Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.3, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Brattleboro Historical Society There's Always Something Happening in History ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://bhs802.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Brattleboro Pages In Time](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-pages-in-time/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Brattleboro-Pages-in-Time.png” title_text=”Brattleboro – Pages in Time” url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-pages-in-time” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-pages-in-time” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [B. D. and Sarah Harris, and the Mormons 1851](https://bhs802.org/b-d-and-sarah-harris-and-the-mormons-1851/) - Sarah Harris wrote about her honeymoon experiences among the Mormons in 1851. This recording explains how the Brattleboro newlyweds found themselves in multiple life-threatening situations in the days of the Wild West...image of Sarah's husband, B.D. Harris click below to hear the story... #brattleboro #history https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc/bhs-e515-bd-and-sarah-harris-and-the-mormons-1851 - [Unveiling Moments in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/unveiling-moments-in-brattleboro-history-2/) - 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. 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 - [Unveiling Moments in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/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. All the QR code videos and media presentations may - [BHS Soundcloud Podcast e514-John Deere, Fred Holbrook and Plows](https://bhs802.org/bhs-soundcloud-podcast-e514-john-deere-fred-holbrook-and-plows/) - The Plows of the Valleys are NOT the Plows of the Hills...in the 1800's Brattleboro's Fred Holbrook designed sidehill swivel plows that were popular in northern New England. https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc/bhs-e514-john-deere-fred-holbrook-and-plows - [BHS e442-Oz and the Latchis Memorial Theatre](https://bhs802.org/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. - [BHS at The Local Historical Societies and Museums Conference May 9 2025](https://bhs802.org/bhs-at-the-local-historical-societies-and-museums-conference-may-9-2025/) - [Brattleboro Historical Society founder, John Carnahan has passed. We interviewed John in August of 2022 at his home.](https://bhs802.org/44924-2/) - 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, humility, and love of Brattleboro are evident. If you did not know John, we think you - [Brattleboro Historical Society: Deadly flu pandemic hit Brattleboro in 1918 Mar 6, 2020](https://bhs802.org/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. - [How to Research Your House](https://bhs802.org/how-to-research-your-house/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Hero section” _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(150,105,97,0.67) 0%|rgba(2,0,76,0.84) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(150,105,97,0.67)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(2,0,76,0.84)” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Beal-shoop.jpeg” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”10%||14%|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”How to research your house” button_url=”#” button_text=”By Lee Ha, BHS Trustee” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h1″ header_font=”Lato|900||on|||||” header_font_size=”67px” header_letter_spacing=”2px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_font_size=”20px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#fa7f28″ button_border_width=”6px” button_border_color=”#fa7f28″ button_border_radius=”5px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” - [How Did Flatboats Work?](https://bhs802.org/how-did-flatboats-work/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”How Did Flatboats Work?” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/flatboat-again.jpg” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”15px” global_colors_info=”{}”] This week in Brattleboro history we are going - [1993 Brattleboro Union High School Yearbook](https://bhs802.org/1993-brattleboro-union-high-school-yearbook/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Colonel1993″ src=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Colonel1993.jpg” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/1992-colonel” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [A MAIN STREET WALKING TOUR OF ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC SITES](https://bhs802.org/a-main-street-walking-tour-of-architectural-and-historic-sites/) - 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[Juneteenth](https://bhs802.org/juneteenth/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(52,33,7,0.7) 0%|rgba(52,33,7,0.7) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Juneteenth.jpg” custom_padding=”22vw||70px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”60px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”60px||||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”10″ max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”911b782d-543e-4cc5-a53e-d10bc767f768″ header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”right” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] Juneteenth [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.1″ _module_preset=”d7047b43-567c-4829-b28b-f4d6dd595be5″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”right” max_width=”600px” module_alignment=”right” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] Two years ago, on June 19th, 2022, three young people - 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[Annual Meeting 2023](https://bhs802.org/annual-meeting-2023/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.23″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_type=”circular” background_color_gradient_direction_radial=”bottom right” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 30%|#000000 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”30%” background_color_gradient_end=”#000000″ background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/0005Estey.BrattlelboroHistoricalSociety.Archive-1-scaled.jpeg” custom_padding=”5vw|0px|5vw|0px|true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”100px||100px||true” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ custom_padding=”27px|0px|27px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ text_font=”Cairo|900||on|||||” text_font_size=”24px” text_letter_spacing=”12px” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_font=”Vast Shadow|||on|||||” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” max_width=”600px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||-0.8em” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font_size_tablet=”45px” header_font_size_phone=”35px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_text_shadow_style=”preset3″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0.36em” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”-0.08em” - [Construction of BUHS](https://bhs802.org/construction-of-buhs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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 - [Brattleboro Directory 1923](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-directory-1923/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-directory-october-1923-xxiv/mode/2up” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Rudyard Kipling's Residences in Vermont, as seen by the Vermont Phoenix, a Newspaper Essay by Howard Shapiro.](https://bhs802.org/rudyard-kiplings-residences-in-vermont-as-seen-by-the-vermont-phoenix-a-newspaper-essay-by-howard-shapiro/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kipling-Cover-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Kipling Cover” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/kipling-rudyard-residence-in-vermont-phoenix-articles-howard-shapiro/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Directory 1896](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-directory-1896/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Directory-1896-mock-up.jpg” title_text=”Directory 1896 mock-up” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-directory-1896″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [The Archer - 1987-88 Austine School Yearbook](https://bhs802.org/the-archer-1987-88-austine-school-yearbook/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Austine-Yearbook-Mock-up-1987-88.jpg” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Austine Yearbook Mock-up 1987-88″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” button_url=”https://archive.org/details/the-archer-1987-1988-austine-yearbook” url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Colonel 1974](https://bhs802.org/colonel-1974/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Brattleboro Union High School Yearbook, 1974″ url=”https://archive.org/details/1974-colonel” url_new_window=”on” image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Colonel-1974.png” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https://archive.org/details/1974-colonel” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”] COLONEL 1974BRATTLEBORO UNION HIGH SCHOOLBrattleboro, VermontVolume XXIV Editor-in-Chief: Edith BittnerStaff: Kay Orne Business Manager: Sheila CutlerStaff: Kim Wells, Mary Witalis, Cheryl Gilbert Art Editor: Sue StoreyStaff: Randi Young Senior - [Directory 1894](https://bhs802.org/directory-1894/) - 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[Directory 1885](https://bhs802.org/directory-1885/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-directory-1885_202303″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Baseball At Island Park 1911 - 1915](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-baseball-at-island-park/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-baseball-at-island-park-1911-1915/mode/2up” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Compiled Obituaries - A](https://bhs802.org/compiled-obituaries-a/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-obituaries-a” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [The BHS Community Conversation](https://bhs802.org/the-bhs-community-conversation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Sale Items](https://bhs802.org/sale-items/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] The BHS has items for sale. We have been asked, “Like what?” [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”44564,44565,44566,44567,44568,44569″ posts_number=”10″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_gallery][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” - [Brattleboro Directory 1880](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-directory-1880/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-directory-1880″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Directory, 1875 - 1876](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-vermont-directory-1875-1876/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-directory-1875-6″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Directory 1881-1882](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-directory-1881-1882/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/brattleboro-listing-1881″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Picturesque Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/picturesque-brattleboro-1894/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/picturesque-brattleboro/mode/2up” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Gravestone Inscriptions Of Locust Ridge Cemetery Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/gravestone-inscriptions-of-locust-ridge-cemetery-brattleboro/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/gravestone-inscriptions-of-locust-ridge-cemetery-brattleboro” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Williams Street then and now.](https://bhs802.org/williams-street-then-and-now/) - Williams Street then and now during the construction of Interstate 91. - [New Post](https://bhs802.org/new-post/) - now and then test. - [Gravestones Listings of Prospect Hill Cemetery](https://bhs802.org/gravestones-listings-of-prospect-hill-cemetery/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/gravestones-listings-of-prospect-hill-cemetery” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [A Record Of Burials At The Vermont Asylum (Brattleboro Retreat) 1837 - 1900](https://bhs802.org/a-record-of-burials-at-the-vermont-asylum-retreat-1837-1900/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/a-record-of-burials-at-the-vermont-asylum-retreat-1837-1900″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [PIONEER AVIATION In Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/pioneer-aviation-in-brattleboro/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/pioneer-aviation-in-brattleboro-by-richard-m.-mitchell” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [On the Job: The Brattleboro Public Works Department](https://bhs802.org/on-the-job-the-brattleboro-public-works-department/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/on-the-job” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [ADDRESSES Mrs. Levi K. Fuller](https://bhs802.org/addresses-mrs-levi-k-fuller/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/addresses-mrs.-levi-k.