Exhibits
Events
BHS e442-Oz and the Latchis Memorial Theatre
BHS and BAMS podcast the Wizard of Oz and The Latchis Memorial Theatre. Click on the link for the Youtube Video.
Brattleboro Historical Society founder, John Carnahan has passed. We interviewed John in August of 2022 at his home.
Brattleboro Historical Society founder, John Carnahan has passed. We interviewed John in August of 2022 at his home. We think the is the last recorded interview with John. It’s about 35 minutes long.Throughout the interview John’s intelligence, thoughtfulness,...
Williams Street then and now.
Williams Street then and now during the construction of Interstate 91.
Fort Dummer and the Vernon Dam
In 1976 the Brattleboro Reformer reported on the archeological dig that occurred at the Fort Dummer site along the Connecticut River. The site is about 1 mile south of downtown Brattleboro, along the Connecticut River. Fort Dummer was built on...
Brattleboro Historical Society: Deadly flu pandemic hit Brattleboro in 1918 Mar 6, 2020
The first Brattleboro death from the flu epidemic occurred on September 30, 1918. The victim was a 36-year-old Fort Dummer Cotton Mill worker named Isidor Bellair. He was a French Canadian immigrant who had moved his family to Brattleboro two years earlier in order to find work at the mill. He was survived by his wife and six small children, the youngest being only 5 months old.
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.