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| Hilltowns History Fair & Conference Flier (click image for larger view) |
The Mary Lyon Foundation is presenting an exciting day of history at Mohawk Trail Regional School on Saturday, September 19! There will be re-enactors, paper marbling, antiques, book sales, a dynamic keynote, face painting, historical societies, 4-H booth, "mudman" pottery, wood and metal working , 18 workshops, a history app station, demonstrations, exhibits, food vendors, great music and MUCH MORE!
Three of the eighteen Conference presentations are Colrain related topics.
4. Frankton and Shelburne Street Railway ~ Edward Gregory and Muriel E. Russell, Local Historians ~ Edward Gregory and Muriel Russell will present a short history of the Frankton Mill site which was located beside the North River on the Colrain Shelburne Town Line. This presentation includes a visual trip along the Shelburne Falls & Colrain street Railway route, with pictures of sites all along the trolley line to Colrain Center.
15. Gardner Symons & Robert Strong Woodward: Unique Local Artists ~ Deborah Wheeler, Colrain; Janet Gerry, Conway; Lee Toy Goodman, Buckland ~ Artist Gardner Symons (1865-1930) of New York City and Colrain was very influential in launching the professional career of local Buckland artist Robert Strong Woodward (1885-1957). Their unique portrayal of New England landscapes and their passion for capturing the natural beauty of western Massachusetts will be highlighted in this workshop.
18. All Is at Stake: The Civil War through the Letters of Colrain’s Edwin Davenport ~ Liz Sonnenberg, Colrain Historical Society ~ Edwin Davenport was 21 years old in 1861 when he left his family’s farm in Colrain, Massachusetts to travel in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Illinois. But as the Civil War bore on, his sense of duty called him home again to enlist with the Union Army. Joining a regiment of Massachusetts soldiers on an expedition to Port Hudson, Louisiana, Edwin found himself embroiled in the North’s campaign to regain control of the Mississippi River. His early adventures in “the West” and the war come alive in detailed letters home to his family on Catamount Hill. Come hear the story through his eyes.
