Historical Commission Meeting

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Monday, April 20, 2026, 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
Highway Garage, 9 Jacksonville Rd, Colrain, MA
A meeting of the Historical Commission

Colrain Historical Commission Meeting

April 20, 2026, 5:00PM

Town Garage Meeting Room

9 Jacksonville Rd, Colrain

Agenda

1. Read and approve minutes from March 16th meeting

2. Concerning the state's manual for local commissions (Thank you, Robbie) see link below. It is no longer available in print.
   1. Here is a PDF of the Mass Historical Commission Preservation Planning Manual for local historical commissions (location of the notorious page 18!): https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/server/api/core/bitstreams/30d3b334-053f-4a2d-90ec- 3ebf408a901a/content

3. [Robbie} spoke with Stacia Caplanson at Preservation Mass. She offered to come out this summer and see the buildings and meet with both the Historical Commission and FPCHD. She also shared some resources, including this link to an archived Zoom session about creating town inventories:
   1. Supplemental Information and slides from the 11/19/25 meeting can be accessed at WMHCC Meeting 11.19.25 How to Jump Start your Community's Inventory of Historic Resources

4. Possible associate members of the Commission: Johnnie Chace, Nina Reyes. Any response?

5. Updates on the February community meeting and the East Colrain schoolhouse.

6. Any other new or old business

7. Adjourn meeting until May 18th, 5 pm, town garage meeting room

Posted to: Historical Commission on 2025-09-09 11:28:56 (updated 2026-06-10 11:27:34).

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