Upcoming Programs and Events
Our meetings/programs, generally in the Stacy Barn, are held on the second Thursday of the months of May, June, September, and October. They are free and open to the public. Refreshments are served.
Some details may change. Check the online Colrain Clarion, the Recorder, our website, colrainhistoricalsoc.org, and our blogspot colrainhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com, for details.
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Past Programs and Events
A Colrain Christmas Potluck and Auction
5-9 p.m. at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center. Auctions, silent and live, will feature antiques, collectibles, Colrain ephemera, crafts, gift certificates, wreaths, boxwood centerpieces, and home-baked foods.
A Walk Through the Villages of Colrain Through Post Cards, 1910-1919.
7:30 following the business meeting. Debby Wheeler will guide us through a tour of Colrain at a time before telephones, when postcards were a main means of communication. Annual meeting and election of officers and Board members.
Colrain and the Hill Towns on Canvas VI
At the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, Friday, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with more paintings of local scenes by noted and local artists, as well as antique maps and art for sale at this benefit exhibition.
Sheep, Fiber, Cloth and the Mills of Colrain
7:30 p.m. following the meeting at 7. Cynthia Herbert and Nina Reyes trace this important strand of Colrain history, including Merino sheep farming, weavers, and, of course, our mills.
Ice Cream Social
A thank you to our volunteers, and a surprise 100th birthday celebration of one of our liveliest members, with cake and music, behind the Museum. And it’s free.
Colrain: A Sense of Place
5:30-8 p.m.
Dinner and ”a Colrain journey through song, story, and conversation” with Erica Wheeler at the former Dude Ranch on Cal Coombs Road. Watch for reservation details.
A Walking Tour of Foundry Village
7-7:15 p.m., meeting.
7:15 p.m. walking, 1/4-mile with Jonathan LaGreze and Judith Roberts, highlighting indigenous people’s history, Cary Cider Mill, covered bridge, Baptist Church, and schoolhouse.
Halloween Extravaganza!
Welcome to the Colrain Historical Society’s
Halloween Extravaganza!
A Walk Through the Ages of Antique and Vintage Halloween
A partially narrated tour through a house fully decorated for the holiday
With hundreds of items on display from the 1900s to the present.
Colrain, Apple Capital!
How the Apple Got to Colrain, and What We Did With It, will be the topic of the Colrain Historical Society’s October program. West County Cider’s Field Maloney will tell the story of the apple in Colrain from early settlement to the present. Colrain’s history has been rich in apples, cider, and orchards for several centuries now. We will explore this rich history.
The program at 7:30 p.m. will follow the business meeting and election at 7 in the Stacy Barn behind the Pitt House. Apple-y refreshments will be served, including cider. The program is free and open to the public.
Colrain and Hilltowns on Canvas – 5th Annual Show!
Sept 21st and 22nd, 10 am to 4 pm
The Colrain Historical Society will sponsor the fifth annual fundraising art show at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center. Please join us for a rare opportunity to see this bit of visual history. Admission fee is $10.00.
There will be over 50 paintings by 40 different artists as well as prints and reprints of some items in the Historical Society’s collection and old maps of our area for sale.