-fuller” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Union High School Yearbook 1968](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-union-high-school-yearbook-1968/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/the-colonel-1968″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [The Colonel - 1973 Brattleboro Union High School Yearbook](https://bhs802.org/the-colonel-1973-brattleboro-union-high-school-yearbook/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://archive.org/details/colonel-1973″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View Here” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [McNeill's](https://bhs802.org/mcneills/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#000000 10%|rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 35%|rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 65%|#000000 90%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/27752174546_2caae8dfd0_o-1-scaled.jpeg” background_position=”center_left” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_4_font=”Roboto|900||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#B5A68F” header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”0.2em” header_4_line_height=”1.7em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” header_4_font_size_tablet=”” header_4_font_size_phone=”” header_4_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] Tribute [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”c16985e1-e0d6-4022-964d-e2bfc04fa633″ header_font=”Italiana||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”80px” header_font_size_tablet=”40px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] McNeill’s [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider - [Competing Interests on the Connecticut River, a talk with Joe Rivers](https://bhs802.org/competing-interests-on-the-connecticut-river-a-talk-with-joe-rivers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#000000 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 25%|rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 75%|#000000 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Wantastiquet-scaled.jpeg” hover_enabled=”0″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Wantastiquet” parallax=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_4_font=”Roboto|900||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#B5A68F” header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”0.2em” header_4_line_height=”1.7em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” header_4_font_size_tablet=”” header_4_font_size_phone=”” header_4_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] About Us [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”c16985e1-e0d6-4022-964d-e2bfc04fa633″ header_font=”Italiana||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”52px” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”40px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” header_line_height=”1.2em” - [Saturday, October 22 - Tour of the Old West River Railroad](https://bhs802.org/saturday-october-22-tour-of-the-old-west-river-railroad/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Take a ride on the West River Railroad! Actually, along the route of the West River Railroad! Glenn Annis will lead this tour of the West River Railroad’s 36-mile route from Brattleboro to South Londonderry, sharing - [Hinsdale Bridge History - Eight and Counting…](https://bhs802.org/hinsdale-bridge-history-eight-and-counting/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Hinsdale Bridge History – Eight and Counting…” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hinsdale-Bridge.jpeg” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”15px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Saturday, March 28, 1920 the Hinsdale Bridge between Brattleboro - [Fort Dummer and the Vernon Dam](https://bhs802.org/fort-dummer-and-the-vernon-dam/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Fort Dummer and the Vernon Dam” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vernon-Dam-construction-scaled.jpg” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] A sketch of Fort Dummer by Charles J. - [Ice Flow 2022](https://bhs802.org/ice-flow-2022/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_video_mp4=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ice-flow-2022.mp4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header logo_image_url=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Riverfest-logo.png” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||314px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section] - [Riverfest](https://bhs802.org/44026-2/) - Riverfest August 6, 2022 The town of Brattleboro exists within the Connecticut River watershed. The West River and Whetstone Brook feed into the Connecticut and, together, they have supported communities of people for centuries. As part of the Connecticut River Conservancy’s “Riverfest”, on Saturday, August 6 the Historical Society set up a tent and shared - [Development and Indigenous Burials](https://bhs802.org/development-and-indigenous-burials/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Development and Indigenous Burials” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/West-River-Confluence-Retreat-Meadows-from-Rt.-30-before-flooding-donated-by-Anna-Holbrook.jpg” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In 1922 the business community was pretty excited. Companies along - [John Holbrook - How The River Built Brattleboro Village](https://bhs802.org/john-holbrook-how-the-river-built-brattleboro-village/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”John Holbrook – How The River Built Brattleboro Village” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/John-Holbrook.square.crop_.png” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”John Holbrook.square.crop” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” - [Log Drives](https://bhs802.org/log-drives/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Log Drives” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hinsdale-Bridge-03-scaled.jpg” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In March of 1916 the Brattleboro Reformer ran an article explaining that - [Fort Dummer](https://bhs802.org/fort-dummer/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”260,261,262,263,264,265″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] 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 - [Breweries](https://bhs802.org/breweries/) - C2H5OH: BANNED! Prohibition came to New England much earlier than it did to much of the rest of the country. In 1851 Maine passed a law banning the sale of alcoholic beverages. By 1855 all New England states had adopted a version of the Maine law, including Vermont. - [Bridges and Floods](https://bhs802.org/bridges-and-floods/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Bridges and Floods” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abel|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”right” title_font_size=”43px” background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”138deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Disaster-hinsdale-bridge-scaled.jpeg” custom_padding=”170px||187px|||” title_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In 1889 a “remarkably strong and substantial” suspension bridge was built - [Island Park](https://bhs802.org/island-park/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Island Park” subhead=”Brattleboro’s Playground” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.54)” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Abhaya Libre||||||||” title_font_size=”88px” subhead_font=”Alegreya Sans SC|700|||||||” subhead_font_size=”29px” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1911-Large-format-camera-opening-scaled.jpeg” height=”468px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”145px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||5px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” global_colors_info=”{}”] In the Connecticut River there used to be a pretty bigThe - [Steamboats and Connecticut River](https://bhs802.org/steamboats-and-connecticut-river/) - Gravestone epitaphs have led us on interesting journeys. At Prospect Hill Cemetery there is a stone that overlooks the Connecticut River. Carved on one side is the following; “The grave of Alanson D. Wood, who was killed instantly on this river by the explosion of the Steamboat Greenfield, May 18, 1840, age 30.” - [West River Photo Gallery](https://bhs802.org/west-river-photo-gallery/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Page Title Section” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”120deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”#c06900 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#000000″ background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/West-River-Confluence-morning-at-the-three-bridges.jpg” custom_padding=”110px||110px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”60px” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||20px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”fade” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”40px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”] Gallery [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Page Subtitle” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”fade” - [The Brattleboro & Vernon Dam Part II: Another Dam Story](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-vernon-dam-part-ii-another-dam-story/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_section] - [BHS Podcast e190-Brattleboro's Den of Iniquity](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e190-brattleboros-den-of-iniquity/) - [Brattleboro Historical Society Glass Plates Collection 1274-1308](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-historical-society-glass-plates-collection-1274-1308/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [West River Winter](https://bhs802.org/west-river-winter/) - A two man disaster squad, with ax and rope, has cut through cakes of ice backed up by the West River. Note the off-center hitch enabling horses to follow track rather than navigate heavier snow in center ridge of road. - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Island Park flood of 1905](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-island-park-flood-of-1905/) - [Annette Spaulding presents petroglyph find at the Vermont History Museium](https://bhs802.org/2485/) - In the spring of 1909, the completion of a new hydro-electric dam in Vernon created at 28 mile long lake, from Vermont's southern boarder with Massachusetts to Bellows Falls, as waters began to back up and subsume much of the river-adjacent countryside. On average, the water level rose 30 feet and eventually flooded more - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Annette Spaulding & West River Petroglyph](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-annette-spaulding-west-river-petroglyph/) - In the spring of 1909, the completion of a new hydro-electric dam in Vernon created at 28 mile long lake, from Vermont's southern boarder with Massachusetts to Bellows Falls, as waters began to back up and subsume much of the river-adjacent countryside. On average, the water level rose 30 feet and eventually flooded more than - [BHS Podcast e71 - This Week in Brattleboro History - First Peoples, Part I](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e71-week-brattleboro-history-first-peoples-part/) - [Words on the Water: Stories of Wantastegok, the West River and Abenaki Presence](https://bhs802.org/words-on-the-water-stories-of-wantastegok-the-west-river-and-abenaki-presence/) - 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 petroglyphs—ancient images carved in stone—have rested submerged, unseen evidence of the - ['There's A Bigger Story': Recently Rediscovered Petroglyphs Bring Indigenous Narrative To Surface](https://bhs802.org/40215/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#1f1f1f” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”|||” transparent_background=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”There’s A Bigger Story” subhead=”Recently Rediscovered Petroglyphs Bring Indigenous Narrative To Surface ” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” header_scroll_down=”on” scroll_down_icon=”%%0%%” scroll_down_icon_color=”#ffffff” scroll_down_icon_size=”32px” button_one_text=”Read Full Article at VPR.org” button_one_url=”https://www.vpr.org/post/theres-bigger-story-recently-rediscovered-petroglyphs-bring-indigenous-narrative-surface#stream/0″ background_overlay_color=”rgba(31,31,31,0.8)” subhead_font_color=”#bebebe” _builder_version=”3.26.3″ title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”72px” content_font=”Montserrat||||” content_text_color=”#bfbfbf” content_font_size=”19px” content_line_height=”1.8em” subhead_font=”||||||||” subhead_text_color=”#ffffff” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/indian-rock.jpg” background_position=”center_left” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”15px” button_one_text_color=”#99312a” - 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[Hinsdale Bridge](https://bhs802.org/hindsdale-bridge/) - 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 ice were still on the river. The Brattleboro Daily Reformer gave the following description of what - [Unsorted Photos](https://bhs802.org/unsorted-photos/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery 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The paper was commenting on Brattleboro’s recent hard times. In October, a Whetstone Brook freshet had wiped out many of the businesses along the brook and in early November a fire had destroyed all of the businesses on the west side of Main Street between Elliot and High Streets. - [Memorial Park and the Ski Tow](https://bhs802.org/memorial-park-and-the-ski-tow/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Memorial-Park.