The Beadniks Museum of Beads and Cultural Artifacts in Brattleboro, VT

"Descending 20 feet below Main Street to visit Beadniks Museum of Beads and Cultural Artifacts, you feel as if you have gone back in time.

"There is something magical about the 600-square-foot space as you enter through huge antique doors. Brian Robertshaw, owner of Beadniks and the Museum, explains that each bead contains stories from our ancestors. He says beads were one of the first trade items that made it into the Brattleboro area and recounts, 'Native peoples who lived around Mt. Wantastiquet traded furs for beads. They used to have Truck House here where native people might have traded as many as four beaver pelts for one bead.'"

A recent Brattleboro Reformer article profiled the Beadniks Museum and its offerings.

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The Brattleboro Reformer: Unlocking history one bead at a time (11 MAR 18)