{"id":2420,"date":"2024-03-05T10:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/?page_id=2420"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:38:56","slug":"welcome-the-montague-ma-historical-society-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome! The Montague MA Historical Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\">\r\n<div id=\"kt-layout-id_c752a0-18\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_c752a0-18\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_38e110-9c\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Video-banner-1024x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\">\r\n<div id=\"kt-layout-id_37d64d-02\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_37d64d-02\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_e1c494-5d\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\r\n<h6>Our online repository of local Montague, Massachusetts and greater Franklin County History. Most of our content is available in our database, which includes 1000s of photos and documents. Ed Gregory, our chief historian has produced many topical photo galleries from his own lifetime. He has also compiled works from many other past local photographers. He has also compiled many PDF documents related to specific subject local subjects.<\/h6>\r\n<h6>Please be patient when using our database. It contains a huge amount of information and may be a bit slow to respond to your requests.<\/h6>\r\n<p>Here are some direct links to Ed&#8217;s most recent additions:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6955\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2439 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-MONTAGUE-CALENDAR-004-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-MONTAGUE-CALENDAR-004-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-MONTAGUE-CALENDAR-004-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-MONTAGUE-CALENDAR-004-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-MONTAGUE-CALENDAR-004.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6955\">Ed has added to our database a forgotten newsletter from Montague Center!It is the \u201c&#8217;THE MONTAGUE CALENDAR&#8217;, published weekly by the Montague Village Committee\u201d from 1912. This downloadable PDF includes Ed&#8217;s introduction to the publication and highlights from sample issues.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2423 \" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rock-Dam-Aero-1910-0016-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rock-Dam-Aero-1910-0016-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rock-Dam-Aero-1910-0016-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rock-Dam-Aero-1910-0016.jpg 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6946\">Charles F. Willard thrills the folks at what was then known as Rock Dam Field at Turners Falls in 1910.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\">\r\n<div id=\"kt-layout-id_137b79-04\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_137b79-04\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_e56b3d-aa\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2428 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RiverVu-Rollerskating-Rink-0001-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RiverVu-Rollerskating-Rink-0001-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RiverVu-Rollerskating-Rink-0001.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6945\">RiverVu Roller Rink at Turners Falls, MA was located on Millers Falls Road. It offered one of the best roller-skating rinks in Franklin County from 1939 to the mid 1960s.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/russell-cutlery-0001-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/russell-cutlery-0001-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/russell-cutlery-0001.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6942\">Discoveries abound in this detailed account of the John Russell Cutlery Company at Turners Falls, MA.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_e56b3d-aa\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\r\n<div><style>\r\n.collapsible {\r\n  background-color: #777;\r\n  color: white;<span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_end\">\ufeff<\/span>\r\n  cursor: pointer;\r\n  padding: 10px;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  border: none;\r\n  text-align: left;\r\n  outline: none;\r\n  font-size: 22px;\r\n}\r\n.active, .collapsible:hover {\r\n  background-color: #555;\r\n}\r\n.collapsible:after {\r\n  content: '\\002B';\r\n  color: white;\r\n  font-weight: bold;\r\n  float: right;\r\n  margin-left: 5px;\r\n}\r\n.active:after {\r\n  content: \"\\2212\";\r\n}\r\n.content {\r\n  padding: 0 18px;\r\n  max-height: 0;\r\n  overflow: hidden;\r\n  transition: max-height 0.2s ease-out;\r\n  background-color: #f1f1f1;\r\n}\r\n<\/style><\/div>\r\n<button class=\"collapsible\">Floods and Hurricanes!<\/button>\r\n<div class=\"content\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6560\">The Flood of 1927<\/a> <br \/>It all began on November 2nd with a steady rain that contributed to an early snow-melt. That combination of natural occurrences would create a freshet that would lead to a 25-foot raise in water level. November 6 the floodwaters crested and the clean-up begins. A Gallery of 33 Images<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6550\">The Flood of 1936 &#8211; Part 1 32 images<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6543\">The Flood of 1936 &#8211; Part 2 37 images<\/a> <br \/>The 1936 Flood (March 17 to 23) wreaked havoc in New England and Franklin County, MA.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6556\">The Hurricane of 1938 &#8211; 26 images<\/a> <br \/>The September 21, 1938 Hurricane &#8220;stormed&#8221; its way up the east coast of the United States. See what it did in Franklin County.