Irah D. Spaulding was 19 when he earned his pilot's license in 1912.  Irah grew up on Elliot Street.  He was the first person to fly an exhibition biplane at the Valley Fairgrounds.  He served in World War I and continued flying experimental planes for the Navy after the war.  Injuries caused him to leave the military in 1922.  He would later have an insurance claim against the Navy settled by the Supreme Court...

BHS e456-Irah D Spaulding, early pilot

Jennie Melchen was accused of possessing one of the finest stills ever confiscated in Vermont.  She was a refugee from the Russian Empire and one of the first immigrants to sail past the Statue of Liberty in NYC Harbor.   Here's her story...

BHS e521 - Jennie Melchen and Prohibition

Since 2016, the Brattleboro Historical Society has partnered with Brattleboro Area Middle School to produce weekly local history podcasts that share stories of people and events from the past.

New tracks tagged #brattleboro