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In 1924 four young people joined an after school club at Brattleboro High School. They would go on to win the state debate championship at UVM in 1925. We wanted to know what happened to them after high school. Here's their stories...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Robert Gordon Hardie, Jr. came into the world in 1854 - the son of Major Robert Gordon Hardie, Sr. and Frances Whiting Hyde. He would go on to become a portrait painter and rise to fame in the art world. He grew up on Canal Street but traveled the world in pursuit of his art. Here's his story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Josh is the creator of the Instagram page "Landmarks of Brattleboro". It is an excellent source for images, and the history, of various locations in the area. This episode explores Josh's connections with Brattleboro...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Estey Organ Co. made over half a million reed organs and more than 3,000 pipe organs. The "made to order" pipe organs are featured in churches, clubs and mansions throughout the world. Each unique set of design plans has been preserved for reference. Recently these records were shipped to the Organ Historical Society in Pennsylvania. Here's the sto…

In March, 1933 Ulric Rolin was the head bookkeeper at Manley Brothers Company, an automobile dealer in Brattleboro. Auditors arrived to check the books and Ulric Rolins disappeared. This is the strange story that unfolded...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Edward Heights became a public road in 1947. This was part of the building boom after World War II. Developer Edward Gagnon established 5 houses on the road and there were plans for 5 more. Fuller Drive was another section of town opened up at the same time. This is the story of Edward Heights...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

102 years ago the current bridge between Brattleboro and Hinsdale was put into place. Now a replacement bridge is in the process of construction. This will be the 8th bridge that has spanned the Connecticut River between Brattleboro and Hinsdale. Here's the story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Prospect Hill Cemetery was once known as the East Village Burying Ground. It began in 1796 with the burial of Freedom Clark, a woman who died during childbirth. Her daughter, also named Freedom, survived. This story, and others about the beginning of the cemetery, are shared in this podcast...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Carol Lolatte has been the Recreation Director for 33 years. Here is her story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

“My life is recreation. I do it, I live it, I love it and I’ll continue to do it,” said Frank Dearborn on the day he retired as longtime Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for the town of Brattleboro on May 25, 1990, a day that was declared “Frank H. Dearborn Day.” Here's his story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1961 a local cable company built a tower on Wantastiquet for better reception. In the '80's the tower was replaced, and last month it was taken down...here's the storyद्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Recently the United States government came to an agreement that averted a federal default on its debt payment. There is a history to this, and we will turn the clock back to the early 1970s when America’s debt was growing, and dissatisfaction was being expressed...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

There was a time when the local fire department would host a banquet for the BUHS football team. These banquets honored the efforts of the local athletes and also served as a recruiting tool for the fire department. Here's the story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

The very first organized fire fighting force in Brattleboro dates back to December 1831, when the Brattleboro Fire Society was formed on Main Street. The organization operated out of the old Chase's Stage House, which stood where Vermont Artisan Designs is today. There have been a few changes since then...…

In the 1960’s Denny and Don Robinson, twin brothers from Dummerston Elementary School, joined with Phil Natowich of Brattleboro to form a powerful athletic threesome at Brattleboro Union High School. They would play baseball and football together, winning a state football Division I championship on the heels of bringing the Brattleboro American Leg…

In 1951 Junior High Science teacher Ruth Atkinson wrote about the history of Brattleboro's trees for a local history and folklore publication. We share that story in this week's podcast...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

The Interstate highway system in Vermont linking Massachusetts to Canada was completed in 1978, a full 20 years after the first section of Vermont Interstate was constructed. The destination of that first stretch of Interstate was Brattleboro...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1954 Marshall Frizzell and the FFA planted European Larch trees at the Clark farm on Guilford Street. Frizzell would later die while serving in Vietnam. The trees would become part of Living Memorial Park and, in 1980, they were designated as a living memorial to those who served in the Korean War. Here's the story...…

In 1965 the Melsur Corporation purchased land in northeastern Brattleboro on Old Ferry Road from Robert and Ruth Allard. Financing was arranged with the help of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation. A 2 ½ story, 15,000 foot manufacturing plant was built on the old Allard property by Loney Construction. For the next 25 years school furnitu…

Joe Shield grew up in town and went on to play for the Green Bay Packers. Here we read part of the speech he gave at the BUHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2020. He will be inducted into the Vermont Principal's Association Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

During World War I almost 700 Vermont soldiers were transported to France on the largest troopship in the world, the Leviathan. About 30% died as a result of contracting influenza while on board. Brattleboro's Ernest Gibson wrote about the tragedy and we share the story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Deidrich (DeDe) Stolte contributed a great deal to the athletic and moral upbringing of Brattleboro's young people 100 years ago. The current high school sports complex is dedicated to his memory. This is his story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Florence Anderson was a 1951 BHS graduate. She wrote an essay about a local hero of hers..Mary Howe. The essay was featured at the BHS commencement ceremony. Mary Howe was an international opera star who grew up in Brattleboro in the late 1800's...here's the story, read by historical society trustees...musical interlude by Phillip Chapman…

In Brooks Memorial Library you will find a few sculptures by local artist Larkin Mead. He made them while living in Italy but they both made their way to Brattleboro. Here's the story...musical interludes by Phillip Chapmanद्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1901, 53 year old Annie Grout passed away. Many people remembered her contributions as an educator, her commitment to social justice, and her love of the natural world. She was born at a South African mission, she taught at one of the original HBCU schools after the Civil War, and pursued botanical and wildlife preservation hobbies while living …

