Keywords Southern New England, industrial evolution, early settlers, grist mills, shoe manufacturing, textile industry, economic hardships, factory closures, community resilience, new industries ...

The event was called a Pioneer ... early settlers to the Napa Valley shared their craft-making traditions for the holiday season. And what a long community tradition this has become. The Bale ...

BALE GRIST MILL STATE HISTORIC PARK — There are no “tricks” to spinning wool, according to Rose Bolle of the Silverado Handweavers and Spinners Guild. Only patience and practice and a ...