Brattleboro historical society welcomes
Riverfest 2022
Exhibits
River Exhibits
The Brattleboro Historical Society has tens of thousands of historical photographs. The slideshow above contains a few hundred of our favorite river photos.
Island Park
In the Connecticut River there used to be a pretty bigThe island between Brattleboro and Hinsdale. In the 1800’s it wasHinsdale was over 22 acres.[diti_timeline horizontal_line_color="rgba(0,0,0,0.37)" horizontal_line_focus_color="#E09900"...
Brattleboro’s Beginnings
Intro Abenaki & Fort DummerPrior to the 1700’s, Vermont was home to the Abenaki. Fort Dummer was built as the first English settlement in Vermont in 1724. The view of the Connecticut River and Mount Wantastiquet from the former site of Fort DummerThe Fort...
Fort Dummer
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 beginning of the 18th...
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Brattleboro Historical Society was founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization by a group of local historians and civic leaders interested in Brattleboro’s past. The Society’s mission is the telling of Brattleboro's story. Join us!