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Factory Talk: The John Russell Cutlery Company

March 1, 2024

March 2 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST FREE A historical presentation on the John Russell Cutlery Company and the Turners Falls community. Part of our Food, Farms, and Factories program series. … [Read more...] about Factory Talk: The John Russell Cutlery Company

Filed Under: Crossroads, Food Farms and Factories, Local History

Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Series – Food for Change

February 25, 2024

February 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST FREE Food for Change: The Story of Cooperation in America by Steve Alves. A film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and … [Read more...] about Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Series – Food for Change

Filed Under: Crossroads, Food Farms and Factories, Local History

School Vacation Week Investigation Station: Amphibians and Reptiles in Winter

February 17, 2024

What are amphibians and reptiles up to during the winter? Join us at our investigation station by the Welcome Desk to find out. … [Read more...] about School Vacation Week Investigation Station: Amphibians and Reptiles in Winter

Filed Under: kids, Science, Stewardship

Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Series – Root Hog or Die

February 7, 2024

February 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST Root Hog or Die by Rawn Fulton and Newbold Noyes. Western Massachusetts farmers describe their lives in the 1970s. Meet Rawn Fulton for a discussion … [Read more...] about Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Series – Root Hog or Die

Filed Under: Crossroads, Food Farms and Factories, Local History, Uncategorized

Past: Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Double Feature – Genesis of Turners Falls Community and the Franklin County Fair

January 27, 2024

This program is past - however the videos are online - see below.This program for 1/28/24 is postponed to 2/4/24 at 2 p.m. due to the forecast of inclement weather. Double Feature from the … [Read more...] about Past: Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Double Feature – Genesis of Turners Falls Community and the Franklin County Fair

Filed Under: Food Farms and Factories, News

Introducing Food, Farms, and Factories

January 3, 2024

Throughout 2024 the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center present programs and exhibits about Food, Farms, and Factories. Building on the 2023 success of Crossroads: Change in Rural America, the … [Read more...] about Introducing Food, Farms, and Factories

Filed Under: Crossroads, Food Farms and Factories, Local History, News, Uncategorized

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

2 Avenue A,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3221

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Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

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