October 18 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Free Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, traditional fishing methods along the … [Read more...] about Archaeology Month: Indigenous Fishing Along the Kwenitekw
Local History
Nice & Easy Walks – Thursdays at 10 a.m.
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.
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!