Holidays:

St. Patrick's Day Facts

"Not a wee bit of blarney here!"

Valentines Day

From Martyrdom to Romance and the History of the Written Valentine

Memorial Day

      Remembering our Fallen Heroes - Who they were and how they earned their Gold Star

       (This will redirect you to Noted Citizens)

Flag Day (June 14th)

A Brief History of our Flag

How the New Hampshire Flag Came to Be

4th of July

Josiah Bartlett - New Hampshire's Sole Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Labor Day

      Frances Perkins -  A woman behind the New Deal's Progressive Labor Laws

Veterans Day (Nov. 11)

 A list of known Chesterfield Veterans

Vietnam Monument Moving Wall

The half-size replica of the Washington DC Vietnam War Memorial visited Brattleboro

Halloween (Oct. 31)

Messages from the Grave - A Collection of Chesterfield Epitaphs

Physician's Training in 19th Century

Grave Markers - Reading a Cemetery

Thanksgiving Posts: 

Cranberries - A Thanksgiving Essential

This native berry has been used by man for 12,000 years

The Pumpkin Pie

Few of our Festive foods have deeper roots in America than the Pumpkin Pie!

As American As Apple Pie

     Thanksgiving 2021 - A Brief History of Apples

Thanksgiving 2020 - The Original  Thanksgiving Menu

     The Difference Between the 1621 Meal and Today's Classic Menu

Christmas Posts: 

Chesterfield's Secret Santa

    The gifts that keep on giving

Christmas Stories & Heavenly Tales

     Chesterfield's Master Storyteller - Charles Tazwell

Christmas Family Traditions

     The Story behind "The Night Before Christmas" 

Season Greetings from the Archives

      CHS Volunteers favorite Holiday Greetings