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Living Memorial Park” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”7vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”30px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.61) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.61)” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”143px||213px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” - [A Partial History of Brattleboro Printing and Publishing](https://bhs802.org/a-partial-history-of-brattleboro-printing-and-publishing/) - Since 1797 there has been a weekly or daily newspaper in Brattleboro for all but four years. It started with Benjamin Smead’s paper the “Federal Galaxy” in 1797 and goes on to include William Fessenden’s “Reporter” in the early 1800’s, the “Vermont Phoenix” for over 80 years, and the “Brattleboro Reformer” under the banner of Windham County and Brattleboro for over 140 years. - [Putney Road Expansion](https://bhs802.org/putney-road-expansion/) - From 1900 to 1950 Brattleboro’s population, on average, increased by 1000 people per decade. In 1900 the population was about 6,500 and by 1950 the census stated there were about 11,500 people in town. - [Union Block](https://bhs802.org/union-block/) - On the east side of Main Street, near the junction of Main and Elliot, is an old brick building with the name “Union Block” highlighted in raised bricks at the top of the third floor. Between the second and third floors is a large bronze plaque, bearing the name “Amedeo de Angelis”, with the United States Seal depicted at each end of the plaque. Have you ever wondered how the building ended up with these two monikers? - [Wesselhoeft Water Cure](https://bhs802.org/wesselhoeft-water-cure/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Wesselhoeft3043.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Water Cure” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”7vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”30px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.61) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.61)” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”143px||213px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” - [Maple Sugaring](https://bhs802.org/maple-sugaring/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/maple1.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Maple Sugaring” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”7vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”30px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.61) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.61)” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”143px||213px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” - [The Valley Fair](https://bhs802.org/the-valley-fair-2/) - 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. - [Soldiers' Monument Tablet on Juneteenth](https://bhs802.org/soldiers-monument-tablet-on-juneteenth/) - On June 19, 2022 the town of Brattleboro unveiled a corrective and interpretative tablet that was placed next to the Civil War Soldiers' Monument. A town committee crafted the text of the tablet and the Select Board approved the new installation and funding for the project. The inaccuracy of the monument was first brought to - [Richard Hamilton Speaks At Memorial Day Remembrance](https://bhs802.org/richard-hamilton-speaks-at-memorial-day-remembrance/) - On May 27, 2022 Richard Hamilton, a 1940 graduate of Brattleboro High School, spoke to an audience of more than 400 people on the front lawn of BUHS. He shared stories of growing up in West Brattleboro and attending public schools. This was part of a Memorial Day Remembrance that included students and staff from - [The Bradshaw's](https://bhs802.org/the-bradshaws/) - What was it like to be a young African American family settling into 1820’s Brattleboro? In 1823 a young couple in their twenties, with a small child, moved to Brattleboro from Massachusetts. Andrew and Phoebe Bradshaw rented a building on Main Street to begin their new life. According to available information they were the only - [Brattleboro's burgeoning ski industry](https://bhs802.org/brattleboros-burgeoning-ski-industry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5fa9bfae60aff.image_.jpg” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” min_height_tablet=”” min_height_phone=”” min_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” height=”578px” custom_margin=”-90px||1px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Ski Town” subhead=”Brattleboro Reformer Saturday Feature” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”7vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”30px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.61) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.89)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.61)” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” - [West River Confluence](https://bhs802.org/west-river-confluence/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” gallery_ids=”43554,43555,43556,43557,43558,43559,43560,43561,43562,43563,43564,43565,43566,43567,43568,43569,43570,43571,43572,43573,43574,43575,43576,43577,43578,43579,43580,43581,43582,43583,43584,43585,43586,43587,43588,43589,43590,43591,43592,43593,43594,43595″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_gallery][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro the Defining Decades 1870-1920](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-the-defining-decades-1870-1920/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https://youtu.be/5-nmPBhPsy8″ image_src=”//i.ytimg.com/vi/5-nmPBhPsy8/hqdefault.jpg” _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”7px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Brattleboro’s Defining Decades: 1870 to 1920By The Brattleboro Historical Society, Special to the ReformerFeb 15, 2019In 1870 Brattleboro was in a - 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[BHS Newsletter Summer 2019](https://bhs802.org/bhs-newsletter-summer-2019/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Historical Society Newsletter Summer 2018](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-historical-society-newsletter-summer-2018/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Harris Hill](https://bhs802.org/harris-hill/) - In the beginning, the hill was 740 feet long. The landing space was 250 feet with a drop from the top to bottom of 284 feet. It was a big hill and it would get bigger. - [Group looks ahead at fresh ways to look back: Brattleboro Historical Society, about to turn 40 years old, seeks ideas and volunteers](https://bhs802.org/group-looks-ahead-at-fresh-ways-to-look-back-brattleboro-historical-society-about-to-turn-40-years-old-seeks-ideas-and-volunteers/) - On a Saturday morning, on the third floor of the Municipal Center, where Brattleboro High School students used to roam the hallways, Barbara George is seated in a circle, socially distanced and masked, with seven members of the Brattleboro Historical Society board of trustees. Read the Full Article at Commonsnews.org - [Plaque to correct Civil War record in Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/plaque-to-correct-civil-war-record-in-brattleboro/) - After eye-opening research from three local students and their teacher, the town will purchase and install a new plaque to recognize the number of Vermonters who served during the Civil War but were left out of official recognition on a monument because of racism and classism of the time. Read Full Article at Reformer.com - [The Valley Fair](https://bhs802.org/the-valley-fair/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#1f1f1f” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”|||” transparent_background=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”The Valley Fair” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” header_scroll_down=”on” scroll_down_icon=”%%0%%” scroll_down_icon_color=”#ffffff” scroll_down_icon_size=”32px” background_overlay_color=”rgba(31,31,31,0.8)” subhead_font_color=”#bebebe” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ title_font=”Playfair Display||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”72px” title_line_height=”1.3em” content_font=”Montserrat||||” content_text_color=”#bfbfbf” content_font_size=”19px” content_line_height=”1.8em” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||” subhead_text_color=”#bebebe” subhead_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Valley-Fair.jpeg” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”15px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_border_width=”2px” button_one_border_color=”#ffffff” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_letter_spacing=”1px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|||on|” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”15px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#c39d63″ button_two_border_width=”2px” button_two_border_color=”#c39d63″ - [Early Maps Of Brattleboro 1745 - 1912](https://bhs802.org/early-maps-of-brattleboro-1745-1912/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Madame Sherri](https://bhs802.org/madame-sherri/) - Across the river from north Brattleboro, in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, a trail winds through the Madame Sherri Forest to a set of ghostly stone stairs—the ruins of Madame Sherri’s castle, an estate whose former glory was lost to fire in 1962. - [Indigenous Sites](https://bhs802.org/indigenous-sites/) - Since long before the advent of writing, right here in the Connecticut River Valley there have lived a people known as the Sokoki Abenaki (or, translated into English from the original Sokwakiak, “The People Who Separated”). They are the original people of this place, and they are still here. Their native tongue, Aln8ba8dwaw8gan—the Western Abenaki language—is still extant, but greatly endangered. - [Wells Fountain](https://bhs802.org/wells-fountain-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Hero Section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header subhead=”Wells Fountain” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.4)” content_max_width=”550px” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ title_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” title_text_color=”#edbb5f” title_font_size=”14px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.8em” subhead_font=”Playfair Display|700||on|||||” subhead_font_size=”48px” subhead_line_height=”1.4em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1045.jpeg” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_border_width=”1px” button_one_border_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.3)” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_letter_spacing=”1px” button_one_font=”Saira Extra Condensed|600||on|||||” button_one_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_one_icon_color=”#edbb5f” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_border_width=”1px” button_two_border_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.3)” button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_letter_spacing=”1px” button_two_font=”Saira Extra Condensed|600||on|||||” button_two_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_two_icon_color=”#edbb5f” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”14.7%||202px|||” button_one_text_color_hover=”#edbb5f” button_two_text_color_hover=”#edbb5f” button_one_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_two_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover=”#edbb5f” - [Neighborhoods: Centreville](https://bhs802.org/neighborhoods-centreville/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5)” background_color_gradient_end=”#000000″ background_color_gradient_type=”radial” background_color_gradient_direction_radial=”bottom right” background_color_gradient_start_position=”30%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Centreville-Mill-c.-1930.png” custom_padding=”20vw|0px|20vw|0px|true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”100px||100px||true” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”27px|0px|27px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font=”Cairo|900||on|||||” text_font_size=”24px” text_letter_spacing=”12px” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_font=”Vast Shadow|||on|||||” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” max_width=”600px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||-0.8em” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font_size_tablet=”45px” header_font_size_phone=”35px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_text_shadow_style=”preset3″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”0.36em” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”-0.08em” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0.84em” text_text_shadow_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”] - [The Coming Of Electricity and the Working Class](https://bhs802.org/podcast-bhs-e188-the-coming-of-electricity-and-the-working-class/) - [Mount Wantastiquet](https://bhs802.org/mount-wantastiquet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Mt. Wantastiquet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ title_font=”Adamina||||||||” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset3″ title_text_align=”center” content_max_width=”45%” background_enable_color=”off” title_text=”49406450893_1a166b5ef4_o (1)” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/49406450893_1a166b5ef4_o-1-scaled-1.jpeg” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”91deg” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_color_gradient_end_position=”57%” background_color_gradient_start_position=”48%” content_text_color=”#000000″ content_font=”Actor||||||||” content_font_size=”16px” content_line_height=”1.8em”] Foremost among Brattleboro’s many striking geographical features is Mount Wantastiquet. Rising some 1300 feet above sea level in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, the mountain looms - [The Latchis Hotel & Theater](https://bhs802.org/the-latchis-hotel-theater/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Latches11-1.jpg” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”72px” header_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”-14px||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] THE LATCHIS HOTEL & THEATRE - [The Brattleboro Retreat](https://bhs802.org/the-brattleboro-retreat/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Weeping-Cherry-and-Retreat-Red-Brick-Building_1.