Janice Velozo, a Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR) employee working on the 1422 Project, organized the second in a series of History Walks on the new Alfred J. Lima Quequechan River Trail on April 19, 2017 to emphasize the role that the River played in the City's history. Over one hundred people participated in the two-hour event on a cool afternoon along the Trail with the help of members of the Friends of the Rail Trail, the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center and Mass in Motion Fall River. Support for the project came from a grant from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Dubin Labor Education Center, and the Lafayette Durfee House in Fall River. Four UMass students appeared in period costumes and acted as interpreters telling stories of four mill workers. Local Historian David Jennings started off the tour by describing the history of the mills and their role in the development of the City. The walk was part of a larger effort by Mass in Motion Fall River to introduce people to the new Trail and the adjoining Britland Park as a way of improving their overall health. Click here for an eight-minute video of some of the walk. Click here for the Herald News article. Click here for photos and video of the first History Walk on the Trail. For more information about walks in the City, go to www.WalkFallRiver.org. (Rows four and five photos by Eric Andrade)

(Top row) Fall River Mass In Motion Coordinator Julie Kelly gives her granddaughter, Genevive Kelly, a few pointers before she and Winona Glascock play the characters of mill strike leader Mary Wright and her daughter, Jenny, on one stop along the walk. (Row two) Fall River residents Mary Ann Dillon and Mary Murphy stop to listen to Jach Marc-Aurele speak as Sam Young about one of the mill fires. (Row three) Local Historian David Jennings of the Lafayette Durfee House talks about the history of the mills and answers a question from Bruce Souza, in the blue jacket. (Row four) UMass-Dartmouth poly sci major Kelsey Delosh interprets mill worker Sarah Cornell. (Row five) Julie Kelly talks about the Trail and how it was planned and developed. (Bottom row) Janice Velozo, carrying a large poster of some of the local history around the Trail, greets some of the walkers before Zach Marc-Aurele, Kelsey Delosh, Winona Glascock, and Brendan O'Donnell pose for a group photo.