Couture Bros. Company In 1900, William Couture begins painting fences, houses and barns. He’s joined by his brother Raoul in 1910 and the tandem move forward to become Couture Brothers Painters. Presently, (2021), Couture Brothers Painting Contractors—a four-generation family business—celebrates 121 years offering a selection of painting-related options to their clientele base and beyond. It’s…
Long before the fish ladder, or even the Turners Falls – Gill bridge (which today connects Avenue ‘A’ with Route 2 in Gill), there was Montague Paper. Montague Paper, along with the John Russell Cutlery were the first two industries to begin operating in the new hydro power industrial community of Turners Falls. A short…
Where IS Burnham’s Rock? More appropriately . . . where WAS Burnham’s Rock. Once the best fishing spot for American Shad and Atlantic Salmon on the Connecticut River . . . right here at the Turners Falls Dam. Burnham’s Rock is mentioned in various historical accounts of our area but little has been done to…
Dr. Colle is the great grandson of the founding family and a retired educator from Cornell University. This recent addition to our community database is now available from the following link: The Colle Opera House We also are offering a compiled set of articles compiled from the ‘Turners Falls Reporter’ newspaper mentioning the opera house….
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…
Keith/Strathmore Paper Mill 4/20/2020
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…
Film – Field Day – Montague Center School – 1940 Field Day – 1940. Montague School Montague Massachusetts
Film – Pre-Depression Montague and Franklin County https://youtu.be/WotMcpUOuNc A rare glimpse of Franklin County Massachusetts before the Great Depression. This well made amateur film includes many well known landmarks, both past and present. The world and lifestyle of a earlier generation is well represented!This surviving 16mm movie print is owned and provided courtesy of the…
