Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history along the way. Dress for the weather … [Read more...] about Nice & Easy Walks – Thursdays at 10 a.m.
Local History
Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White
March 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free From farm to canvas to camera, artist Burt V. Brooks (1849-1934) captured the landscapes and daily life in the “drowned towns” before the Quabbin … [Read more...] about Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White
History Weekend! March 1 and 2
A Bridge Too Far: March 1 @ 2-3 pm Free What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole towns against each other? How do these dramas and debates that played … [Read more...] about History Weekend! March 1 and 2
The Secret Lives of Turners Falls Germans
February 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free. After the canal was rebuilt in 1869, German immigrants were among the first to move to Turners Falls and first to witness the planned village’s growing pains. … [Read more...] about The Secret Lives of Turners Falls Germans
First Friday: Make Your Own Paper!
January 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free Every First Friday of the Month, Turners Falls businesses and organizations stay open late. Join us for a craft night of tin-can papermaking in the Great Hall and … [Read more...] about First Friday: Make Your Own Paper!
DCR Announces New Indigenous Peoples Partnership Coordinator – Meet and Greet: Leah Hopkins
Wednesday, November 20 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please welcome Leah Hopkins to DCR, serving as the newly-created Indigenous People’s Partnership Coordinator. An enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian … [Read more...] about DCR Announces New Indigenous Peoples Partnership Coordinator – Meet and Greet: Leah Hopkins