April Potluck, Meeting, and Show and Tell

April Potluck, Meeting, and Show and Tell

Pitt House, 8 Main Road, Colrain The Colrain Historical Society will hold its first meeting of the 2019 season at the home of Joan McQuade, 7 Main Road, Colrain, on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. There will be a potluck supper at 6:00 p.m. before the meeting. Bring a...
Scenes of Colrain Painting Exhibit

Scenes of Colrain Painting Exhibit

“Colrain on Canvas”  Sat. and Sun., April 13 and 14, 2019 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours at 11 am and 2 pm Shelburne-Buckland Community Center 53 Main Street Shelburne Falls, MA Suggested contribution is $10 for adults, children under 12 free. ...
Colrain on Canvas: A Pictorial Portrait

Colrain on Canvas: A Pictorial Portrait

April 13 and 14, 2019 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shelburne-Buckland Community Center 53 Main Street Shelburne Falls, MA The Colrain Historical Society will present “Colrain on Canvas: A Pictorial Portrait,” an exhibition of some 40 oils and watercolors by 24 artists from early...
Dear Members and Friends

Dear Members and Friends

COLRAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. P. O. BOX 45 COLRAIN, MA 01340 November 2018 Dear Members and Friends, 2018 – 2019 will mark the end of an era for the Colrain Historical Society and the beginning – exciting and a little daunting – of another. Since...
Painting Exhibit: Colrain Scenes

Painting Exhibit: Colrain Scenes

The Colrain Historical Society is making plans for a fundraiser art exhibit of Colrain scenes painted by local and visiting artists since the early 1900s. Colrain artists will include Hale Johnson, Donald Greason, and Marshall Looman, among others. Visiting artists...
Tavern Table Raffle

Tavern Table Raffle

Among the many documents and objects in the Colrain Historical Society’s collection which explain our local history is an 18th century Connecticut River Valley type tavern table with turned legs separated by box stretchers. Its plain skirt has a center drawer and the...