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6554\">The Flood Event of 1984 &#8211; 35 images<\/a> <br \/>OOPS! Nature makes a surprise on May\/early June 1984<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<button class=\"collapsible\">The City of Greenfield Massachusetts<\/button>\r\n<div class=\"content\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6607\">Franklin County Fair &#8211; circa 1922<\/a> <br \/>The goings-on relative to the Franklin County Agricultural Society&#8217;s annual Fair that&#8217;s held at their fairgrounds at Wisdom Way. 28 images<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6603\">County Fair Coaching Parade 1897<\/a> <br \/>A Gallery of 35 Images &#8211; Participants at the Franklin County Fairgrounds prepare their entries prior to parading them through the Main streets of Greenfield, MA<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6641\">Greenfield Illustrated &#8211; 1881<\/a> <br \/>A Gallery of 28 Images &#8211; Zoom into these intimate photos of Greenfield as it appeared in 1881<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6604\">Mill Street Bridge Rebuild 1983 &#8211; Part 1 33 images<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6605\">Mill Street Bridge Rebuild 1983 &#8211; Part 2 33 images<\/a> <br \/>The Mill Street &#8220;cement&#8221; bridge over Green River was begun on July 16, 1910. It replaced the covered bridge that was erected in 1853 and burned, May 7, 1910. The concrete bridge is replaced in 1983-84 with the span we cross in 2022.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6592\">Greenfield Recorder Building 1967 &#8211; Part 1 36 images<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6602\">Greenfield Recorder Building 1967 &#8211; Part 2 36 images<\/a> <br \/>In 1967 the local newspaper&#8211;Greenfield Recorder&#8211;is growing and in need of modern office space and facility to accommodate its new Goss printing press.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6568\">Swimming and Recreation 1937; 40s &amp; 50s<\/a> <br \/>A Gallery of 37 Images &#8211; Locally known as the &#8220;Greenfield Swimming Pool&#8221;, this facility provides picnic grounds, volleyball, and kids activity areas.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<button class=\"collapsible\">Town of Montague<\/button>\r\n<div class=\"content\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6513\"> Turners Falls aerials 1974-1981 &#8211; 27 images<\/a> <br \/>Turners Falls is built on three terraces.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6593\"> Bicentenial Parade 1954 Part 1 &#8211; 32 images<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6599\"> Part 2 &#8211; 33 images<\/a> <br \/>The Town of Montague, MA commemorated its 200th Bicentennial Anniversary during the week of June 6-13, 1954.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6508\">Business District at Turners Falls<\/a> <br \/>A Gallery of 26 postcard items<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6562\">Canalside Rail Trail &#8211; Unity Park to the &#8220;Patch&#8221;<\/a> <br \/>(from 2007)The Canalside Rail Trail (aka Bike Path) is a 3.8-mile paved trail Part 1 &#8211; 29 Images<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6563\">Canalside Rail Trail &#8211; to Montague City and Back<\/a> <br \/>(from 2007)The Canalside Rail Trail &#8211; The&#8221;Patch&#8221; to Montague City and Back &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; 33 Images<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6503\">Churches at Turners Falls &#8211; 8 images<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6564\">Migratory Way-Canal Walk &#8211; 25 images<\/a> <br \/>Migratory Way flanks the west edge&#8211;west end section&#8211;of the Power Canal at Turners Falls, MA.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6570\">Couture Brothers in Turners Falls 30 images<\/a> <br \/>A historic gallery from one of Montague&#8217;s legacy family businesses.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6606\">Douglas &#8220;Dug&#8221; Smith 1912 Red Sox &#8211; 12 images<\/a> <br \/>Douglass &#8220;Dug&#8221; Smith from Millers Falls, MA was a baseball pitcher of extraordinary talent.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6639\">General Pierce Bridge &#8211; Early &#8211; 25 images<\/a> <br \/>Genral Pierce Bridge Erection &amp; Before<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6544\">Lake Pleasant Time Machine Part 1 &#8211; 29 images<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6545\">Lake Pleasant Time Machine Part 2 &#8211; 28 images<\/a> <br \/>A collection covering over a century at Lake Pleasant<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6492\">Lake Pleasant; Assorted &#8211; 24 images<\/a> <br \/>Lake Pleasant enjoyed its developmental period in the late 19th century as a resort community.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6528\">The Bluffs at Lake Pleasant &#8211; 4 images<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6638\">Millers Falls Postcards &#8211; 20 images<\/a> <br \/>Early Postcard Views<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6610\">Millers Falls Tool Co. Canal &#8211; 30 images<\/a> <br \/>Factory Canal Gate Re-Build<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6500\">Millers Falls, MA 1977-1987 &#8211; 40 images<\/a> <br \/>Second in size among Montague&#8217;s five villages. First overture for Millers Falls&#8217; establishment was made in 1685.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6566\">Montague Center 1978-1985 &#8211; 24 images<\/a> <br \/>Including Martin Machine Co. (the &#8216;Bookmill&#8217; site) &amp; Montague Old Home Days<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6608\">Montague City &#8211; Rod Shop &#8211; 55 images<\/a> <br \/>Personnel &amp; Production photographs<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6609\">Montague City Rod Shop Fire 1985 &#8211; 34 images<\/a> <br \/>Fire, Aftermath, Recovery &amp; Demise<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6506\">New Fire Station at Turners Falls 1975 &#8211; 17 images<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6505\">Residential and Schools at Turners Falls &#8211; 23 images<\/a> <br \/>Turners Falls postcards &#8211; Buildings and Places<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6504\">Mills and Factories at Turners Falls &#8211; 12 images<\/a> <br \/>A Gallery of 12 postcard items<\/p>\r\n<p><a 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