ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel M. Trudel, award-winning graphic designer and family historian, will present "Dr. Samuel M. Jones, the Man Who Transformed the Renfrew Mill into the Arnold Print Works Jones Division," at the Adams Historical Society's annual meeting on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. in Memorial Hall of the Adams Free Library.

 

Trudel, Dr. Jones' grandson, recently published the second of a two-book companion series covering Arnold Print Works history between 1868 and 1942. Arnold Print Works, with divisions in North Adams and Adams, was a leading Berkshire textile manufacturer with offices in New York and Paris. The presentation will focus on the story of the Jones Division in Adams, established by Dr. Jones after Arnold Print Works purchased the Renfrew Manufacturing Company in 1928.

 

Trudel's presentation will include never-before-published photographs of the company's operations, samples of original Jones Division fabrics, and family photographs. Materials from the historical society's collection will also be on display.

 

A brief business meeting for annual elections, reports on recent accomplishments, and discussion of future plans will precede the program. Refreshments will be served following the presentation.

 

All members of the historical society, as well as the general public, are invited to attend. Memorial Hall, on the second floor of the library, is handicap accessible by elevator from the Melrose Street entrance.