Lectures and events from the Williamstown Historical Museum (formerly known as the Williamstown House of Local History).
"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."
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 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.
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.
Patricia Leach delves into the history and architecture of the Williamstown meetinghouse, from its original one room structure in what is now Field Park to its white clad building (the First Congregational Church) on Main Street.
