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Bidwell House Colonial History Museum – Monterey, MA

Bidwell House Colonial History Museum – Monterey, MA

The house museum, set in the Berkshire hills, is an elegant Georgian saltbox originally built…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
West Stockbridge Historical Society – West Stockbridge, MA

West Stockbridge Historical Society – West Stockbridge, MA

Our mission is to promote and foster knowledge and appreciation of the history of the…
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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…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Colonial Carriage and Driving Society – Orleton Farm – Lenox, MA

Colonial Carriage and Driving Society – Orleton Farm – Lenox, MA

The Colonial Carriage and Driving Society welcomes everyone to join the club, whether you drive…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Red Lion Inn – Stockbridge, MA

Red Lion Inn – Stockbridge, MA

The Red Lion Inn has been welcoming travelers to the Berkshires for more than two…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, MA

Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, MA

About The Museum---The Village today consists of 18 historic buildings set amongst farm, field, meadow…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Dalton Historical Commission – Dalton, Mass

Dalton Historical Commission – Dalton, Mass

The Dalton Historical Commission is dedicated to preserving Dalton's rich history. The Commission's goal is…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Laura’s Tower Trail & Ice Glen Trail – Stockbridge, Mass

Laura’s Tower Trail & Ice Glen Trail – Stockbridge, Mass

LAURA'S TOWER TRAIL A quiet, wooded assent, starting out through old stand pine and hemlock.…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum – Lenox, MA

Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum – Lenox, MA

Ventfort Hall is an imposing Elizabethan-style mansion built in 1893 for Sarah Morgan, the sister…
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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
National Shrine of The Divine Mercy – Stockbridge, MA

National Shrine of The Divine Mercy – Stockbridge, MA

The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy is a ministry of the Marian Fathers of…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Mission House Museum – Stockbridge, MA

Mission House Museum – Stockbridge, MA

The Mission House is a designated National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
High Lawn Farm – Lee, Mass

High Lawn Farm – Lee, Mass

High Lawn Farm has been in continuous operation since before 1900. The proprietorship was assumed…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio – Lenox, Mass

Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio – Lenox, Mass

Visit the home of American Abstract Artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, set on…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Crane Museum of Papermaking – Dalton, Mass

Crane Museum of Papermaking – Dalton, Mass

With its rough-hewn oak beams, colonial chandeliers, many-paned windows and wide oak floorboards, the interior…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Colonial Theatre – Pittsfield, MA

Colonial Theatre – Pittsfield, MA

Located in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts the Colonial Theatre is a Gilded Age architectural gem brought…
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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…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum – Lenox, MA

Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum – Lenox, MA

Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox, Mass Travel back in history, along the Housatonic River,…
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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…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Becket Historic Quarry & Forest – Becket, MA

Becket Historic Quarry & Forest – Becket, MA

Abandoned granite quarry, spectacular vistas, extensive hiking trails, self-guided historic walk, artifacts, exhibits, programs, year…
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Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
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      • The Revolutionary Mohicans of Stockbridge
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