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...
by creocoding | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Catamount Hill Association will conduct a hike on Saturday, June 18, 2016, to the monument and flagpole at the site on Catamount of the first flag-raising over an American schoolhouse. Hike time and meeting location, as well as more information about the hike...
by creocoding | Jun 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cheapside mural by artist Stephan G. Maniatty. Image source and more information here. In the late 18th Century and until the railroad came to the region, Cheapside, a village on the Deerfield River in Greenfield, was a bustling river port, busy with sailors, taverns,...
by creocoding | May 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
A town’s roads not only knit the community together and connect it to the outside world, they also reveal its deep layers of history. The evolution of Connecticut Valley’s pathways and roads, with a focus on Colrain itself, will be the topic of the Colrain Historical...
by creocoding | May 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Spring 2016 edition of Historical Notes, the periodic newsletter of the Colrain Historical Society, was mailed in April. Click here for a PDF version (2.54 MB.)