Colrain Archives

This month we found a treasure trove of 59 snapshots of Colrain service men (and one woman) in the CHS archives.  And thanks to volunteer Priscilla Phelps, each has been scanned and added to the database. They seem to date from 1941-1945, and most were taken in Colrain. Here are a few. To see the whole set on Airtable click here . Special value of these photos is that they are labelled on the back side. When we scan pics we do both sides. Leonard Call and Ray Ainsworth. There is one woman pictured amongst the 59 Colrain soldiers.  Who was Carolyn Caswell?

Just found in the CHS, a 1889 cookbook from the First Baptist Church. Lots of recipes, and this:  "...remedy for Scarlet Fever...patient must be rubbed morning and evening over the whole body with a piece of bacon .... That was just a headline-grabber ... The old Colrain cookbook has lots of normal recipes. The item includes recipes, as you might imagine, including quite a number using old-fashioned ingredients (salt petre, powdered rhubarb), or made in extravagant amounts (100 pounds of meat??), or with names of bracing directness. But it also features a section devoted to treating ailments with a variety of concoctions. And also with just plain bacon.   Both local and far-flung businesses advertised  goods, services and ... what on earth is this?   A promise as bold as many of the recipes!     Click here to read the 1889 Colrain Cookbook