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”72px” header_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”-14px||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” global_colors_info=”{}”] THE BRATTLEBORO RETREAT [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” - [The Brattleboro Historical Society Annual Meeting 2021](https://bhs802.org/the-brattleboro-historical-society-annual-meeting-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Page 1 Carol Farrington, Sec Brattleboro Historical Society – 2020 Annual Meeting November 15, 2020– Virtual meeting via ZOOM The annual meeting was held - [H.P. Lovecraft](https://bhs802.org/h-p-lovecraft/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/round-mountain.jpg” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”72px” header_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”-14px||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” global_colors_info=”{}”] HP LOVECRAFT & ROUND MOUNTAIN [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ - [Clarina Howard Nichols](https://bhs802.org/clarina-howard-nichols/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text- SITE TITLE” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_text_color=”#99312a” global_colors_info=”{}”] Clarina Howard Nichols – Townsend and Brattleboro [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text- SITE INFORMATION ” _builder_version=”4.13.1″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Clarina Howard Nichols (1810 – 1885) was an advocate for human rights. Born in Townsend, VT she went - [Snow removal equipment changes over time](https://bhs802.org/snow-removal-equipment-changes-over-time/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#1f1f1f” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”|||” transparent_background=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Snow Removal” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” header_scroll_down=”on” scroll_down_icon_color=”#ffffff” scroll_down_icon_size=”32px” background_overlay_color=”rgba(31,31,31,0.8)” subhead_font_color=”#bebebe” _builder_version=”4.13.1″ title_font=”Playfair Display||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”72px” title_line_height=”1.3em” content_font=”Montserrat||||” content_text_color=”#bfbfbf” content_font_size=”19px” content_line_height=”1.8em” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||” subhead_text_color=”#bebebe” subhead_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Snow-Roller.png” background_size=”contain” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”15px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_border_width=”2px” button_one_border_color=”#ffffff” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_letter_spacing=”1px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|||on|” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”15px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#c39d63″ button_two_border_width=”2px” button_two_border_color=”#c39d63″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” - [Mary E. 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[Jody Williams](https://bhs802.org/jody-williams/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.13.1″ background_color=”#bfbfbf” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PeacePrizeBlur.png” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”53px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ padding_top_bottom_link_1=”true” _builder_version=”3.25″ max_width=”80%” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px__hover=”1080px” custom_width_px__hover_enabled=”1080px” custom_width_percent__hover=”80%” custom_width_percent__hover_enabled=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}” make_fullwidth__hover=”off” make_fullwidth__hover_enabled=”off” gutter_width__hover=”3″ gutter_width__hover_enabled=”3″ parallax_1__hover=”off” parallax_1__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_2__hover=”off” parallax_2__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_3__hover=”off” parallax_3__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_4__hover=”off” parallax_4__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_5__hover=”off” parallax_5__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_6__hover=”off” parallax_6__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_method_1__hover=”on” parallax_method_1__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_2__hover=”on” parallax_method_2__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_3__hover=”on” parallax_method_3__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_4__hover=”on” parallax_method_4__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_5__hover=”on” parallax_method_5__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_6__hover=”on” parallax_method_6__hover_enabled=”on” use_background_color_gradient__hover=”off” use_background_color_gradient__hover_enabled=”off” background_color_gradient_start__hover=”#2b87da” background_color_gradient_start__hover_enabled=”#2b87da” background_color_gradient_end__hover=”#29c4a9″ background_color_gradient_end__hover_enabled=”#29c4a9″ - [Vermont History Expo](https://bhs802.org/vermont-history-expo/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”1072,1073,1074,1075,1076,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” show_title_and_caption=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_gallery][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [History Bits](https://bhs802.org/history-bits/) - 1958 Vermont’s oldest bank and its largest commercial bank merged to become the Vermont National and Savings Bank. The banks which merged were the Vermont Savings Bank, the oldest savings bank which was organized in 1846, and the Vermont Peoples National Bank of Brattleboro, Vermont’s oldest commercial bank, which was incorporated in 1821. - [BHS e331-Brattleboro Floral Arts and Garden Club](https://bhs802.org/bhs-e331-brattleboro-floral-arts-and-garden-club/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Community Service and Volunteerism are both celebrated in this recording highlighting the history and contributions of the local garden club… BrattHistoricalSoc · BHS e331-Brattleboro Floral Arts and Garden Club [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Brattleboro Snow](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-snow/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”1093,1094,1095,1096,1097,1098,1099″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_gallery][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Ten Month Financial Report for Annual Meeting](https://bhs802.org/ten-month-financial-report-for-annual-meeting/) - [Podcast Episode 305](https://bhs802.org/podcast/) - Laundry, Chinese Exclusion Act, Female Businesses, Technology, Immigration...this story has it all! The first commercial laundries emerged in the 1840's with Steam Laundries appearing in the 1870's...the Custom Laundry (female-owned) began in 1887 and operated until 2010. - [Oral History Project: Peter Gould](https://bhs802.org/oral-history-project-peter-gould/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Packers-Corners-Rd-Sign-2.jpeg” custom_padding=”46px|0px|44px|0px|false|false” animation_style=”zoom” animation_intensity_zoom=”4%”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”3%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font=”Montserrat|500||on|||||” text_text_color=”#f7f7f7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”3px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” locked=”off”] Oral history project: the vietnam war era [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”42px” header_line_height=”1.3em” header_2_font=”||||||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” - [Harmony Rats](https://bhs802.org/harmony-rats/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_image=”https://histsoc.sites.qsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/travel-landscape-19.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”110px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_image src=”https://histsoc.sites.qsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/travel-person-iso.png” show_bottom_space=”off” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.23″ custom_margin=”|||” animation_direction=”%22fade_in%22″ animation=”fade_in”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|10%||10%” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hero Title” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1a1a1a” header_font=”Oswald|on||on|” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”60px” - [BHS e301-Vermont Constitution and Indentured Servants](https://bhs802.org/bhs-e301-vermont-constitution-and-indentured-servants/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_color=”#F3E7D4″ background_color_gradient_direction_radial=”bottom left” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”0||0||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ background_size__hover=”cover” background_size__hover_enabled=”cover” background_enable_image=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”true” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_position=”top_center” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0|0|0|10%|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0%||0%||true” custom_padding_phone=”” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”1%” hover_enabled=”0″ use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ custom_padding=”8vw||80px|” custom_padding_tablet=”|10%||10%||true” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ padding_tablet=”|10%||10%||true” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”Lato|900|||||||” header_font_size=”29px” header_letter_spacing=”1px” - [Annual Meeting 2020](https://bhs802.org/annual-meeting-2020/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society is holding its annual meeting on November 15 at 2pm via Zoom. The topic will be Jennie B. Powers: The Woman Who Dares. Details on how to join our Zoom webinar are below. - [Podcast BHS e186-Charles Frost-botanist, abolitionist and shoemaker](https://bhs802.org/podcast-bhs-e186-charles-frost-botanist-abolitionist-and-shoemaker/) - [A Weekend of Events Celebrate “Something About Mary”](https://bhs802.org/a-weekend-of-events-celebrate-something-about-mary-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#1f1f1f” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”|||” transparent_background=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Something About Mary” subhead=” A Weekend of Events Celebrate “Something About Mary” ” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” header_scroll_down=”on” scroll_down_icon=”%%0%%” scroll_down_icon_color=”#ffffff” scroll_down_icon_size=”32px” button_one_text=”Read Full Article at sentinelsource.com” button_one_url=”https://www.sentinelsource.com/hub/news/community_news/a-weekend-of-events-celebrate-something-about-mary/article_f0408ba2-e69f-5309-a056-256624953152.html” background_overlay_color=”rgba(31,31,31,0.8)” subhead_font_color=”#bebebe” _builder_version=”3.26.3″ title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”72px” content_font=”Montserrat||||” content_text_color=”#bfbfbf” content_font_size=”19px” content_line_height=”1.8em” subhead_font=”||||||||” subhead_text_color=”#ffffff” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mary-wilkins-freeman-portrait.jpeg” background_position=”center_left” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”15px” button_one_text_color=”#99312a” - 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[Royal Tyler - Roundtable Discussion](https://bhs802.org/royall-tyler-author-wit-and-judge-of-early-brattleboro/) - Royall Tyler: Author, Wit and Judge, of Early Brattleboro. 