Skip to main content

Glendale

Halloween Hijinks in Glendale

Halloween hijinks came to the quaint and quiet village of Glendale in 1946. On the evening of October 30th, eight ghosts, between the ages of 18 and 25, snuck into…

Star Drum Corps

The Star Drum Corps, composed primarily of gentlemen from the Glendale section of Stockbridge, was created around 1903 and was in existence for over a decade. Drum corps were very popular…

The Whitehead Family

Learning more about the community around us is the best way to understand the community we live in. This photograph, from about 1890, is of the James F. Whitehead family…

Halloween Window Painting

Halloween is a time for spooky things. These photos depict the window paintings done by area children back in the 1950’s. One picture shows the old Glendale Store with its…

Frank S. Packlick Drawing

Frank S. Packlick (1921-2014) worked as a chef at the Austen Riggs Center. However, that is not what Mr. Packlick is best remembered for. Following his service in the Navy…

Fire in Glendale

The village of Glendale in the 1890’s was the busy industrial center in Stockbridge. However, the ever present danger of fires brought an end to both the woolen mill and the paper mill in…