Brattleboro’s Defining Decades: 1870 to 1920By The Brattleboro Historical Society, Special to the ReformerFeb 15, 2019In 1870 Brattleboro was in a lot of trouble. In the previous year two disasters had devastated much of the town. A flood had come ripping down...
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...
Thursday, October 17, 11 AM in front of Academy School860 Western Ave, Brattleboro, VT 05301On Thursday, October 17th, at 11 a.m., the West Brattleboro Association, in conjunction with the Brattleboro Words Project and Brattleboro Literary Festival, are unveiling a...
Words on the Water: Stories of Wantastegok, the West River and Abenaki Presence Friday, August 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm The Marina Restaurant, 28 Spring Tree Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Since construction of the Vernon Dam flooded the Retreat Meadows 110 years ago, Abenaki...
Creating the Brattleboro Words Trail Goals and Methodology Learn how you can be part of the broad community effort to unlock the secrets of our storied past with Project Director, Lissa Weinmann Thursday, November 15, 2018 / 6:00 to 7:00 pm Brooks Memorial Library...
Historical & Archival Treasures A roundtable discussion ROUNDTABLE SPOTLIGHTS WINDHAM COUNTY’S HISTORICAL AND ARCHIVAL TREASURES FOR ‘NATIONAL ARCHIVES MONTH’ Unique, rare, important and humorous historical treasures and archival collections reside within Windham...