Explore Historic Colrain
Living in Colrain is like living in a fossil field. Like old bones, throughout the town old stone walls for sheep enclosures, house foundations, and dams peek through the earth. You can see old farmhouses and barns. We are lucky that our past has not been erased by development as it has in so many places. Our goal, quite simply, is to preserve our past and share it.
The Colrain Historical Society is now restoring its own buildings, categorizing and reimagining the display of its many artifacts, and planning programs to help us better understand and appreciate our past.
But the Society also knows that history always starts yesterday and it will be developing ways to preserve our “present past.” This website is where the past and the present will be meeting. Enjoy!
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Recent Updates
David Lyons – Boston Tea Party Participant
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.
An Invitation…
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 ...
Woodland Garden Tour and Plant Sale Benefit
May 21 and 22, 9am - 4pm
A 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 ...
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Upcoming Programs
There are no upcoming events.
We’ll see you next spring when we will be announcing our programs for 2024!