Williamstown Historical Museum – History of the Williamstown Grange and Grange Hall
Alex Carlisle shares the early history of the Grange, followed by recollections from current Grange members Susan Bernardy, Nancy Lescarbeau, & Maureen O'Mara.
Series: Williamstown Historical Museum
Lectures and events from the Williamstown Historical Museum (formerly known as the Williamstown House of Local History).
Williamstown Historical Museum – Shirley Chisholm presented by Barbara Winslow
"Unbought & Unbossed," Shirley Chisholm ran for President in 1972. Chisholm was the 1st Black woman elected to Congress (served 7 terms 1969-1983). Barbara Winslow is the author of "Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change."
Remembering The Spruces, 10 years after Irene, 8.28.21
Folks shared stories, memories, their relationship with The pre-Irene Spruces on the 10th anniversary of the hurricane's destruction of some 300 people's homes.
Williamstown Historical Museum – Black People in 19th-Century White Oaks, presented by Dustin Griffin
Williamstown Historical Museum presents: "Black People in 19th Century White Oaks," a lecture by Dustin Griffin tracing the lives of a number of Black families in the northeast corner of Williamstown, from their arrival there in the 1820s to their departure about 1900.
Williamstown Historical Museum – Writing Local History with Dustin Griffin
Dustin Griffin shares his processes and sources for writing local history, from choosing a topic, gathering evidence, to organizing that evidence into a story. Griffin also demonstrates some of the many printed sources and primary materials that are available to any researcher, many of them in the collection at the Williamstown Historical Museum.
