Brattleboro Words Trail Podcast Launches May 1, 2023

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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


State Historic Marker Celebration for Abijah and Lucy Terry Prince

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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


Brattleboro Words Trail Opening Marks Successful Completion of Townwide National Humanities Effort

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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


Words on the Water: Stories of Wantastegok, the West River and Abenaki Presence

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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