by creocoding | Oct 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The trolley bus tour was seen Saturday afternoon at two sites in Colrain that were stops on the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway route in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Trolley bus tour departing the former site of the Hillside Park, a...
by creocoding | Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thurs. Oct. 13 – Talk – The Story of the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway Opening in 1896 to carry passengers and freight, the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway changed lives and businesses in the two towns until the coming of the automobile...
by creocoding | Sep 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Colrain, 1896: A Snapshot” will be the topic of the next Colrain Historical Society program Thursday, September 8. With old photos, anecdotes and narrative, Belden Merims will describe life in the town before the coming of the Colrain-Shelburne Falls trolley that...
by creocoding | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
When the Troy and Greenfield Railroad came to Shelburne Falls in 1867, lives and businesses in Colrain were forever changed. Colrain native and railroad historian Carl Byron will tell that story at a meeting of the Colrain Historical Society on Thursday, August 11....
by creocoding | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Located near Colrain’s meetinghouses, crossroads, and stagecoach routes, inns and taverns have flourished throughout the town’s history, providing patrons with news, drink, food and lodging. Colrain native Brad Brigham will offer a peek inside each of these...