Brattleboro Chapter, NSDAR - Brattleboro, Vermont

10/20/2025

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05/01/2025

At the unveiling of the Little Free Library at Living Memorial Park on May 1, were, from left, Daughters of the American Revolution members Taylor Hughey of Brattleboro; Patsy Bemis of East Dover, chaplain; Jody Graves of Putney; Carolyn Handy of Charlestown, NH, chapter regent; Mary Laitres of Brattleboro, recording secretary; Jayne Rivers of Brattleboro, treasurer; and Carol Lalotte, Brattleboro Recreation and Parks Department recreation and parks director.
Donated by the Brattleboro Chapter, the Little Free Library sits near the children's playground.
Brattleboro DAR Chapter Regent Carolyn Handy stocked the library with donated books.
Anyone who comes to the park is welcome to take or donate a book, said Handy. The local DAR, which promotes literacy, hopes the new library will have a positive ripple effect in the community.
Brattleboro Parks and Rec Director Carol Lalotte thanked the Daughters for the donation of the Little Free Library.

04/13/2025

The 250th anniversary commemoration of the Westminster Massacre was celebrated on the King's Highway in Westminster, VT during March 2025. The public gathered at the Westminster Courthouse site on Shattuck Road as marked by the DAR monument, erected by the Brattleboro chapter in 1902. Historians told old stories of when forces of British and New York control were ousted from eastern Vermont. The court house was built in 1772 during the time of King George III. The massacre occurred on March 14, 1775, just five weeks prior to Paul Revere's ride. William French was one of two young men to die as a result of the massacre. From left, Robin Reilly, DAR regent of the Cavendish-William French chapter, Carolyn Handy, DAR regent of the Brattleboro chapter, and Andrew R. Whipple, Secretary, The Vermont Society of Sons of the American Revolution (VTSSAR).

02/04/2025

11/11/2024

The Brattleboro Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented a 20-year certificate of appreciation to member Sara Maud Pease Morse, right, for 20 years of dedicated service. A past chapter regent, Morse has also served as vice regent, historian, librarian, auditor, treasurer and genealogist. The presentation was made Nov. 9 by Carolyn Handy, chapter regent, at the Brattleboro Country Club.

04/12/2024

09/11/2023

Thanks to Lucy Chandler Otis, three cousins met for the first time at the Whitneyville Cemetery in West Halifax, VT on Sept 8, 2023. Lucy, who received a new gravestone along with her husband, Stephen Otis, is a Mayflower descendant. Her ancestors, John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower, are also the ninth great-grandparents of sisters Kelly Otis Hazen (left) and Carol Otis (center), plus Brattleboro DAR Regent Carolyn Handy.

09/11/2023

Chuckling after the ceremonies for Stephen and Lucy Otis, are, from left, Immediate Past Brattleboro DAR Regent Sara Morse, Regent Carolyn Handy and Carol Otis, a DAR member from Florida. Not shown, a bagpiper serenaded those attending while they arrived and after the ceremony on Sept. 8, 2023.

09/11/2023

Carol Otis, left, DAR chapter regent Carolyn Handy, center, posed with expert colonial era stonecutter, David Gillespie from South Carolina, who spent months crafting two new slate gravestones. He dressed in 1770’s style for events at the Whitneyville Cemetery in West Halifax, VT.

09/11/2023

Descendant Carol Otis, left, looks on as three members of the American Legion in Brattleboro present a flag folding ceremony, folding the flag 13 times to represent the original 13 colonies. The flag was presented to Carol, along with three shell casings from a gun salute for patriot Stephen Otis, who served in both the American Revolution and the French & Indian Wars. The ceremony also included Taps played by a bugler.

09/11/2023

After the unveiling of two new slate markers for Stephen Otis and Lucy Chandler Otis, Carol Otis, a DAR member from Florida, center, posed with members of the Brattleboro Chapter. She is a descendant of Stephen and Lucy Otis. From left, are Stella Stevens, Immediate Past Regent Sara Morse, Otis, Chaplain Patsy Bemis and Regent Carolyn Handy.