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[Danny Deever by Rudyard Kipling, read by Thomas Ragle](https://bhs802.org/danny-deever-by-rudyard-kipling-read-by-thomas-ragle/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Danny Deever” _builder_version=”3.10.1″ src=”https://youtu.be/6dvrxBToxl8″ image_src=”//i.ytimg.com/vi/6dvrxBToxl8/hqdefault.jpg” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Green Mountain Mornings: Rudyard Kipling at The Scott Farm](https://bhs802.org/green-mountain-mornings-radio-rudyard-kipling-at-the-scott-farm-july-12/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Video Section” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#ffffff” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_start_position=”65%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”65%” custom_padding=”|||” next_background_color=”#99312a”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Video” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.83″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_blur=”77px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_code admin_label=”Green Mountain Mornings July 10, 2018 Kipling” _builder_version=”3.8″][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Fun Fact Section” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_color=”#99312a” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0||0||false|false” prev_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Service Section Title” custom_margin=”||40px|” _builder_version=”3.0.83″ animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” saved_tabs=”all” custom_padding=”27px|0px|78px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#747d88″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” - [Pre-Contact People Episode 2](https://bhs802.org/pre-contact-people-episode-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Case Study Text” _builder_version=”3.0.83″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0||30px||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.8″][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.83″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation_style=”fade”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.8″ text_font=”Montserrat||||” text_text_color=”#353740″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation_style=”flip” animation_intensity_flip=”20%”] Brattleboro is fortunate to have a vibrant community of amateur and professional historians actively exploring the - [Kipling: Roundtable Discussion at Scott Farm](https://bhs802.org/kipling-roundtable/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Welcome To Royal” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”100px|0px|0|0px|false|false” collapsed=”off” next_background_color=”#1f1f1f”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”27px|0px|0|0px|false|false” custom_margin=”|||” background_position_1=”top_left” background_position_2=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat” padding_top_1=”60px” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Location” _builder_version=”3.18.4″ text_font=”Montserrat|on||on|” text_text_color=”#bfbfbf” text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-115px||15px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”] Naulakha, Dummerston [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”] [/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font=”Playfair - [Dennis Waring](https://bhs802.org/dennis-waring/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_video _builder_version=”3.8″ src=”https://youtu.be/DBgWR3CO-js” image_src=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_5941.jpg” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.8″] Watch Dennis Waring’s full presentation on the impact of Estey Organ Company’s effect on American consumer culture. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Words & Abenaki History: July Roundtable Discussion](https://bhs802.org/words-abenaki-history-july-roundtable-discussion/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Hero Section” fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.7)” animation_style=”zoom” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_zoom=”4%” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”Hero” title=”Words & Abenaki History” subhead=”A roundtable discussion” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.85)” title_font_color=”#444235″ subhead_font_color=”#444235″ _builder_version=”3.13.1″ title_font=”Comfortaa||||” title_text_color=”#444235″ title_font_size=”72px” title_font_size_phone=”80px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” title_line_height=”1.3em” subhead_font=”Open Sans|||on|” subhead_text_color=”#444235″ subhead_font_size=”20px” subhead_letter_spacing=”8px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chestnut_hill-e1533585621497.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”16px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#d1af83″ button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#d1af83″ button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_letter_spacing=”6px” button_one_font=”Open Sans||||” button_one_icon=”%%3%%” button_one_icon_color=”#ffffff” button_one_on_hover=”off” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”10px” background_layout=”light” - [Words Project roundtable looks at impact of Estey Organ Co. on consumer culture](https://bhs802.org/words-project-roundtable-looks-at-impact-of-estey-organ-co-on-consumer-culture/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] From THE BRATTLEBORO COMMONS BRATTLEBORO—The Brattleboro Words Project’s next monthly Roundtable Discussion will examine the history of Jacob Estey and how the famous Estey Organ Company helped shape American consumer culture and promote Brattleboro internationally. Dennis Waring, author of Manufacturing the Muse: Estey Organs and Consumer Culture in Victorian America, will - [Estey Organ Roundtable Discussion](https://bhs802.org/estey-organ-roundtable-discussion/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Estey Organ’s Impact on American Consumer Culture is Subject of Roundtable Discussion at Estey Organ Museum Thursday, June 14, 2018 The Brattleboro Words Project’s monthly Roundtable Discussion will examine the history of the famous Estey Organ Company and how it helped shape - [Brattleboro’s Printing and Publishing Heyday 1900-1970 Exhibit Opens at Brooks Memorial Library Wednesday May 9 at 7pm](https://bhs802.org/brattleboros-printing-and-publishing-heyday-1900-1970-exhibit-opens-at-brooks-memorial-library-wednesday-may-9-at-7pm/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Brattleboro’s publishing and printing companies have been recognized internationally for the high quality of their work. In the 1950s and 60s, about 10% of the town’s population was employed in that industry, the highest per capita rate in the nation. A new exhibit illuminates this history; Brattleboro’s Printing and Publishing - [Rare 19th century Water-Cure Newspaper Donated to Brooks Memorial Library](https://bhs802.org/35380/) - Brattleboro, VT (10 April 2018)--A rare copy of the Brattleboro Hydropathic Messenger was recently donated to the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, Vermont, by former library director Jerry Carbone, member of the leadership team of the Brattleboro Words Project, a National Endowment for the Humanities-backed effort led by five area nonprofits to celebrate the rich - [Rare 19th century Water-Cure Newspaper Donated to Brooks Memorial Library](https://bhs802.org/rare-19th-century-water-cure-newspaper-donated-to-brooks-memorial-library/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|54px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”27px|0px|22px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Graph1″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″] Brattleboro, VT (9 April 2018)–A rare copy of the Brattleboro Hydropathic Messenger was recently donated to the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, Vermont, by former library director Jerry Carbone, who is part of the leadership team of the Brattleboro Words - [Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast Episode](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-historical-society-podcast-episode/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.92″][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [The Roundtable Discussion Series: Printing & Publishing](https://bhs802.org/34904/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”7-9 Header Divi Layout Kit” module_class=”header7″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0vw||0vw|” custom_padding_tablet=”6vw||6vw|” custom_padding_phone=”8vw||8vw|”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”27px|0px|0px|0px” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” custom_css_main_1=” margin-bottom: 0 !important;” custom_css_main_2=” margin-bottom: 0 !important;” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.92″ src=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/29352285_1519912708308359_7598091744161283773_o.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [January 24th: The first in our Roundtable Discussion Series: Words and Water Cures](https://bhs802.org/january-24th-the-first-in-our-roundtable-discussion-series-words-and-water-cures/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Words is hosting the first monthly roundtable discussion on the greatness in our midst with Reg Martell & Lissa Weinmann lead a presentation and discussion on the popular water cures of the mid- to late-1800s and their connection to our literary history. Writers Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, among - [Did you know first edition Harry Potter books were printed in Brattleboro?](https://bhs802.org/potter_1st_edition/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_video _builder_version=”3.0.92″ src=”https://youtu.be/ItOVgFULrTM” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Video: Conmen, Scoundrels, Rogues: How to Research Colorful Characters, with Rolf Parker](https://bhs802.org/rolf-parker/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|54px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_video src=”https://youtu.be/Ul1eUrdDdc4″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Words Project Roundtable: The Abenaki and Early European Contact](https://bhs802.org/words-project-roundtable-the-abenaki-and-early-european-contact/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”3px|0px|5px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”27px|0px|3px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Thursday, March 8 6 PM – 7 PM Join us at 118 Elliot Street for a slideshow/discussion on the Abenaki and their early contact with Europeans. This is part of the monthly Brattleboro Words Project Roundtable Series. Rich Holschuh and Joe Rivers will lead the - [BHS Podcast e138 - Hugh Barber & Harris HIll](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e138-hugh-barber-harris-hill/) - [Elemental Book Binding](https://bhs802.org/elemental-book-binding/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] January 31, 7 p.m. Elemental Bookbinding & Survival Book Repair As part of the WORDS project, Marshall Brooks will present ELEMENTAL BOOKBINDING AND SURVIVAL BOOK REPAIR, a talk at the Brooks Memorial Library, Wednesday, January 31 at 7PM. Attendees will leave this illuminating presentation with a comprehensive resource list and - [Hands-On Antique Printing Workshop for Kids](https://bhs802.org/hands-on-antique-printing-workshop-for-kids/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] In-Service day fun! On Tuesday, January 23rd, from 10:30 am-noon, the “Peoples, Places and the History of Words in Brattleboro, Vermont” events continue with a hands-on printing workshop designed for children 6 and up, as well as the young at heart 🙂 Master Printer Bill Soucy will lead this fun - [January 23, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: Hands-On Antique Printing Workshop for Kids](https://bhs802.org/january-23-1030-a-m-noon-hands-on-antique-printing-workshop-for-kids/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] In-Service day fun! On Tuesday, January 23rd, from 10:30 am-noon, the “Peoples, Places and the History of Words in Brattleboro, Vermont” events continue with a hands-on printing workshop designed for children 6 and up, as well as the young at heart Master Printer Bill Soucy will lead this fun exploration - [How to Research Colorful Characters & Write Their Stories.](https://bhs802.org/how-to-research-colorful-characters-write-their-stories-2/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] November 29 at 7 PM, Brooks Memorial Library Rolf Parker gives a presentation on conmen who made their fortunes and furthered their careers by coming to Brattleboro and working their magic art. Rolf Parker, a free-lance writer and local historian, will tell their stories, and share tips and techniques for - [How to Research Colorful Characters & Write Their Stories.](https://bhs802.org/how-to-research-colorful-characters-write-their-stories/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] November 29 at 7 PM, Brooks Memorial Library Rolf Parker gives a presentation on conmen who made their fortunes and furthered their careers by coming to Brattleboro and working their magic art. Rolf Parker, a free-lance writer and local historian, will tell their stories, and share tips and techniques for - [The Letterpress Years in Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/the-letterpress-years-in-brattleboro/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Welcome To Royal” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”100px|0px|0|0px|false|false” collapsed=”off” next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”|||” custom_margin=”|||” background_position_1=”top_left” background_position_2=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat” padding_top_1=”60px” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.10.1″ text_font=”Montserrat|on||on|” text_text_color=”#bfbfbf” text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”8px||12px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”] exhibit [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”3.2″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” /][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font=”Playfair Display||||” - [Here We Are: Brattleboro’s Community Talk Show](https://bhs802.org/here-we-are-brattleboros-community-talk-show/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Stephanie Greene talks with Wendy O’Connell on “Here We Are: Brattleboro’s Community Talk Show”, about the Letterpress Years exhibit, the WORDS project and more [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Become a Member of The BHS!](https://bhs802.org/become-member-bhs/) - We have discovered a meteoric rise in the number of people following the Brattleboro Historical Society's social media sites. Currently, thousands of people are daily likely to view our postings of Brattleboro history. Would you consider becoming a member of the Brattleboro Historical Society? Yearly membership is $25.00. Membership benefits include receiving our newsletter. We - [We Have a Winner!](https://bhs802.org/we-have-a-winner/) - We had over 50 answers and many questions about this car. We had 3 correct submissions and will be awarding a free one year membership to the Brattleboro Historical Society to each of the winners. They are: William Sullivan - Chief Engineer at JVC Broadcasting of South Florida He studied at Vermont Technical College Went - [BHS Podcast e84 - Starting at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Brattleboro's Joe Shield](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e84-starting-quarterback-green-bay-packers-brattleboros-joe-shield/) - According to the website Fansided, Vermont's greatest college quarterback of all time is Brattleboro's Joe Shield. Here's his story... - [Winter in Brattleboro: It was Cold and Snowy Back in the Day, too!](https://bhs802.org/winter-brattleboro-cold-snowy-back-day/) - [BAMS Students Study History with New Old Media](https://bhs802.org/bams-students-study-history-new-old-media/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History: Ethan and Ira Allen at the VASS conference](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-ethan-ira-allen-vass-conference/) - [Gordon Haywood Discussion of his New Book about Latchis](https://bhs802.org/gordon-haywood-discussion-new-book-latchis/) - Gordon Haywood is speaking at the History Center, Friday evening 12/2, to discuss his new book about the Latches family and building. 