Brattleboro Printing and Publishing Heritage

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BRATTLEBORO PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HERITAGE MEETING

The Brattleboro Historical Society and Friends of Brooks Memorial Library are collaborating to generate ideas about how to increase community awareness and interest in Brattleboro’s 200-year printing and publishing heritage.

Community members interested in this topic are invited to a brainstorming meeting on Tuesday, September 15 at 7PM at the Brattleboro History Center in the Masonic Center at 196 Main Street.

The purpose of the meeting will be to gather ideas for ways to interest and engage our community in learning more about the influential roles that Brattleboro’s publishing and printing industries have played throughout our history.

By the early 1800s, Brattleboro was recognized as a major printing and publishing town in Vermont and New England.  Ever since, these industries and businesses have made major economic, cultural and social contributions to the town and community. Today, with the emergence of digital publishing and printing, Brattleboro continues to be an incubator and innovative leader in the electronic world of printing and publishing.

For more information about the September 15th meeting, contact the Brattleboro Historical Society at brattprintpub@gmail.com or contact the Historical Society directly.

Comments | 2

  • Submitted by cgrotke on August 31, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Some thoughts

    This is an excellent project to undertake, rich with stories and events. Hopefully a wide variety of people will be able to come together to help come up with ideas.

    I think the Selectboard is meeting at that time, so I’ll miss this kickoff meeting. Here are a few thoughts, though:

    – printing and publishing in Brattleboro has involved books, magazines, newspapers, catalogs, posters and more.

    – it’s been both analog and digital

    – old printing equipment is still around, and people know how to use it.

    – letting visitors print their own X, or watch how Y is printed, is appealing

    – current printers and publishers should be involved

    – former employees of local presses should be involved – perhaps as teachers of workshops

    – the subject ties together aspects of the Estey museum, Historical Society, and Library in addition to other businesses

    – an associated store to buy items printed or published in Brattleboro, or printing and publishing materials, might be nice

  • Submitted by Rolf on August 31, 2015 at 10:38 am

    I am frustrated to report

    I am frustrated to report that I will not be able to attend this meeting because I will be working that night.

    However, I have been doing research related to the printing industry in Brattleboro, and would enjoy sharing and learning more.

    Rolf

    http://www.booksfromvermont@yahoo.com

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