BRATTLEBORO-A new book, set to go on sale Nov. 9, will celebrate the town's history through photos of local marches, cavalcades, and protests.
Brattleboro on Parade, a 104-page paperback, features images from the Brattleboro Historical Society. The book looks at parades as far back as horse-drawn Valley Fair carriages in 1889 and as recently as the current "By the People: Brattleboro Goes Fourth" Independence Day parade.
In between, the book pictures historic events, including presidential visits, local troops departing for World War I and II, nearly a century of Brattleboro Union High School Alumni Parades, and the school band's appearances at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
The pictorial also documents the 1939 local debut of The Wizard of Oz, the 1953 move of St. Michael's Episcopal Church to its present site, and the 1982 ticker-tape homecoming for World Cup-winning cross-country skier Bill Koch.
The book, with text by local writer Kevin O'Connor, is timed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026.
It will debut on Sunday, Nov. 9 at a Brattleboro Historical Society program on local parades at 2 p.m. at the Municipal Center at 230 Main St. Copies will be available at the event for $20 cash or check (no credit cards) to benefit the society's preservation efforts.
The paperback will then be on sale at four local Brattleboro book sellers: Everyone's Books, 25 Elliot St. (which will offer an online ordering option); ByWay Books, 399 Canal St.; Book Lovers, 49 Flat St.; and Lost Time Books, 51 Main St.
For more information, people can email brattleborogoesfourth@gmail.com.
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