6:30PM At the BHS History Center on Main St. - [This Week in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-2/) - [BHS Podcast e76 - Interview with Historical Society President John Carnahan](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e76-interview-historical-society-president-john-carnahan/) - [BHS Podcast e75 - This Week in Brattleboro History - Hinsdale Raceway](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e75-week-brattleboro-history-hinsdale-raceway/) - [BHS Podcast e74 - This Week in Brattleboro History - Wells Fountain](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e74-week-brattleboro-history-wells-fountain/) - [BHS Podcast e73 - This Week in Brattleboro History - Jacob Estey & the early Estey Organ Company](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e74-week-brattleboro-history-wells-fountain-2/) - [Hans U. Hielscher at First Baptist Church, Brattleboro, Vermont.](https://bhs802.org/hans-u-hielscher-first-baptist-church-brattleboro-vermont/) - World renowned organist returns to Brattleboro to support the Estey Organ Museum. Hans will present a recital on the magnificent Estey pipe organ at First Baptist Church, Brattleboro, Vermont, Saturday, October 8, 2016. - [BHS Podcast e72 - This Week in Brattleboro History - First Peoples, Part II, with Rich Holschuh](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e72-week-brattleboro-history-first-peoples-part-ii-rich-holschuh/) - [BHS Podcast E70 - This Week in Brattleboro History - First Columbus Day](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-e70-week-brattleboro-history-first-columbus-day/) - [BHS Podcast 69 - This Week in Brattleboro History - President Taft, Thank You Ma'ams and Fustian](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-69-week-brattleboro-history-president-taft-thank-maams-fustian/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - That Time Irene Flooded Flat Street](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-time-irene-flooded-flat-street/) - Five years ago, this week, a freak-show hurricane cum tropical storm, called Irene, dropped unprecedented amounts of rain on the state of Vermont. Brattleboro's many waterways swelled beyond their banks, including the Whetstone Brook, which crept, uninvited, on to Flat Street, creating a brown, muddy lake, damaging buildings and closing business. BHS Trustee Joe Rivers - [This Week in Brattleboro History - The Farmers Market](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-farmers-market/) - Ten years ago this week the Brattleboro Farmers Market announced it would purchase the old Creamery property in order to expand the Market. Have you ever wondered about the land where the Market is located? Here's a bit of it's history... - [This Week in Brattleboro History - 1977](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-1977/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Origins of the American Legion Post 5 Band](https://bhs802.org/podcaste59/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - I91](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-i91/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History by Joe Rivers](https://bhs802.org/bhspodcast57/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History by Joe Rivers](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-joe-rivers-2/) - [The Brattleboro Historical Society Oral History Project presents Bill Holiday's interview with Peter Gould](https://bhs802.org/oralhistory-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 at Packer Corners, in Guilford, Vermont and spent the next 9 years at the farm. In June of 2016 Peter sat with Brattleboro educator and - [The BHS Oral History Podcast: Bill Holiday's Year 2000 Interview with the late Andy Natowich](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-bill-holidays-year-2000-interview-andy-natowich/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-12-2/) - Dick Mitchell was an active Trustee of the Brattleboro Historical Society. He was born in Brattleboro in 1917 and passed away in 1990. What follows are memories of his growing up in the 1920's... - [BHS at the Vermont History Expo 2016](https://bhs802.org/bhs-vermont-history-expo-2016/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - The Class of 1952: BUHS' First Graduating Class](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-buhs-class-1952-first-graduating-class/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Dede Stolte](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-dede-stolte/) - [Remembering Vietnam: Brattleboro's Fallen Sons](https://bhs802.org/remembering-vietnam-brattleboros-fallen-sons/) - [Memorial Day 2016](https://bhs802.org/memorial-day-2016/) - [The BHS Podcast Memorial Day Special](https://bhs802.org/bhs-podcast-memorial-day-special/) - [This Week in Brattleboro & Burlington History - Live at Champlain College!](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-burlington-history-live-champlain-college/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-12/) - Fats Waller slams it down with Attila Zoller and other jazz luminaries on his Estey organ, from Brattleboro! In 1927 famous jazz musician and composer Fats Waller recorded the first organ jazz records using a modified Estey Pipe Organ from Brattleboro. This is the story of Fats Waller, the Estey Organ and Brattleboro... - [This Week in Brattleboro History - What is School For?](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-school/) - It was 103 years ago this week that the largest headline in the Brattleboro Daily Reformer asked, “What Is A School For?” In 1913, the Vermont Legislature created a Commission to examine the state of public education in the Green Mountains. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching evaluated the Vermont school system and - [This Week in Brattleboro History - WWI Parade](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-wwi-parade/) - It was 97 years ago this week that Brattleboro celebrated the return of her World War I soldiers, sailors and nurses with a parade up and down Main Street. An estimated 8,000 spectators watched 50 local organizations join together to honor the 470 men and women who served during the “War to end all Wars”. - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Indentured Servants](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-indentured-servants/) - It was 150 years ago this week that Brattleboro’s Overseer of the Poor signed an Indentured Service contract with a farmer in Dover for the services of a ten year old boy named Robert Drake. That’s right! In 1866, one year after the Civil War ended, and 4 months after the United States Congress abolished - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Daughters of the American Revolution](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-daughters-american-revolution/) - It was 103 years ago this week that the Vermont Phoenix reported that the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was locating and marking the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers in Brattleboro and nearby towns. You may not be aware that Brattleboro is virtually surrounded by the history of the American Revolution. - [This Week in Brattleboro History - H.P. Lovecraft](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-h-p-lovecraft/) - It was 86 years ago this week that the writer HP Lovecraft was home in Providence, Rhode Island creating his story, “The Whisperer in Darkness”. Lovecraft was a self-described writer of “weird tales” which often blended fantasy, horror and science fiction. “The Whisperer in Darkness” is one of those weird tales set in a fictionalized - [This Week in Brattleboro History - The Trophies](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Prohibition](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-prohibition/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Prohibition v. The Local Option](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-prohibition-v-the-local-option/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Town Meeting Day!](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-town-meeting-day/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - The Brattleboro Rat!](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-the-brattleboro-rat/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Dunham Brothers Co.](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-11/) - [Slideshow: Brattleboro's Main Street Throughout the Years](https://bhs802.org/slideshow-brattleboros-main-street-throughout-the-years/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - The West River Railroad and Robert Burns](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-the-west-river-railroad-and-robert-burns/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Ex-Slave Jacob Cartledge](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-10/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Wearing Toilets?](https://bhs802.org/week-brattleboro-history-wearing-toilets/) - It was one 120 years ago this week that a fancy dinner party at the Brooks House was attended by 125 of the most prominent citizens in Brattleboro, and a local paper reported to each attendee wore extremely rich and handsome toilets. Eh, toilets? BHS trustee, Joe Rivers, and his history students at the Brattleboro - [Video - Brooks Memorial Library 1st Wednesday Series, from December 2015: The Buildings of Vermont](https://bhs802.org/video-brooks-memorial-library-1st-wednesday-series-from-december-2015-the-buildings-of-vermont/) - Middlebury College professor Glenn Andres examines the remarkable range, quality, humanity, and persistence of Vermont’s built landscape, in this talk that looks beyond Vermont’s pastoral stereotypes to examine the remarkable range, quality, humanity, and persistence of its built landscape. Glenn Andres has taught, primarily in the areas of architectural and urban history, at Middlebury since - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Brattleboro House](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-brattleboro-house/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - What is Sauce for the Goose...](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-what-is-sauce-for-the-goose/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Vermont Yankee Closure](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-vermont-yankee-closure/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Santa visits Brattleboro. It does not go well.](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-santa-visits-brattleboro-it-does-not-go-well/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Booker T. Washington comes to Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-booker-t-washington-comes-to-brattleboro/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Electric Light Comes to Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-electric-light-comes-to-brattleboro/) - [PO3 John Charles Blake](https://bhs802.org/po3-john-charles-blake/) - On November 21, 2015, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 honored local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, included students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr. - [1LT Jan Alan Ulmer](https://bhs802.org/1lt-jan-alan-ulmer/) - On November 21, 2015, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 honored local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, included students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr. - [SP4 Paul Richard Dartt](https://bhs802.org/paul-richard-dartt/) - On November 21, 2015, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 honored local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, included students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr. - [1LT Howard Walker Kaiser](https://bhs802.org/1lt-howard-walker-kaiser-2/) - On November 21, 2015, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 honored local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, included students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr. - [SP4 William Wayne O’Neil](https://bhs802.org/sp4-william-wayne-oneil/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address - [PFC Joseph Rhuben LaRose](https://bhs802.org/pfc-joseph-rhuben-larose/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Granite Plant & Valgar St.](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-granite-plant-valgar-st/) - [PVT Fred CH Frappiea Jr.](https://bhs802.org/2397/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address - [SP4 Darwin James "Tim" Delano](https://bhs802.org/sp4-darwin-james-tim-delano/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address - [1LT William John Bassignani](https://bhs802.org/1lt-william-john-bassignani/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address - [PO3 Ernest Eugene Sanville](https://bhs802.org/po3-ernest-eugene-sanville/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War. A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address - [2LT Stanley Martin Baker](https://bhs802.org/2lt-stanley-martin-baker/) - On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War.A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by - [Historical Society Annual Public Meeting is Sunday](https://bhs802.org/historical-society-annual-public-meeting-is-sunday/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society celebrates the many ages and stages of downtown with a slide show at its annual meeting on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at its History Center on 196 Main St. Four years ago, newspapers statewide reported a seemingly insurmountable fire at the Brooks House. This fall, Vermont Life trumpets the - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Nov. 11, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-9/) - The Armory and Gibson Aiken Center - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Nov. 5, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-the-battle-of-bennington/) - The Battle of Bennington - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Oct. 29, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-8/) - Brattleboro Historical Society founder Walt Harrington and the Fort Dummer dig - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Oct. 22, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-7/) - 1916 https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc/bhs-podcast-e14-this-week-in-brattleboro-history - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Oct. 15, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-6/) - Sokoki, Part 1 - [This Week in Brattleboro History - Oct. 1, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-4/) - Progressive Republican Politics - [This Week in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-3/) - [BRATTLEBORO PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HERITAGE MEETING](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-printing-and-publishing-heritage-meeting/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society and Friends of Brooks Memorial Library are collaborating to generate ideas about how to increase community awareness and interest in Brattleboro’s 200-year printing and publishing heritage. Community members interested in this topic are invited to a brainstorming meeting on Tuesday, September 15 at 7PM at the Brattleboro History Center in the - [This Week in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-2/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - August 27](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-august-27/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - August 20, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-august-20-2015/) - [Oral History Project - The Vietnam War Era - Dr. Robert Tortolani](https://bhs802.org/oral-history-project-the-vietnam-war-era-dr-robert-tortolani/) - Longtime area doctor Robert Tortolani, MD talks about his experience serving as a US Army Physician in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, as part of the Brattleboro Historical Society's Oral History series on the Vietnam War and its impact on the Brattleboro community. - [This Week in Brattleboro History, by Joe Rivers](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-by-joe-rivers/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - August 5](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-august-5/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History - July 16, 2015](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-july-16-2015/) - [This Week in Brattleboro History Podcast](https://bhs802.org/this-week-in-brattleboro-history-podcast/) - [Oral History: Bill Fleming, Vietnam Vet](https://bhs802.org/oral-history-bill-fleming-vietnam-vet/) - [Howard Coffin's Memorial Day dinner remarks at the American Legion on 5.23.15](https://bhs802.org/howard-coffins-memorial-day-dinner-remarks-at-the-american-legion-on-5-23-15/) - https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc/howard-coffins-memorial-day-dinner-remarks-at-the-american-legion-on-52315 - [Sinless Stability: Religion as a Stabilizing force in the Oneida commune](https://bhs802.org/sinless-stability-religion-as-a-stabilizing-force-in-the-oneida-commune/) - Sinless Stability - [BHS Press Conference, May 1, 2015](https://bhs802.org/bhs-press-conference-may-1-2015/) - [Brattleboro in the Vietnam War Era: An Oral History Project](https://bhs802.org/vietnam-war-era-brattleboro-project/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society is putting together an ORAL HISTORY of the Vietnam War Era and is seeking Brattleboro area people - veterans to anti-war activists to come forward to share experiences. If you have an interest in participating contact Bill Holiday at - holiday@brattleborohistoricalsociety.org - [American Denial, A Discussion of Race in the US.](https://bhs802.org/american-denial-a-discussion-of-race-in-the-us/) - [Vermont PBS would like to hear from YOU.](https://bhs802.org/vermont-pbs-like-hear/) - This letter was shared with Community Council members of Vermont PBS, and has now been made open to the community by Bill Holiday of the Brattleboro Historical Society (and a member of the Community Council of VT-PBS). All questions about this notice may be direct to Bill at holiday@svcable.net. Vermont PBS would like to hear - [March 11 Screening of "American Denial," at the Brattleboro Historical Society’s History Center](https://bhs802.org/march-11-screening-american-denial-brattleboro-historical-societys-history-center/) - Vermont Public Television and the Brattleboro Historical Society will present a screening of the VT-PBS film American Denial at the Brattleboro Historical Society’s History Center (next to the Baptist Church Homeless Shelter) on Main Street in Brattleboro, Vermont. 11 March 2015 6:00 PM The program will include parts of the film and a panel of - [This Day in Brattleboro History, courtesy of Chris Grotke:](https://bhs802.org/day-brattleboro-history-courtesy-chris-grotke/) - 1847: The ladies of the Brattleboro East Society, will hold a Fair at Wantastiquet Hall, on the third day of March next, when will be offered for sale a variety of both fancy and useful articles. There will be a Post Office connected, where all persons desirous, can be accommodated with letters from their friends - [March 17 Talk: The Theatrical, Eccentric, Flamboyant Madame Sherri](https://bhs802.org/march-17-talk-theatrical-eccentric-flamboyant-madame-sherri/) - In celebration of Women's History Month The Theatrical, Eccentric, Flamboyant Madame Sherri A talk by Eric Stanway Tues., March 17 7 p.m. Brattleboro Historical Society History Center at the Masonic Temple 196 Main St., Brattleboro Stanway is author of "Madame Sherri: The Special Edition," an expanded biography of the diva of the 20’s who scandalized - [Free Winter Lecture Series: Textiles and Fashion in Early America](https://bhs802.org/free-winter-lecture-series-textiles-fashion-early-america/) - Beginning Sunday, January 25, 2 p.m. Historic Deerfield will present a free winter lecture series,"Textiles and Fashion in Early America" this winter, with lectures on Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. in January, February, and March at the Deerfield Community Center, 16 Memorial Street, in Old Deerfield. The lecture series is part of the celebration, "Fashioning - [Announcement](https://bhs802.org/announcement/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society has agreed to partner with Vermont Public Television and the Community Council of VPT to bring film premiers and events to Brattleboro. - [BUHS Students Speak with Sergei Khrushchev](https://bhs802.org/buhs-students-speak-sergei-khrushchev/) - Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, son of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, spoke via Skype this morning, with Bill Holiday's Brattleboro Union High School class about the Cuban Missile Crisis, the GDR & the Berlin Wall, and offered his perspective on Russia & the Ukraine in the current political climate. (Listen to Full Audio of the Conversation) - [Gabriella Coburn Meets with BUHS Students to Discuss her Escape from Hungary](https://bhs802.org/gabriella-coburn-meets-buhs-students-discuss-escape-hungary/) - Gabriella Coburn visited Bill Holiday's Brattleboro Union High School history class today to discuss the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and her escape from Hungary to life in the United States. (Listen to Full Audio of the Presentation) - [An American Nurse at War](https://bhs802.org/american-nurse-war/) - Brattleboro Historical Society presented 'An American Nurse at War' - The Story of WWI Red Cross Nurse Marion McCune Rice - on Sunday 9 November 2014. Presented by Steve Hooper with help from Tom Durnford. - [A WTSA Radio Tribute to Andy Natowich](https://bhs802.org/wtsa-radio-tribute-andy-natowich/) - Denny Robinson and Bill Holiday pay tribute to Coach Andy Natowich, who died October 30 at the age of 95. Andy Natowich was a long-time football and baseball coach at Brattleboro Union High School. He went on to win four state championships in football, including a 1965 championship team that is still widely regarded as - [February 7 Gallery Walk](https://bhs802.org/february-gallery-walk/) - Free admission: Open 4-8 for Gallery Walk. Our toy display continues with a truck and a train specially crafted from wood and handmade dolls as well as an amazing Estey employee-built furnished dollhouse. Glimpse at Rudyard Kipling through Mary Cabot’s personal journal entries (“Annals of Brattleboro, 1681-1895” author); peruse her amazing photo albums. Play a - [December Gallery Walk - Toys](https://bhs802.org/december-gallery-walk/) - Free admission: Open 4-8 for Gallery Walk. Our new display for the holidays is TOYS. See a truck and a train specially crafted from wood, and enjoy handmade dolls and much more. Glimpse Rudyard Kipling through Mary Cabot’s journal entries (“Annals of Brattleboro, 1681-1895” author); peruse her photo albums. Play a locally made Estey Field - [Voices From the Grave](https://bhs802.org/voices-from-the-grave/) - We have added our Voices From the Grave recordings to our SoundCloud. These are voice actors speaking as several well known personalities from Brattleboro's past. Josie Mansfield, Madame Sherri, and Jacob Estey come alive through sound. Listen here. - [Richard Michelman to speak at Brattleboro History Center](https://bhs802.org/richard-michelman-speak-brattleboro-history-center/) - Our Annual Meeting and Presentation will be held November 17, 2013 at 2pm, at the Brattleboro History Center, 196 Main Street, Brattleboro. It is open to the public and light refreshments will be served. "Growing Up in Brattleboro" Richard Michelman is a Brattleboro native and the last surviving co-author of Before Our Time. Michelman, raised - [October Gallery Walk](https://bhs802.org/october-gallery-walk/) - Visit the Brattleboro Historical Society in two locations for Gallery Walk (we are #35) on Friday, October 4, 2014. We are staffing our Research Room located on the third floor (enter back door, handicapped accessible) of the Municipal Center at 230 Main Street. Here we store our 10,000+ photographs, 100s of files relating Brattleboro's rich - [New England's Colonial Meetinghouses Talk](https://bhs802.org/new-englands-colonial-meetinghouses-talk/) - Photographer Paul Wainwright will present at talk on New England’s colonial meetinghouses on Wednesday, September 25, at 7 PM at Brooks Memorial Library. Using photographs of the few surviving “mint condition” meetinghouses as illustrations Wainwright will tell the story of the society that built and used them, and the lasting impact they have had on - [Brattleboro Historical Society Has New Website](https://bhs802.org/hello-world/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society has a new website designed to make it easy for volunteers to update, edit and add new information. The new site has the same web address: brattleborohistoricalsociety.org New features include a section devoted to the new Brattleboro History Center on Main Street, blog features for adding news updates like this one, better - [Brattleboro History Center Sneak Preview](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-history-center-sneak-preview/) - The Brattleboro Historical Society will unveil its new downtown History Center with a preview opening featuring special hours during June’s first-Friday Gallery Walk and Strolling of the Heifers weekend. 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[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Info Box Index[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Board of Trustees](https://bhs802.org/board-trustees/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Josh Carnes Bob Cornellier Karen Davis Carol Farrington Gary Goodemote Lee Ha Bill Holiday Reggie Martell Joe Rivers Peter Root [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - 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We have been asked, “Like what?”](https://bhs802.org/the-bhs-has-items-for-sale-we-have-been-asked-like-what/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The BHS has items for sale. We have been asked, “Like what?” [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”44564,44565,44566,44567,44568,44569″ posts_number=”10″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_gallery][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Here’s a partial list: Brattleboro Manning Street directories - [Brattleboro Directory](https://bhs802.org/brattleboro-directory/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”40″ include_categories=”156″ use_manual_excerpt=”off” show_author=”off” show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_blog][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - 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[Listing](https://bhs802.org/listing/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.17.6″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″] SEEKING ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR AND INTERNS The Brattleboro Words Project, a National Endowment for the Humanities supported, multi-year collaboration, is seeking a part-time, motivated assistant project director to assist with several areas of implementation. 