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HATFIELD When Liz Denny and Julie Pokela decided to clear an overgrown section of their lawn last year so that they could put in a gazebo, they didn’t know they’d uncover a small bit of local history.Now, months later, their discovery has led to the. ....
HATFIELD At the Old Mill Inn, water flowing over the neighboring dam, even when ice and snow cover the Mill River, is part of the sights and sounds for overnight guests.While those staying at the 19th-century grist mill have long experienced the. ....
College’s donation expands Hatfield Historical Museum’s Sophia Smith collection Kathie Gow, curator of the Hatfield Historical Museum, holds a triptych with Sophia Smith in the middle and pictures of the homestead on Main Street in Hatfield on either side. This item was one recently donated by Smith College to the museum. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Kathy Gow, curator of the Hatfield Historical Museum, talks about two items, the brass tray and candlewick trimmer along with a candle holder which were part of the Sophia Smith collection owned by Smith College. The college recently donated the items to the museum. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS ....
‘What we went through’: Hatfield students share stories of pandemic for historical record Meguey Baker, the collections assistant at the Hatfield Historical Museum, talks to the sixth graders from Hatfield Elementary School about a project they donated to the museum sharing some of their artwork and stories during the pandemic. The project will become a part of the museum’s collection. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Meguey Baker, the collections assistant at the Hatfield Historical Museum, takes sixth graders from Hatfield Elementary School on a tour of the museum. The students shared their work documenting their experiences during the pandemic, which will become a part of the museum’s collection. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS ....
Mass Humanities awards nearly $50K to local cultural organizations Local Access to Valley Arts (The LAVA Center) on Main Street in Greenfield is one of 11 organizations in the Pioneer Valley to receive a grant from Mass Humanities. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Published: 4/19/2021 3:22:26 PM Mass Humanities, the state’s humanities council, has awarded nearly $50,000 in grants to a range of cultural organizations in the Pioneer Valley museums, historical societies and arts groups to help with digital and alternative programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. All told, 11 organizations in Amherst, Northampton, Deerfield, Greenfield, Hatfield, Holyoke and three other communities have been awarded just under $50,000 in Digital Capacity Grants, made possible with funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. ....