by creocoding | May 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Almira Edson (1803-1886) was a stepdaughter of Edward Adams of the busy village of Adamsville in Colrain. She develped a style of family registers combining calligraphy and watercolor, much sought after by collectors of folk art today. After years of teaching at the...
by creocoding | May 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
David Lyons (1737-1803) took part in the Boston Tea Party in 1773, and later moved to Colrain in 1784. A plaque was placed at his gravesite in the Chandler Hill Cemetery on May 24, 2022. Read the article from the Greenfield Recorder here.
by creocoding | May 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Friends of the Colrain Historical Society are invited to join the Helen Stacy Legacy Circle by including the society in their estate planning. Along with the late Hale Johnson, Brad Brigham, and others, participants will help to secure the Pitt House property and the...
by creocoding | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
May 21 and 22, 9am – 4pmA woodland garden tour and special plant sale at 90 Call Road in Colrain will benefit the Colrain Historical Society. The extensive gardens wander along the forest edge and house and are bounded by the Fox Brook and centuries old stone...
by creocoding | May 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
May 12th, 7 pm Sarah and Harry Hollister will present a lively reading of a New England short story from the “local colorist” period (1860-1900)*, when the Colrain Historical Society resumes in-person programs at the Stacy Barn behind the Pitt House Thursday,...
by creocoding | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Spring 2022 edition of Historical Notes, the newsletter of the Colrain Historical Society, was mailed in earlyApril. Click on the photos of the pages below to view a larger image.