News and Nursing: The Rice Family of Chestnut Hill
Narrator and Words Trail co-producer Steve Hooper introduces Chestnut Hill, a special little neighborhood just above Downtown Brattleboro marked by an old reservoir, houses with spectacular views and access to the lovely Retreat Trails network. Steve describes visiting his grandparents, Howard Crosby and Amy Rice, his aunt Marion McCune Rice and uncle Howard C. Rice Jr. at their respective homes there. The Rice family's creative, cosmopolitan and community-minded lives and spirits helped shape the identity of Brattleboro.
Episode Notes
This episode was a labor of love from the Rice/Hooper family who wrote and produced most of it. The Nurse Marion piece was written, produced and narrated by Steven L. Hooper, who also narrated the intro to the podcast. It was edited by Donna Blackney. Research was by Steve and Jackie Hooper. The voice of Nurse Marion was by her great, great niece, Althaea Carroll.
