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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
GILL — Forty years ago this month, Gill resident Terri Rice remembers when the silence of anticipation broke inside Gill Town Hall.
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — The David Wells bell, a 250-pound silver bell that was constructed at Paul Revere’s foundry and given to Greenfield resident David Wells in 1799, is in need of a new home — and no one seems to have the space for it.
By GRACE CHAI
Massachusetts is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War this year and next with initiatives and events across the state, funded by $2 million in grants from the Healey-Driscoll administration, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.
By CHRIS LARABEE
LEYDEN — During a lunch break at Leyden’s 1982 Town Meeting, 25 people stepped outside to pose for a photo commemorating the town’s decision to back a warrant article calling for a freeze on the testing, production and deployment of nuclear weapons.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — A large banner reading “the Heritage Park and Nature Trail is now open” is placed alongside the red, white and blue bunting attached to the side of the North Leverett Sawmill, a historic pre-Revolutionary War building that awaits renovation and has been declared a critical site for commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Fisher Hill Elementary School students typically spend their days studying core subjects like science, math and writing. But on Monday they were able to carve out some time for lessons in weaving, blacksmithing, mosaics and jousting.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
ERVING – Since December, Brian Knight of Brian Knight Research has been visiting residences and cultural locations in Ervingside, Farley and along the major routes of Route 63 and Route 2, and he is now finishing a cultural resources report as part of the town’s Historic Properties Survey project.
By STEVE PFARRER
Stephen Platt, who teaches 19th and 20th century Chinese history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, made a significant name for himself with his two last books.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum will open for the season on Saturday, May 24.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
TURNERS FALLS — To commemorate the 349th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre and the 21st anniversary of the 2004 reconciliation ceremony, the annual Day of Remembrance gathering will be held on the lawn behind the Great Falls Discovery Center on Saturday, May 17.
HATFIELD — The town’s pivotal role in King Philip’s War nearly 350 years ago will be the topic of a presentation this week by local historian David Brule, president of the Nolumbeka Project.
By AALIANNA MARIETTA
As Northfield’s Trinitarian Congregational Church celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, longtime and returning members were given the chance to reflect on the institution’s beginnings and how it has changed with time.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
COLRAIN — Residents are invited to honor the soldiers of Colrain’s past and the town’s involvement in the American Revolution on Sunday with doughnuts, a cemetery tour and tales of determination.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
BUCKLAND — The Historical Commission is seeking $12,500 from voters at the May 3 Annual Town Meeting to match a grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission for a project surveying historical sites in town.
By CHRIS LARABEE
GREENFIELD — Whether your family traditions are pysanky egg decorating, wycinanki paper cutting or traditional folk dancing, residents are invited to celebrate all things Polish and Eastern European at The LAVA Center.
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — Staff at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) were checking their inboxes on April 2 and found a strange email in the spam folder.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
GREENFIELD — Residents are invited to the Greenfield Public Library to learn about the legend of Paul Revere and his 1775 ride warning Massachusetts colonists that the British were coming.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
The Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club is celebrating its 100th birthday this spring, and will kick off its centennial speaker series with a talk on the history of women’s clothing with Northampton author Kiki Smith on April 9 at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center.
By DOMENIC POLI
The Franklin County Fair Museum’s chilly confines are filled with posters, brochures, ribbons and other pieces celebrating the history of the cherished event that started as a cattle show 177 years ago. But in December the museum added to its collection a first of its kind – an antique silver pitcher that made its way home from England, having been bestowed upon one of the Fairgrounds’ founding fathers on Jan. 3, 1863.
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Mary Lyon Foundation is marking 35 years of supporting education across western Franklin County and carrying on the legacy of its namesake.
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
TURNERS FALLS — After a decade of use as a staff office, the Carnegie Library in Turners Falls has opened the Local History Room to the public for a study and local history research space.
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