After taking public transportation downtown, we stopped to look at the
Brooks building. Then we went to
the River Garden for a snack and for a discussion about why Brattleboro was
built on a river.
Afterwards we
went to Brooks Memorial Library for a scavenger hunt which involved looking for
a painting of William Brattle (after whom the town was named), a mammoth tusk, cannonballs
from Fort Dummer, arrowheads, and more.
We met up with research librarian Jeanne Walsh who showed us artifacts
in the Brattlboro history room including a cane with a sword hidden
inside. Ask your child to tell you
about the man who owned the cane sword.
Later, back at school, we contemplated the many changes to our town and
students were asked to decide for themselves which event in history created the
biggest change to the area.
