Lectures and events from the Williamstown Historical Museum (formerly known as the Williamstown House of Local History).
Lecturer Dusty Griffin follows the path of family members through 4 generations, using family photos & archival images. 4th generation descendant Allen Hart introduces this talk. Hart is a Professor of Psychology at Amherst College.
“The 13 Galusha Farms: 1798-2020," Dustin Griffin uses photographs, old maps, news clippings, & manuscripts to outline the history of the Galusha farms. Griffiin sheds light on the story of the rise & fall of dairy farming in Williamstown.
Local historian Dusty Griffin tells stories about The Hopper-- the early settlers, the mills & farms, the old village of Sweet's Corners, & the surviving Bacon and Haley Farms of today.
The Williamstown Historical Museum's Annual Meeting, followed by a presentation on the 1856 Yeoman lithograph by Ralph Lieberman.
WilliNet celebrates 25 years with WilliNet Flashback, a year-long series of programs pulled from the past 2 decades. Local faces, stories, events produced by you, shared on WilliNet. "The Spruces under Al Bachand" originally aired in March 2012.