 1969 Peter Gould was, “tired of the Vietnam War, [and] angry at my county,” as he fled the disconsolate urban chaos in search of an alternative. He found it in at Packer Corners, in Guilford, Vermont and spent the next 9 years at the...Continue reading→
Union Block and Amedeo de Angelis
On the east side of Main Street, near the junction of Main and Elliot, is an old brick building with the name “Union Block” highlighted in raised bricks at the top of the third floor. Between the second and third floors is a large bronze plaque, bearing the name “Amedeo de Angelis”, with the United...Continue reading→
Here We Are with guest Stephanie Greene
Here We Are with guest Stephanie Greene Stephanie Greene is an author, free-lance writer, and VPR commentator who grew up here in Brattleboro. She is on the the organizing committee OF the Brattleboro Literary Festival and is hosting the “Vermont Voices” events. She is currently ON the leadership team in the “PEOPLE, PLACES & the...Continue reading→
PO3 John Charles Blake
On November 21, 2015, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 honored local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, included students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr....Continue reading→
1LT Jan Alan Ulmer
On November 21, 2015, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 honored local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, included students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr....Continue reading→