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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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
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(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. |