Life in the Valley Before the Quabbin

Thursday, April 6 at 6:00 pm

J.R. Greene’s book covers over a woodsy backdrop of one of the disbanded towns.

Author J.R. Greene will present a narrated slide program about life in the Swift River Valley towns before the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Books by the author will be available for sale and signing.

J.R. Greene has written more than a dozen books on the history of the Quabbin Reservoir and the towns disbanded to create it. He is also the author of several works on President Calvin Coolidge, Massachusetts railroads, and Athol, Massachusetts, and has been the longtime chair of the board of the Friends of Quabbin Inc.

Free and open to the public. Register online or by telephone, 978-249-9515.

Posted: to Athol Library News on Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Updated: Tue, Mar 28, 2023