The Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast

Robert Frost said, "Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in"...here's the story of a few organizations that have stepped up to meet our residents needs for almost 40 years...

"This week we share a history of Thanksgiving..." The kids were gone so I asked some of the teachers to record and they did a pretty good job...a lot less editing...Happy Thanksgiving!

In 1972 the local Woolworth store on Main Street burned to the ground. Here's the story...

When the Great War ended in 1918 there was a wild three day party throughout town...here's how Brattleboro's Armistice Day began...

The grave of Alanson D. Wood who was killed instantly on this river by the explosion of the steamboat Greenfield May 18, 1840”. Here's his story...

BHS Podcast e122 - Marion McCune Rice, World War 1 and Halloween by Brattleboro Historical Society

The oldest house in Brattleboro is located on Western Avenue. Here's the story...

How did schools and communities deal with spreadable diseases one hundred years ago? Here's an answer from Brattleboro's past...

Oak Grove School was built in 1912 to help with a population boom. Here's the story...

100 years ago Brattleboro was a very different place, or was it? The country was at war, traffic accidents happened, con artists existed, and agriculture was an important aspect of our community. Here's the story....

Plans for a new Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge are in the works. Here's some history on the subject...

130 years ago the Retreat built a tower. Here's the story...

The Guilford Fair first began on Labor Day of 1942. This week a BAMS student came home with 13 ribbons from the Fair. Here's the story...

Asa Field worked for three generations of Estey's and retired after working for 50 years at the organ company. Here's his story...

In 1974 McDonald's Restaurant came to Brattleboro. It had a large impact on the development of Putney Road and Main Street. Here's the story... Released August 31, 2017.

Peter Root, the 1950's and the end of innocence for his generation...

Local resident Peter Root spent his early years on Canal Street in the 1950's, skating at Crystal Ice and Fuel, swimming at West River Beach and walking downtown... Here's the story. Released July 27, 2017 Produced by Joe Rivers

Local resident Peter Root remembers Vet's Village, where the present Little League in located... Posted on July 19, 2017.

Here's a story from the 1700's that asks the question; should there be a time when the needs of the government trump a free press? Released July 13, 2017.

Three BAMS students interviewed the wandering Joe Powers whose hobby is walking the woods of Windham County. Here's the story...

John Holbrook was instrumental in moving the financial heart of Brattleboro to Main Street...here's the story... Released June 29, 2017.

100 years ago Vt. textbooks stated that Native Americans had never permanently lived in Vt. Here's what archaeological research says...

BHS Podcast e106 - Historic Preservation Suggested in the 1800's by Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1957 the Celtic legends Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Sam Jones played in the Brattleboro High School gym. Art Freeman remembers them well, but also remembers unsung hero, power forward Jim Loscutoff. Here's the story... Full interview with Art Freeman.

This week we're going to tell you about the 1st automobile built in Vt.; local machinist John Gore designed and constructed the vehicle. Here's the story...