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[Roundtable #2: Sokoki with Rich & Joe](https://bhs802.org/roundtable-2-sokoki-with-rich-joe/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”3.0.92″ show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”on” gallery_ids=”35442,35443,35444,35445,35446,35447,35448,35449,35450,35451,35452,35453,35454,35455,35456,35457,35458,35459,35460,35461″ fullwidth=”off” orientation=”landscape” zoom_icon_color=”#99312a” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_layout=”light” pagination_font_size_tablet=”51″ pagination_line_height_tablet=”2″ /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [April 11, 2018 Podcast Demo](https://bhs802.org/april-11-2018-podcast-demo/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”3.0.92″ show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”on” gallery_ids=”35437,35436,35435,35434,35431,35430,35428,35427,35426,35425,35423,35422,35421,35420,35419,35418,35417,35416,35415,35414,35413,35412,35411,35410″ fullwidth=”on” orientation=”landscape” zoom_icon_color=”#99312a” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_layout=”light” pagination_font_size_tablet=”51″ pagination_line_height_tablet=”2″ /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [VHS Project](https://bhs802.org/vhs-project/) - Extra Hours For Vermont Historical Society Project April 1 Lee photo research; Joe photo research; Reggie scanning (example!) - [YouTube Channel](https://bhs802.org/youtube-channel/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Welcome Member!](https://bhs802.org/welcome-member/) - [Main Street Walking Tour of Architectural and Historic Sites](https://bhs802.org/resources-2/tours/main-street-walking-tour-architectural-historic-sites/) - A MAIN STREET WALKING TOUR OF ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC SITES DOWNTOWN BRATTLEBORO reveals a wonderful hodgepodge of 170 years of architectural styles, shapes, and ideas. Brattleboro is unusual in having a short, well-defined Main Street. From Wells Fountain Park at the north, to Plaza Park on the south, a 30-minute stroll will take you - [Tours](https://bhs802.org/resources-2/tours/) - Main Street Walking Tour of Architectural and Historic Sites More Coming Soon! - [I91](https://bhs802.org/i91/) - UVM Changing Landscapes Project - [PO3 Ernest Eugene Sanville](https://bhs802.org/po3-ernest-eugene-sanville/) - PO3 Ernest Eugene Sanville November 14,1943 - August 31, 1968 Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Sanville was born November 14, 1943, in Westfield, Massachu- setts, the sixth of fifteen children, to Almon and Marie (Frechette) Sanville. There were his thirteen sisters—Helen, Shirley, Dodie, Marie, Irene, Linda, Margie, GG, Darleen, Nancy, Marcia, Carol, and Teresa—and one brother, Gerald. - [Paul Richard Dartt](https://bhs802.org/paul-richard-dartt/) - SP4 Paul Richard Dartt March 20, 1946 - October 24, 1968 Paul was born in Brattleboro, the son of Donald and Doralys Dartt on March 20, 1946. He grew up with his brother Roger and his four sisters: Donna Cole, Ruth Blunt, Kathleen Macie and Janet Curran. Paul attended St. Michael School. His sister, Ruth - [2LT Stanley Martin Baker](https://bhs802.org/2lt-stanley-martin-baker/) - April 27, 1938 - May 20, 1967 Stanley Baker was born in Brattleboro, son of Robert and Margaret Baker. He was raised in the “Algiers” village in Guilford. He was educated in the one room school house in Algiers and attended Brattleboro High School. Stan's love of people was always evident no matter where he - [Blog](https://bhs802.org/blog/) - [Valley Fair](https://bhs802.org/photos/valley-fair/) - [smartslider3 slider="3"] - [Wells Fountain](https://bhs802.org/wells-fountain/) - Wells Fountain, one of Brattleboro's best-loved landmarks, stand proudly on the northern edge of its downtown shopping district. Designed in 1890 by Brattleboro architect William Rutherford Mead (cousin to President Rutherford B. Hayes) and funded by William Henry Wells, Brattleboro native and new York businessman; this lovely granite fountain features two fierce lion head medallions - [The Railroad In Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/photos/the-railroad-in-brattleboro/) - [smartslider3 slider="4"] - [Photo Journals](https://bhs802.org/photo-journals/) - A selection of articles compiled by the Society, which appeared in a local daily newspaper, the Brattleboro Reformer. Snow removal equipment changes over time [download as PDF | view in browser] In New England when people lived mostly on farms, snow removal was limited to clearing a path from the house to the barn if the two - [Resources](https://bhs802.org/resources-2/) - Brattleboro History [simple-links category="207" description="true" show_description_formatting="true" separator=""] General History [simple-links category="208" description="true" show_description_formatting="true" separator=""] Vermont History [simple-links category="206" description="true" show_description_formatting="true" separator=""] ## Projects - [Putney Great Meadows (K’tsi Mskodak)](https://bhs802.org/project/putney-great-meadows-ktsi-mskodak/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(216,216,216,0) 35%|#99312a 83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/twilight-great-meadow-putney.jpg” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Twilight on the Great Meadows” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”64px” header_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”-14px||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” global_colors_info=”{}”] - [Charles Anderson Dana: The Charles Dana Bridge, Hinsdale, NH](https://bhs802.org/project/charles-anderson-dana-the-charles-dana-bridge-hinsdale-nh/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(216,216,216,0) 35%|#99312a 83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_image=”https://bhs802.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/258f5858-3f3c-4f92-ae45-5e7046d1f4e7.jpeg” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” alt=”CHARLES A. 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[Royall and Mary Tyler: Downtown Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/project/royall-and-mary-tyler/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.3″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tyler-street.jpg” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false” background_position=”top_center”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.3″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”72px” header_line_height=”1.6em” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” custom_margin=”-14px||”] ROYALL & MARY TYLER [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”Actor|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ custom_padding=”0px||” - [Robert Frost: Marlboro College](https://bhs802.org/project/robert-frost-marlboro-college/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.3″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/marlboro-college-campus-scaled.jpg” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.3″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”72px” header_line_height=”1.6em” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” custom_margin=”-14px||”] ROBERT FROST & MARLBORO COLLEGE [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”Actor|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ custom_padding=”0px||” - [Lucy Terry Prince: Abijah Prince Road, Guilford, VT](https://bhs802.org/project/lucy-terry-prince/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”CTA” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shanta-background.jpg” parallax=”on” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px|||” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”63px|0px|220px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.94)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(196,196,196,0)” background_color_gradient_direction=”169deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”13%” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”CTA Section Title” _builder_version=”3.18.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_line_height=”1em” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#99312a” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.3em” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”35px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||40px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” - [Stephen Greene Press - Exhibition](https://bhs802.org/project/stephen-greene-press-exhibition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Welcome To Royal” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”|||” custom_margin=”|||” background_position_1=”top_left” background_position_2=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat” padding_top_1=”60px” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ padding_top=”60px” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”no-repeat”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.10.1″ text_font=”Montserrat|on||on|” text_text_color=”#bfbfbf” text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”8px||12px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”]exhibit [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”3.2″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ text_font=”||||” - [The Rice Family & the Brattleboro Reformer: Chestnut Hill Road](https://bhs802.org/project/howard-rice-brattleboro-reformer-chestnut-hill/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|0|0px|false|false” next_background_color=”#000000″ inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text- SITE TITLE” _builder_version=”3.18.4″ text_text_color=”#99312a”] The Rices & the Brattleboro Reformer: Chestnut Hill Road [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text- SITE INFORMATION ” _builder_version=”3.18.4″] Howard C. Rice The Brattleboro Daily Reformer. Photo courtesy the Brattleboro Historical Society. Howard C. Rice was the first - [Jacob Estey & The Estey Organ Company: Downtown Brattleboro](https://bhs802.org/project/estey-organ-company/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.3″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(216,216,216,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”#99312a” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”35%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/0085Estey.BrattlelboroHistoricalSociety.Archive-1.jpeg” custom_padding=”60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”0|112px|0|60px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.3″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Oswald|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”72px” header_line_height=”1.6em” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” custom_margin=”-14px||”] JACOB ESTEY & THE ESTEY ORGAN COMPANY [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”Actor|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”0.07em” header_2_font=”||||||||” - [Lucy Speaks](https://bhs802.org/project/lucy-speaks/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”CTA” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_image=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shanta-background.jpg” parallax=”on” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”63px|0px|220px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.94)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(196,196,196,0)” background_color_gradient_direction=”169deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”13%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”CTA Section Title” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_line_height=”1em” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#99312a” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.3em” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||40px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” locked=”off”] Lucy Speaks A Mobile Exhibit fromthe Brattleboro Words Project [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image - [Estey Organs](https://bhs802.org/project/estey-organs/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”3.8″ background_color=”rgba(53,55,64,0.83)” background_image=”https://archive.org/download/Estey.BHS.Archive.08/Estey.BHS.Archive.09.png” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”110px|0px|110px|0px” animation_style=”zoom” animation_intensity_zoom=”4%” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”|||50px” bg_img_2=”http://brattleborowords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/business-13.jpg” parallax_2=”on” _builder_version=”3.8″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#000000″ background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.48)” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_blend=”multiply” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”3%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”words project roundtable” _builder_version=”3.8″ text_font=”Montserrat|500||on|||||” text_text_color=”#f7f7f7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”3px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” locked=”off”] words project roundtable [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title Text: J. 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