Farnams

Farnams is a small town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Now a rustic village with a scattering of homes and farms, it was once a factory town where my grandparents finally settled after immigrating from Italy. In his day the town was owned by the Gypsum Lime Factory and that is where my grandfather Giovanni Castagna lived and worked supporting his family.

The above picture was taken in the winter of 2008 along Chesire Reservoir as one heads over into Farnams. This year I will be making several trips to the location to photograph the area, a slice of family and local history.