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Fitch-Hoose House – Dalton, MA

Fitch-Hoose House – Dalton, MA

The Fitch-Hoose House, in a corner of Dalton, MA believed active on the Underground Railroad,…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteMarch 26, 2025
Col. John Ashley House – Ashley Falls, MA

Col. John Ashley House – Ashley Falls, MA

In 1735, at the age of 25, Colonel John Ashley built this house, the oldest…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center – Gt. Barrington, MA

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center – Gt. Barrington, MA

The Mahaiwe Theater opened in September 1905 and is one of the oldest surviving theaters…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
W.E.B. Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, MA

W.E.B. Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, MA

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), was a great historian, educator, civil rights advocate. His Boyhood Homesite…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

The River Walk is a greenway trail along the Housatonic River in the downtown center…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Clinton AME Zion CHurch in Great Barrington - 2006
Du Bois Freedom Center (Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church) – Great Barrington, MA

Du Bois Freedom Center (Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church) – Great Barrington, MA

The Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church is located on the west side of Elm Court in…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
African American Heritage Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

African American Heritage Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

The African American Heritage Trail encompasses 29 Massachusetts and Connecticut towns in the Upper Housatonic…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Friends of Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, MA

Friends of Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, MA

Friends of the Du Bois Homesite is a community-based organization that supports the restoration, maintenance,…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Great Barrington Historical Society – Gt. Barrington, MA

Great Barrington Historical Society – Gt. Barrington, MA

The Great Barrington Historical Society & Museum, was formed in 1977 to collect and preserve…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Stockbridge Library, Museum & Archives – Stockbridge, Mass

Stockbridge Library, Museum & Archives – Stockbridge, Mass

Materials that are most often requested by researchers include those on the Stockbridge/Mahican Indians; Agrippa…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
The Trustees of Reservations – Berkshire County, MA

The Trustees of Reservations – Berkshire County, MA

The Trustees of Reservations Western Regional Office Sergeant St., Stockbridge, MA For more than a…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Samuel Harrison Society – Pittsfield, MA

Samuel Harrison Society – Pittsfield, MA

It is the mission of the Samuel Harrison Society to restore and preserve Reverend Harrison's…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Berkshire Athenaeum – Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Athenaeum – Pittsfield, MA

The Berkshire Athenaeum is the Pittsfield public library. It contains a collection of more than…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Chesterwood, Home of Daniel Chester French – Stockbridge, MA

Chesterwood, Home of Daniel Chester French – Stockbridge, MA

Chesterwood is the country home, studio and gardens of Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) - sculptor…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
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      • Elizabeth Freeman’s Fight for Liberty
      • The Revolutionary Mohicans of Stockbridge
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