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

the rebuilt grist mill can illuminate the early history of our town,” said town historian Sharon Cummins. “Many years before our famous summer visitors arrived, common hardworking families ...

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 ...