JEMIMA SAWTELLE A Brattleboro Words Trail Site Jemima Sawtelle: Vernon, VT The “indomitable” Jemima Sawtelle (1723-1805) was a young woman in Putney, Vermont, when her misfortune began. First her husband was killed in a skirmish with the local Abenaki people, then the...
TASHA TUDOR A Brattleboro Words Trail Site Tasha Tudor:Marlboro, VT Mother Goose herself lived in the hills of Southern Vermont—no, not the imaginary Mother Goose of old European lore, but Tasha Tudor, the prolific children’s book illustrator born in Boston and best...
HARPER LEE A Brattleboro Words Trail Site Harper Lee:West Brattleboro, VT Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016), author of the classic of American literature, To Kill a Mockingbird, has ties to West Brattleboro that are still currently under...
THE WEST RIVER RAILROAD MUSEUM A Brattleboro Words Trail Site The West River Railroad Museum & J.J. Green’s Diary: Newfane, VT What remains of the West River Railroad is a quiet building in Newfane, the Old Depot, lovingly restored in recent years by...
NYE FFARRABAS & C.X. SILVER GALLERY A Brattleboro Words Trail Site Nye Ffarrabas & C.X. Silver Gallery: West Brattleboro Take Brattleboro’s long Western Avenue—you guessed it—westward, toward Marlboro and just before you hit Academy School you’ll pass a white...
