Videos, Resources and Links of Interest
Do you want to learn more about the Swift River Valley Historical Society, the Lost Towns and the Quabbin Reservoir? We have assembled a collection of resources that will be of interest. This is a growing list, be sure to check back for updates.
Swift River Valley Historical Society - An Interview with Elizabeth Peirce
An interview with Elizabeth Peirce, Historian/Curator of the Swift River Museum produced in her 99th year.
Gone, But Not Forgotten
A documentary of the Swift River Historical Society.
Produced by Barry Smith for Grafton Community Television
Discover the Swift River Valley Historical Society
"One of my favorite historical museums in one of my favorite parts of Massachusetts" from William Hosley
Quabbin Reservoir Virtual Tour
Enjoy this virtual tour of the Quabbin Reservoir Watershed
Greetings from New Salem
From William Hosley
Bald Eagles and the Quabbin Reservoir
Program Coordinator Maria Beiter-Tucker explains the history and habitats of bald eagles at the Quabbin Reservoir.
Presented by the Mass DCR
Quabbin Reservoir Historic Photograph Collection Digital Access Project
The Massachusetts Metropolitan District Water Supply Commision Photograph Collection, 1927-1947.
Produced by the Mass EEA
Winter in the Quabbin
Produced by Chronicle 5 WCVB, 2025
Under Quabbin
An unprecedented search for the remains of four lost towns under the Quabbin Reservoir.
A documentary special from WGBY, 2001
'Old Quabbin Valley'
A video from the SRVHS Facebook page
'Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past'
An interview with Elena Palladino. The Quabbin Reservoir preserve in central Massachusetts is more than a wild place to explore.
'Classic Film Focuses on Towns, Controversy Nearly Forgotten'
An article by Richie Davis of the Greenfield Recorder from 2019
Photographs of Cemeteries, 1928-1945
From the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission website, Quabbin Reservoir
Audrey R. Duckert Quabbin Valley Oral History Collection
UMass Amherst Libraries
Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center
Mass DCR
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation are the custodians of the Quabbin Reservoir.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The public authority tasked with providing water (via the Quabbin and Wachusett reservoirs) and sewer services to 2.5 million people and more.
Uniquely Quabbin
The online version of 'Uniquely Quabbin' magazine
Quabbin Lost Towns, Part 1
From WBZ radio archives
Quabbin Lost Towns, Part 2
From WBZ radio archives