What’s up with the Pitt House? The white farmhouse to the left of the library is becoming the Museum of Colrain History. The transformation began in 2020, when the town turned the property over to the Colrain Historical Society. As a result the buildings on the property required new Certificates of Occupancy in order to be open to the public, requiring significant improvements to the Pitt House especially. Soon you’ll see our new sign!
We have already completed the invisible stuff: rebuilt part of the rear foundation and removed knob-and-tube wiring, along with some plaster and paint repair. Up next: a handicap-accessible bathroom and insulation to reduce our carbon footprint ---and our oil bill. There’s more, but when we’re done, we’ll have a museum refocused on Colrain history, its people, farms and industry. Our legal name remains Colrain Historical Society,
Simultaneously, Sarah Hollister, Dave Allen and volunteers are organizing our extensive collection of Colrain artifacts, documents and photographs into a digital inventory, making these things more accessible.
Meanwhile, we’re busy planning a town-wide garden tour and plant sale in July, another new "Colrain and the Hill Towns on Canvas" art show in September and in October an invitation-only Halloween House Tour. We’re lining up programs on a “Historic Griswoldville Design;” an apple history of Colrain, beginning with Colrain’s Johnny Appleseed; “Murder on Catamount”, and more.
Watch the Clarion, the Recorder, your mailbox, and your email for details. And join us on this journey.
