Lectures and events from the Williamstown Historical Museum (formerly known as the Williamstown House of Local History).
Oblong Road was one of the earliest parts of Williamstown to be settled, devoted to farming, dominated by three farming families: the Youngs, the Torreys, and the Phelpses. Two of them farming today.
Williams Professor Christine DeLucia offers possibilities for critically rethinking both history & geography & their enduring meanings.
"Spanish Flu" hits W'town in 1918. Dusty Bahlman shares the local effect of the 1918 flu pandemic. The WHM, in partnership with Williams College Library & Chaplains' Office, is actively gathering reflections from community members on the COVID-19 pandemic. Share your story& fill out a survey at: https://tinyurl.com/yystsugw
Lecturer Dusty Griffin follows the path of family members through 4 generations, using family photos & archival images. 4th generation descendant Allen Hart introduces this talk. Hart is a Professor of Psychology at Amherst College.
“The 13 Galusha Farms: 1798-2020," Dustin Griffin uses photographs, old maps, news clippings, & manuscripts to outline the history of the Galusha farms. Griffiin sheds light on the story of the rise & fall of dairy farming in Williamstown.
