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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

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

At Sword’s Point: A History of Trade Unions in the Machine Tool Industry in Franklin County

October 19, 2023

On Sunday, October 22, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Public historian Tom Goldscheider discusses Franklin County precision steel tool manufacturing, where it was a world leader for generations. Workers organized … [Read more...] about At Sword’s Point: A History of Trade Unions in the Machine Tool Industry in Franklin County

Filed Under: Local History, News

Sunday, October 22: At Sword’s Point: A History of Trade Unions in the Machine Tool Industry in Franklin County

September 21, 2023

Sunday, October 22, 2-3:30 p.m. Public historian Tom Goldscheider discusses Franklin County precision steel tool manufacturing, where it was a world leader for generations. Workers organized with a … [Read more...] about Sunday, October 22: At Sword’s Point: A History of Trade Unions in the Machine Tool Industry in Franklin County

Filed Under: Local History

Artist Reception: Portraits in Red – Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project

August 10, 2023

August 13 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT, FREE Come meet Nayana LaFond, the artist of “Portraits in Red – Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project.” More about the show: The murder … [Read more...] about Artist Reception: Portraits in Red – Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project

Filed Under: art, Local History

Nice & Easy Walks – All Summer Long!

June 10, 2023

An easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and exercise. A DCR Park … [Read more...] about Nice & Easy Walks – All Summer Long!

Filed Under: Local History, walk

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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 6:00 p.m.
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