Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Historical Notes 2020

The Spring 2020 edition of Historical Notes, the newsletter of the Colrain Historical Society, was mailed in mid April. Click here for a PDF version. Click on the photos of the pages below to view a larger image.

Historical Notes 2020 page 1.

Historical Notes 2020 page 2.

Historical Notes 2020 page 3.

Historical Notes 2020 page 4.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Old Photos of Griswold Mills and Colrain

The Museum of Our Industrial Heritage in Greenfield has a collection of photos of the Griswold Cotton Mills and other location in a Colrain. These photos were provided courtesy of the Colrain Historical Society.

http://archive.industrialhistory.org/CA/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/collections/10
When you are on their website, click each photo for an enlarged view and information about the photo.

This page on their site has a very brief article about the history of the Griswold Mills.
http://industrialhistory.org/histories/griswold-cotton-mills/



 Explore the other links on their website (EXHIBITS, DATABASE, HISTORIES, VIDEOS) for more fascinating videos and photos of this area’s industrial heritage.