Mary Wilkins and Mt. Wantastiquet (1925)
This week in Brattleboro history we will speak about the power of childhood memories and how they can have a lasting impact on people for the rest of their lives. In December, 1925 the famous author Mary Wilkins Freeman wrote to our local newspaper about her memories of growing up in Brattleboro. She was seventy two years old at the time, but she wrote about growing up in Brattleboro as if it were just the other day. Mary had moved away from town almost fifty years earlier but her memories were crisp and clear. She began by writing about the natural beauty of Brattleboro. When she was growing up she lived in the downtown area and the splendor of Mount Wantastiquet stayed with her through the years. Here’s what she wrote to the local paper: “We used to sit in the front room of the old house and watch for the moon, always for me […]