Fort Dummer

Fort Dummer

0066 0067 0068 By JESSICA DOLAN One of the historical sites in Brattleboro that is a key site for Indigenous history, and the history of competition between England and France to settle North America, is Fort Dummer. The history of Fort Dummer takes us into the...
Oral History Project: Peter Gould

Oral History Project: Peter Gould

Oral history project: the vietnam war era 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...

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...
The Holstein Association

The Holstein Association

THE HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION The 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...
Hinsdale Bridge

Hinsdale Bridge

The Hinsdale Bridge ; Exhibit Collapse! 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...