Discovering ‘Print Town’ on the Brattleboro Words Trail By MEG MCINTYRE “From the vantage point of Brattleboro’s tiny Pliny Park, history is all around. To the right across High Street stands the 1871 Brooks House, a former hotel and favorite destination of 19th- and 20th-century literary figures such as Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle… Continue reading
Building a Literary Trail in Brattleboro, Vermont – A small town seen through the history of its writers by Sarah Stewart Taylor in HUMANITIES, Fall 2022, Volume 43, Number 4 Turning onto Main Street, it was the words of Frederick Douglass, who spoke at the old town hall on January 4, 1866, that followed me. Douglass… Continue reading
We are pleased to announce we’ve launched the Brattleboro Words Trail Podcast May 1, 2023 to enhance the reach of the community-created audio stories currently available in place-tagged segments on the GPS-triggered Brattleboro Words Trail Stqry app and platform. Our first episode features the story of Brattleboro’s own Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams. Lissa Weinmann… Continue reading
Community Event at the Guilford Welcome Center 11am Tuesday October 19, 2021 The Brattleboro Words Trail is collaborating with community partners to host an official dedication of the much-deserved state historic marker recognizing the achievements of Lucy Terry Prince, considered the nation’s first African American poet, and her husband Abijah Prince. The Princes were early… Continue reading
Enriching Local Lives While Attracting Cultural Tourism Senator Leahy and State Tourism Head Laud Impact 6 May 2021, Brattleboro, Vermont: From Abenaki petroglyphs and the first known African American poet Lucy Terry Prince, to Nobel Laureates like Saul Bellow, Jody Williams, Rudyard Kipling and a pantheon of colorful characters with impressive ‘firsts’ along the way,… Continue reading
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont, July 23, 2019: Since construction of the Vernon Dam flooded the Retreat Meadows 110 years ago, Abenaki petroglyphs—ancient images carved in stone—have rested submerged, unseen evidence of the significant Native presence all around us. A special installment of the monthly Brattleboro Words Project’s free Roundtable Discussion series will be held on the waters… Continue reading