Historical Notes 2019

The Spring 2019 edition of Historical Notes, the newsletter of the Colrain Historical Society, was mailed in late April. Click here for a PDF version. Click on the photos of the pages below to view a larger image.

First Potluck/Meeting/Program of the Season

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 7:00 p.m.

There will be a potluck supper at 6:00 p.m. before the meeting. Bring a main course, salad, veggie or dessert to share; cider will be available.

Following the meeting, at 7:30 p.m. a short “Show and Tell” program will be a narrative drawn from “Our Trip West,” the diary of the Donelson family (of two generations) auto trip west to California, Canada, and back in 1939, written by one of the passengers, Winnifred Lincoln, mother of Ruth Donelson. This seven-week odyssey in a new car holding two men and three women and their luggage during the Depression was “the trip of a lifetime.” The detailed diary tells as much about these five New Englanders as it does about United States at that time. It’s something of a social history.

 You can come for part or all of the evening, but we hope you’ll be there for the meeting to find out about our successful Painting Exhibit last weekend, what’s happening with the Pitt House property, and what to expect this coming summer.

Art Exhibition Brochure

Buckland-Shelburne Community Center, 53 Main Street, Shelburne Falls

Art Exhibit Brochure (top of page 1)

Click this link for a PDF copy of the Art Exhibit Brochure available to everyone who attends the show.

"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. 

 For more information call (413) 624-8800.

Don't Miss It! "Colrain on Canvas" Painting Exhibition

"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. 

 For more information call (413) 624-8800.