The Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast

100 years ago Brattleboro was working to establish itself as a destination town for the surrounding area. The Board of Trade created Guest Day and invited people from nearby towns to visit Brattleboro and experience free exciting events every half hour. Over 3,200 visitors registered in Brattleboro that day...

For stamp collectors, the Brattleboro Stamp is a valued treasure. This episode is the first completely researched, written and produced by 2018 BAMS 7th graders. We hope you enjoy the program...

Jason Bushnell wanted to save the Civil War cannon on the Common but the World War II scrap metal drive came calling. Here's the story...

In 1942 "Bond Bombshell" Dorothy Lamour visited Brattleboro to raise money for the war effort. Here's the story...

In 1925 Robert Frost summed up his approach to teaching by saying, “You never can tell what you have said or done till you have seen it reflected in other people’s minds”. In 1947 Marlboro College began, Robert Frost was an influential Trustee in the early years of the school. Here's the story...

In 1898 the Vermont Phoenix declared the best musical performance ever held in Brattleboro took place in the Town Hall's Auditorium. Here's the story...

Silas Waite was a well-respected bank president until almost $500,000 turned up missing in the First National Bank. Here's the story...

In 1906 a Civil War Monument was dedicated at Fairground Road. A military camp and hospital was on-site during the war years. Here's the story...

100 years ago Smith and Bradley were two of the three largest employers in Brattleboro. It was a time before computer chips, when young people entertained themselves with their imaginations, wood and cast iron toys. Here's the story...

A new batch of 7th graders have arrived at BAMS and this is their 1st effort at sharing Brattleboro History. Arch Street is one of the earliest roads in town. Here's the story...

The U.S.S. Brattleboro served during World War II and continues working today. Here's the story...

Fort Dummer Neighborhood began in 1912. Here's the story. Music for this episode comes from the Alan Lomax collection in the Library of Congress. Excerpts from the 3 tunes "Polish Wedding March", "Irish Washerwoman" and "Contredanse" were recorded in 1938.

Brattleboro had many neighborhoods develop in various parts of town. Here's the story of Esteyville...

Famous Sculptor Larkin Mead is given credit for carving the original statue that graced the Vermont Capitol Building. We know who really carved the statue, (and it wasn't Larkin Mead). Here's the story...

The Estey Waltz introduces us to the Defining Decades: 1870 to 1920. The BHS has created an exhibit now on display at the Pavilion in Montpelier that highlights those formative decades of Brattleboro's past. We hope you will get a chance to visit as the display runs for 6 months in the Vermont Historical Society Museum. We had fun putting it together and hope you will enjoy the showcase of Brattle...

We experience the world through all of our senses. Our relationship with Nature should be nurtured...

In 1938 the WPA began laying out the present BUHS fields. Here's the story...

Edward Crosby ordered 1 million bricks. Here's the story...

How did Rudyard Kipling end up in the Brattleboro area? Here's the story...

Marshall Twitchell is the personification of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Here's his story...

A little known 3rd water cure in Brattleboro, opened by a guy named Blackall. It lasted for less than a year.

Brattleboro is well-known for its printing and publishing history. Smead, Holbrook, Fessenden and Hildreth are some of the names associated with these industries. Here's a part of the story...

Before interstates and trains there was the Connecticut River. Flatboats brought goods back and forth along the Connecticut and connected Brattleboro with the world. Here's the story...

Until the 1970's Memorial Day was observed on May 30th, here's an untold Brattleboro story of the Civil War and how we recognized those who served...

Mount Wantastiquet has been known by many names... Rattlesnake Mountain, Chesterfield Mountain, West River Mountain and Fall Mountain are a few. In the 1870's Walter Childs decided to bring a little science to the hill. Here's the story...