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Irma Mastrean, former town of Princetown historian, shows off some of her paintings inside her home back in 2014.
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I asked Irma Mastrean once if she enjoyed history more than she did painting.
I think it was the only time in the 20 years I knew her that she glared at me. For Irma, a wonderful woman who passed away last week at the age of 92, it was a nonsensical question, both meaningless and foolish.
The town of Princetown historian for nearly four decades, Mastrean used her talent with a paint brush to document history. The two were always connected for her, and to pick one over the other was akin to asking her to single out a favorite grandchild. She wasn’t going there.