Fourth of July at Turners Falls
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The Colle Opera House and Shea Theater History
From 1968 to 1988 the Brotherhood of the Spirit Renaissance Community (Commune) operated numerous small business in Turners Falls. They purchased the Colle Opera House building and it served as “home” to four of those endeavors and a “stage” for the “Spirit in Flesh” the Commune band. The Brotherhood painted the building as you see
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Quick Glimpse of Northfield Chateau
Quick Glimpse of Northfield Chateau https://youtu.be/louIk0maMm4 Francis Robert Schell was a wealthy Northfield Massachusetts Summer resident in the early 20th Century. Shortly after 1900, he built two big projects. One was the “Schell Bridge”, spanning the Connecticut River, and the other was his Summer home that became to be known as the “Northfield Chateau”. This
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How’d the Canal get here?
Turners Falls Power Canal A major player in the development of Turners Falls as an industrial “city” is the canal that supplied water to the various mills. Water coursed through their penstocks to turn the waterwheels which in turn ran geared linkages to operate machinery. Canal drained with the Keith paper mill along side. Each
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Drone Flight – Keith/Strathmore Mill
Keith/Strathmore Paper Mill 4/20/2020
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Film – Montague Turns 200!
Montague MA 200th Anniversary The 200th birthday celebration parade of Montague, Massachusetts – 1954. It is filmed from the west side of Avenue A and 3rd St. in Turners Falls This digital video was made from a surviving 8mm home movie from the family of Dr. Henry A. Rys and the Montague Historical Society. Big
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