In 1967 a book compiled and edited by T.D. Seymour Bassett was published by the local Stephen Greene Press. It was called “Outsiders Inside Vermont” and featured thirty writers commenting on life in Vermont over a period of more than 350 years. Rudyard Kipling was one of the authors who had writings published in the book. Here's what he had to say.…

Brattleboro sugar makers were at the forefront of establishing, maintaining, and marketing the purity and quality of Vermont Maple products. It all began in the 1880's...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Ben is the 6th generation to work at the Robb Farm. In 1907 his family moved to Ames Hill in West Brattleboro and began a farming operation. For many years the land supported a dairy herd, but in 2011 the family shifted its emphasis from milk production to raising beef and focusing on its maple sugar operation. Recently Brattleboro Area Middle Scho…

Brattleboro Winter Carnival has been a local tradition since 1957. In this episode we highlight some of the events and participants from 60, 50 and 40 years ago.द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

The 1st Brattleboro Winter Carnival took place in 1957. In our archive collection we found a program from the inaugural carnival. In this podcast we share information from the program and a little background about what led up to the creation of the carnival...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

The Bean's home stood adjacent to the covered bridge and Connecticut River on Bridge St. and was attached to the Brattleboro Gas Works. The company house was provided for the gas maker’s family. Charles Sr.'s job was to fill the huge round building with gas. Charles Jr'.s job was to run the East Eagle Distillery on the nearby island between Brattle…

On January 31, 1922 Evelyn and Fred Harris took the first trial jumps off the newly constructed ski hill. The jumping course was about 750 feet long with a drop of approximately 300 feet. A few days later the best male ski jumpers in the region competed in the Vermont State Amateur Ski Jumping Championship at what would become Harris Hill...…

George Houghton was a local photographer who traveled with Vermont Civil War Regiments from 1861 to 1863. This is a little bit of his story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

T.W. Higginson knew abolitionist Lucy Stone, supported John Brown, edited Emily Dickinson, led an insurrection against the Fugitive Slave Law, and fought beside Harriet Tubman. Brattleboro historian, Mary Cabot, also said he was a good dancer...here's his storyद्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Local historians Mary Cabot and Henry Burnham wrote that Francis Goodhue was the most influential merchant and developer in Brattleboro History. Here's his story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In the final few moments of 1941 a secret train traveled south through Brattleboro as it headed to Washington, D.C. On board was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The train was somewhere in Vernon when the old year passed and 1942 arrived. Here's the story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1945 Mrs. Amy Jones Rice spoke to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Her talk focused on the history behind the creation of BMH. This is the story she shared...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1934 the Vermont DAR purchased an historic farm property in Addison, Vermont. They dedicated the land to Florence Gray Estey, a charter member of the Brattleboro chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Here's the story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

Many scrapbooks have been donated to the historical society. Some are collections of newspaper articles, some are full of family memories, and some focus on a particular interest of the creator. Carrie Smith graduated from Brattleboro High School in 1889 and, for a time, taught at Canal Street School. Mrs. Smith’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings s…

Substance addictions have been part of our culture for a long time. In the late 1900's society began to look at substance addiction as a medical condition and some doctors began to treat it as such. The local branch of the Morrell Liquor Cure Institute of Vermont opened in Brattleboro in 1893. Here's the story...…

This summer a Howard Street homeowner contacted the historical society about a contraption boxed up in an old barn. We investigated the device and researched the story. Not all inventions are successful...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

This week’s local history is provided by Brattleboro Historical Society board member Carol Farrington. She remembers her days working at Dunham Brothers. The company came to Main Street in 1885 and moved to the old cotton mill in 1966. Here's Carol's story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In the early 1800’s France and Great Britain were again at war with one another. The US traded with both countries and found itself drawn into the conflict. Enter John Henry, a spy lately from Vermont, who gets mixed up in the middle of political intrigue...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

In 2015 the historical society received a package in the mail from a family in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The passing of one generation had caused the next generation to sort through boxes of “Dad’s stuff”. In one of the boxes were Brattleboro-related items that the family decided to donate to our organization. One of the items was William Whipple…

In the late 1970’s a section of the south side of Elliot Street was purchased by the town in order to build a small park. The park was part of a larger Elliot Street re-vitalization project that was funded through federal grants secured by the Brattleboro Community Development Office. Here's the story...…

Governor Holbrook served as Governor for 2 years during the Civil War. He lived on Walnut Street, used the Brattleboro House for his executive offices and rented space in the American House for official correspondence, (the telegraph office was in the American House). He believed he had a warm, influential relationship with Abraham Lincoln...here's…

One hundred and sixty years ago the United States was in a major battle for its soul. The Civil War was a little over a year old and it was clear there would be no easy resolution. In 1861 Brattleboro's Frederick Holbrook was elected Vt. Governor. This begins his story...द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

During the 1940's more than 1,000,000 Spalding baseballs were sewn together in Brattleboro. Most of the work was done by women and young people not directly involved in the war effort.द्वारा Brattleboro Historical Society

The historical society accepts donations of local items of historical significance. These items are catalogued and stored in AB boxes. The AB is short for Artifact Box. This past weekend; while placing a newly donated item into an AB box for medals, pins, jewelry and other small artifacts, we decided to share stories attached to some of the items i…

Have you ever played the 1990's game, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? In this edition we play a modified version known as Six Degrees of Fairbanks Moore. Moore was the first English colonizer to settle along the West River in the 1750's and we trace an early 1900's Harness Maker's sign to him in six steps...…