A Halloween Collector’s House Tour

Back by popular demand! 

Halloween collector’s decorated house tour. Hundreds of antique and vintage collectible Halloween items from the 1900s on display throughout the home. This is intended to be a review of Halloween through the 20th century, its traditions, and how it was celebrated. It is not a haunted or spooky house event. 

Tickets $10 at the door. Proceeds go to the Colrain Historical Society.

October 25th, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

19 Wellington Street, Shelburne Falls/Buckland 

Park at the Town of Buckland Highway Department yard at 2 Sears Street, Buckland.

This is not intended for children under 12. 

No photos will be allowed. 

No large purses or bags. Please leave them in your car.

The house is not handicapped-accessible; there are stairs.

Colrain Home for the Holidays Pot Luck Dinner and Auction Fundraiser

Save the Date! 

Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at 5 PM at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center, 53 Main St., Shelburne Falls. Sponsored by the Colrain Historical Society.

After the pot luck, a silent and live auction of holiday items, wreaths, boxwood trees, antiques and collectibles, Colrain ephemera, food and gift certificates, art, special foods and new items for gift giving will commence. Catamount Auction staff are donating their time. 

Please think of an item you could donate. It should be like the good old times when the Colrain Business Association ran the auctions. Live auction will start at 7 PM. 

Questions? Contact Deb Wheeler 413-624-8800 or Deborahjeanwheeler@gmail.com

Program: A Walk Through the Villages of Colrain Through Post Cards

The Elm Grove Bridge, but where was it?

Before texting, email, Facebook, and even telephones, postcards such as this one were a common form of social communication in town. If you wanted to invite a neighbor for a visit, you’d drop them a postcard. Scores of postcards of local scenes dating from around 1910 will offer a tour of Colrain, its villages and people on Thursday, October 9, in the Stacy Barn behind the Museum of Colrain History on Main Road. Debby Wheeler will show cards from her collection and from the Colrain Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. following the annual meeting and election of officers of CHS at 7 p.m. 

 The meeting and program are open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

Colrain and the Hilltowns on Canvas VI Art Show

Red Mill by W. Lester Stevens

Adamsville Road, Colrain

Colrain Historical Society’s Annual Colrain and the Hilltowns on Canvas VI Art Show

Friday, September 19, 5 pm - 8 pm

Saturday, September 20, 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday, September 21, 10 am - 4 pm

at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center

53 Main St. Shelburne Falls, Ma. 

For this fundraising event, 80 pieces of art covering the 19th to the 21st century from private homes and collections in West County will be hanging.

As in the past, there are famous regional painters, professionals as well as self-taught artists included in the show. Every painting is new to this show. There will be a silent auction of 3 paintings including a Dirk Xu of Arms Academy and an A. Hale Johnson print. 

Admission is $10.00.

For more information contact Deb Wheeler at 413-624-8800.