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Fort Dummer
By JESSICA DOLAN One of the historical sites in Brattleboro that is a key site for Indigenous history, and the history of competition between England and France to settle North America, is Fort Dummer. The history of Fort Dummer takes us into the beginning of the 18th...
Oral History Project: Peter Gould
Oral history project: the vietnam war eraPeter GouldIn 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 in at Packer Corners, in Guilford, Vermont and spent the...
Brattleboro the Defining Decades 1870-1920
Brattleboro's Defining Decades: 1870 to 1920By The Brattleboro Historical Society, Special to the ReformerFeb 15, 2019In 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...
Construction of BUHS
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 fairgrounds. The old high school was on Main Street and many thought it was inadequate. There was no...
BHS e301-Vermont Constitution and Indentured Servants
Episode 301 Vermont Constitution and Indentured ServantsIn 1777 the Vermont Constitution banned some forms of bondage. In the historical society collection are indentured servant contracts that are examples of how some forms of bondage continued into the...
The Holstein Association
THE HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATIONThe Holstein Association: Downtown Brattleboro The front entrance of the Holstein Association today. Courtesy Holstein Association USA.[/caption] Since 1903, the largest dairy breed organization in the world has been headquartered in downtown...
The Valley Fair
https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc/bhs-podcast-e12-this-week-in-brattleboro-history-by-joe-rivers?si=d06bfcbf9fb342188676fae623d86931 The Valley Fair in Brattleboro began in 1886. It was held for one day in the 2nd week of October and had over 5000...
Hinsdale Bridge
ExhibitCollapse!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...
Podcast BHS e186-Charles Frost-botanist, abolitionist and shoemaker
The Valley Fair
The Valley Fair in Brattleboro began in 1886. It was held for one day in the 2nd week of October and had over 5000 people attend. Farmers exhibited cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, pigs, dogs, fruits and vegetables, and many ribbons were awarded.