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The Historical Society of Windham County's Annual Soup Fest and Silent Auction features tasty soups from 10 restaurants along the West River Railroad line, from Brattleboro to South Londonderry. Bidding and a 50/50 raffle will be from 4-5:30 p.m. Soup and bread (with desserts to follow) at...

Walking Tour of Historic Brownsville will take people on a walk around the local historic district, giving the history and stories about individual buildings and the district as a whole. Participants will be able to compare what the center of the village looked like in the...

Don't miss the Newbury Historical Society's third annual Maple Sugar Open House. Learn about the sweet tradition of maple sugaring—a practice perfected by Native Americans centuries ago. This free event will be at John and Hannah Narowski’s sugarhouse. John and Hannah have been boiling sap and making maple...

Ski jumping, a wood sawing competition and a nine-mile sleigh ride were some highlights of the first Chester Winter Carnival in 1922. The sleigh ride to Rockingham and back brought locals to a supper and dance at the Rockingham Grange Hall. The night ran long that...

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), in partnership with Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP), hosts a panel discussion about the past, present, and future of the Bellows Falls “island.” RAMP founder Robert McBride will moderate the discussion, which will include geologist David Howell, archeologist...

The Arlington Common opens its newest Holiday Traditions exhibit, "A Collection of Winter Memories." It will feature photographs, art, and memorabilia donated by the community of the area's winters and holidays. It showcase a sled from the 1920s, photographs of cars buried in snow at Grout...

The Vernon Historians present a fascinating and wide-ranging program about life along their stretch of the Connecticut River by local teacher and historian Joe Rivers. It includes subjects like Native American trade routes, Fort Dummer, early commerce on the river, Island Park, prohibition and the island,...