The Brattleboro Historical Society Annual Meeting 2021
Page 1 Carol Farrington, Sec Brattleboro Historical Society – 2020 Annual Meeting November 15, 2020 – Virtual meeting via ZOOM The annual meeting was held via ZOOM as a result of the Covid Pandemic which has been curtailing most in-person activities. Call to order: 2:00 p. m. The annual meeting of the membership was called...Continue reading→
Brattleboro: The Defining Decades 1870-1920 Exhibit
By The Brattleboro Historical Society, Special to the Reformer Feb 15, 2019 In 1870 Brattleboro was in a lot of trouble. In the previous year two disasters had devastated much of the town. A flood had come ripping down the Whetstone Valley and destroyed many mills and businesses along the brook. The deluge had washed...Continue reading→
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.Continue reading→
A Weekend of Events Celebrate “Something About Mary”
ACROSS BRATTLEBORO Mary at the Lit Fest The Governor of Vermont has proclaimed Oct. 17, 2019 to be “Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Day,” starting an entire weekend of events celebrating local history and words as part of the Brattleboro Literary Festival, a principal partner in the Brattleboro Words Project. The official proclamation will be read...Continue reading→
Historical Marker Unveiling for Mary Wilkins Freeman & Glenwood Academy
Thursday, October 17, 11 AM in front of Academy School 860 Western Ave, Brattleboro, VT 05301 On Thursday, October 17th, at 11 a.m., the West Brattleboro Association, in conjunction with the Brattleboro Words Project and Brattleboro Literary Festival, are unveiling a Historic Marker commemorating four historic schools that stood near the current site of today’s...Continue reading→
True as Steele
True as Steele A Dramatization Depicting, in Their Own Words, The Lives and Work of Mary & Royall Tyler Performance Info Early Brattleboro Power Couple Royall and Mary Tyler Featured in Brattleboro Literary Festival True as Steel Staged Reading A staged reading of True as Steel, a play in the words of early Brattleboro literary...Continue reading→
Preserving History in Brattleboro
“Unique, rare, important and humorous historical treasures and archival collections reside within Windham County’s numerous historical societies, public libraries and museums. The Brattleboro Words Project’s Thursday, Oct. 18, roundtable discussion will gather representatives who work with these treasures in recognition of National Archives Month in October…” Read the full article at neh.govContinue reading→
Rare 19th century Water-Cure Newspaper Donated to Brooks Memorial Library
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...Continue reading→
Words Project Roundtable: The Abenaki and Early European Contact
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 discussion as we explore language and how it had an impact on...Continue reading→
Become a Member of The 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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→