• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Friends of The Great Falls Discovery Center

Friends of The Great Falls Discovery Center

  • Visit
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Events by Category
    • Coffeehouse
  • About
    • The Center
    • Be of Help
    • Become a Friend
    • News
  • DIY Activities
  • Contact
  • Donate

Events Archive

This is a collection of events that were offered at the Discovery Center from 2013 to 2022, before the launch of our new website.

Watershed History: The Story of the Great Hall

August 25, 2014

Originally built as a machine shop for the Montague Paper Company during the early days of industrialization in Turners Falls, the Great Hall building of the Great Falls Discovery Center has a great … [Read more...] about Watershed History: The Story of the Great Hall

Filed Under: events archive

Source to Sea Cleanup

August 25, 2014

Get involved in the 18th year of the Source to Sea Cleanup. Last year 123 volunteers in Eastern Franklin County filled 1½, 30-yard dumpsters with trash in addition to collecting 116 tires, 7 … [Read more...] about Source to Sea Cleanup

Filed Under: events archive

The Paper Mills of Turners Falls

August 25, 2014

Join Bill Wilson from the Museum of Our Industrial Heritage in Greenfield and DCR Park Interpreter Janel Nockleby for a program on the four paper mills of Turners Falls. We'll start with a brief … [Read more...] about The Paper Mills of Turners Falls

Filed Under: events archive

Great Falls Coffeehouse Presents: Ray Mason

August 25, 2014

Great Falls Coffeehouse presents - Ray Mason, rockin’ tunes with the godfather of the New England music scene. Refreshments available. Museum and Museum Store are open during intermission. Donations … [Read more...] about Great Falls Coffeehouse Presents: Ray Mason

Filed Under: events archive

Artist Reception for: Welcome to Railroad Salvage

August 25, 2014

Welcome to Railroad Salvage opens in the Great Hall September 2nd through September 30th. Originally, the Griswold Cotton Mill, the building in the patch neighborhood in Turners Falls has also had a … [Read more...] about Artist Reception for: Welcome to Railroad Salvage

Filed Under: events archive

Great Falls Coffeehouse presents: Small Change

August 8, 2014

Great Falls Coffeehouse Presents: Small Change "Acoustic strings and other things.” Refreshments available. Museum and Museum Store are open during intermission. Donations ($6-$12 suggested at the … [Read more...] about Great Falls Coffeehouse presents: Small Change

Filed Under: events archive

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 124
  • Page 125
  • Page 126
  • Page 127
  • Page 128
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 145
  • Go to Next Page »

Footer

The Great Falls Discovery Center

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

Find us on facebook

Open Hours

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

Become a member

The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

Become a member today

Copyright © 2025 · Site by Ajitate Support by Tnr GLobal