Fran Lynggaard HansenFran Hansen, a graduate of the University of Vermont, is a board member of the Brattleboro Historical Society and wrote the Downstreet local interest column in the Brattleboro Reformer for three years. Most of her pieces focused on the town's history she took a particular interest in local innovators, immigrants, and community organizations, blending research from historical society archives with oral history interviews. Also a freelance writer, her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Good Housekeeping, and the Rutland Herald. She is the director of the Green Mountain Camp for Girls. Read More Read Less