Brattleboro, Vermont; 24 September 2024: The September episode of the Brattleboro Words Trail Podcast tells the story of how Jacob Estey and the Estey Organ Company put Brattleboro on the map and helped shape American popular culture in the second half of the 19th Century. Jon Potter of Latchis Arts narrates the podcast with a… Continue reading
The Brattleboro Words Project announced that a special July episode of the newly launched Brattleboro Words Trail Podcast features insights into author Saul Bellow and his connection to Vermont, including exclusive interviews with his biographer and editor, to honor the famed writer’s birthday and the love he had for Green Mountain summers.
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