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“You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant.”

Thursday, November 25, 1965, there was no dump open for Arlo Guthrie and Richard Robbins to dispose of the trash from the Thanksgiving dinner that had been prepared by their…

Cook’s Store

The village store can be an integral part of village life. In Glendale, S.A. Cook’s store was where villagers could come and purchase needs, wares, or gather for a meeting…

Comfort Farm Harvest

Various gourds, pumpkins, and other vegetables have been associated with the harvest season. In Ireland, turnips were carved to ward off evil spirits. This week’s spotlight shows the harvest of Comfort…

Residence of Samuel Jerome

This 18th century home, built on Prospect Hill, was the residence of Samuel Jerome. He was a Revolutionary War veteran from Connecticut who moved his family to Stockbridge for new…

Wood Pulp Mill

In 1867, in the Curtisville area of Stockbridge, the first viable wood pulp was made in the United States using machines purchased from Germany. The Keller-Voelter grinding apparatus is pictured in…

Berkshire Symphonic Festival

In 1934 a small group of summer residents conceived the idea of having a summer venue in the Berkshires to hear classical music. That idea coalesced into the Berkshire Symphonic…

Camp Mac-Kee-Nac

In 1929 Joseph Kruger came to Berkshire County to start a camp for young boys, aged 6-16, that was based in educational practices. He leased Yokum Camp from Miss Mary…

“Stockbridge” Magazine Supplement

For the years 1914 and 1915 author Walter Prichard Eaton, with the help of Jennie Seymour, R.R. Bowker, and Bernhard Hoffmann, published a monthly magazine called Stockbridge. Usually condensed into a dozen…

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…

Windymere

Built on the site of Ephriam Williams’ late 1730’s homestead stands the former residence of Rev. Henry Martyn Field. He attended Williams College and graduated in 1838 at the age…