“Reading the Gravestones of Old New England” with John G. S. Hanson June 18 2022
Watch the WilliNet video HERE The Williamstown Historical Museum presented a free slide lecture on “Reading the Gravestones of Old New England” by Williamstown native John G. S. Hanson, on Saturday, June 18, at 11 am in the Community Room at the Milne Public Library, following the Museum’s brief annual meeting. The public is invited. John Hanson is a Williamstown native – son of the late Harlan “Harpo” and Dorothea Hanson – a 1976 graduate of Mount Greylock Regional High School, and the author of Reading the Gravestones of Old New England (McFarland, 2021, $39.95 in paperback) “For me, these...
Read MoreWHM’s Spring 2022 Newsletter
Please enjoy the latest edition of WHM’s newsletter! Within it you will find: Several articles presenting different historic aspects of the Five Corners area in South Williamstown. A notes honoring our ancestors on Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, and Memorial Day Information about upcoming events, including our 2022 Hay Day Fair, set for Sunday, August 28… and more!
Read More“History: A Conversation” Saturday, April 9, 2022
Watch this presentation on WilliNet. WILLIAMSTOWN, MA (March 28, 2022) – Join us for a free panel discussion “History: A Conversation on Stories Told, Untold, and Retold” on Saturday, April 9 from 11 am in the Community Room at the Milne Public Library. The public is invited. The three participating panelists and moderator are long-time area educator/scholars who will discuss both their particular projects as well as the broader question of why understanding history is valuable and how and why such stories are told, untold, and retold. Participating panelists are: Frances...
Read MoreThe History of the Williamstown Grange and the Grange Hall
Saturday, March 26th at 11 am in the Community Room, Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown, MA Thanks to WilliNet Community Television for taping this program. Click the link below to watch. Please join us for a free lecture and panel discussion on the History of the Williamstown Grange and Grange Hall on Saturday, March 26 at 11 am in the Community Room at the Milne Public Library. Alex Carlisle, who owns the Grange Hall on Water Street with his wife, Beth Carlisle, will talk about the early history of the Grange and of the Grange building and property since...
Read MoreBarbara Winslow Talk on Shirley Chisholm
The Williamstown Historical Museum will be hosting professor and historian Dr. Barbara Winslow to speak about Shirley Chisholm on Saturday, February 26th, at 11AM. Dr. Winslow is the author of a book about Chisholm, Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for change. The lecture will be over zoom; the link to access the lecture is below. Topic: Barbara Winslow lecture on Shirley Chisholm Time: Feb 26, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84190583888?pwd=Y1hGR05GWFd1c3NhUTYxMkFIRWxEZz09 Meeting ID: 841 9058 3888 Passcode: 351325...
Read MoreWHM’s Fall 2021 Newsletter
Please enjoy the latest edition of WHM’s newsletter! Within it you will find: A preview of one of the displays in our upcoming temporary exhibit, “Children and Schools in Williamstown Through the Years” Recaps of this year’s successful Hay Day Fair, and of an event celebrating our prior temporary exhibit on baseball Information about upcoming events, including a tour of the original Clark building by former Associate Director of the Clark Jock Brooks (registration required!), and our history book group … and more!
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