Presentations - Brattleboro Historical Society

Unveiling Moments in Brattleboro History

The Brattleboro Historical Society will unveil its historic markers project at a ceremony behind the Wells Fountain at 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The project is titled ‘Moments in Brattleboro History.’ The public is welcome to join the Historical Society’s unveiling of the first marker. Here John Clements of Zephyr Design prepares the sign for his building – where the home of the Bradshaw family, Brattleboro’s first African-American family was located in the 18th Century. Moments in Brattleboro History (video files) https://youtube.com/@momentsinbratthistory?si=hyMCr5NpRmA-pIkt The Bradshaws (audio file) https://on.soundcloud.com/4PJoGdDjMhmG12dLA

Competing Interests on the Connecticut River, a Talk with Joe Rivers

A talk by Joe River, Brattleboro Historical Society trustee. August 6, 2022. Latchis Theater, Brattleboro, Vermont covering over 350 years of Connecticut River history in 45 minutes. Some of the topics include commerce, recreation, food, government, transportation, energy, ecosystems, pollution, and culture. Most people have good intentions. And so they’re there often they’re doing things because they think it’s going to be good for themselves. And maybe for those they care about. What happens though, is that those interests bump into each other a cause conflict. And often there are unintended consequences as a result. And so, some of those things will come up during this presentation.