BHS e567-Hopkins, an immigrant story

BHS e576-Arden Humphrey Disappearance

Arden Humphrey was a farmworker at the Brattleboro Retreat. In 1889 he would disappear. State-wide newspapers declared it was the biggest Green Mountain mystery in 25 years! Here is the story...

BHS e575-Israel Smith and Vermont Sufferers

Beginning in the 1780's, many "Vermont Sufferers" moved to Bainbridge, NY. Many of these transplants were Revolutionary War veterans from Brattleboro, Guilford and Dummerston. Here's their story...

BHS e574-Declaration of Independence and Vermont

Brattleboro may have had a few men at the first Vermont public reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is the story...

BHS e573-Susannah Arms and the Revolution 1700's

Susannah Willard Arms has been identified as providing "Patriotic Service" during the American Revolution by both the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. This is her story...

BHS e572-How The Creamery Bridge Got Its Name

The Centerville Covered Wooden Bridge was built in 1879. Eight years later the Brattleboro Creamery Association constructed a plant nearby that converted local dairy cream into butter. The business operated until 1911 and produced more than 200,000 pounds of butter a year.