Fantastic Barn Sale at the GBHS Museum this Friday & Saturday
New items for sale have been pouring into the big barn behind the Great Barrington Historical Society Museum. Everything is priced to sell. Read More
Baby boomers – we need your 50s artifacts for our exhibit
Whether you grew up in the country (like here) or in the city (like New York or Boston), baby boomers all shared many of the same Read More
The July 29th GBHS Antique Show & Flea Market a big hit
The day started out cool and cloudy when 24 antiques and flea market dealers welcomed visitors on Saturday, July 29th Read More
Don’t miss Growing Up in the 50s program – August 30th
This GBHS program, presented by our executive director Bob Krol, is a nostalgic look back at this “Baby Boomer” decade. No matter where you were born Read More
Packlick art exhibit at GBHS Museum extended to Aug. 13th
The artwork of Housatonic-born Frank Stanley Packlick is now on display at the GBHS History Museum at the Wheeler Farmstead. Read More
Don’t miss the GB Airport History program on June 21st
Did you know that the Great Barrington Airport was once an onion field? Well, it was! And you’ll learn lots of other interesting things about it Read More
World War I display now at the Mason Library
April 6th was the 100th anniversary of the United States entering the First World War. To commemorate this event, the Mason Library Read More
Hear Dr. Clarke on the history of medicine in the Berkshires
The GBHS is proud to present Dr. Richard Clarke, who has practiced family medicine for over 40 years in Great Barrington Read More
PBS Channel WGBY visits the GBHS Housatonic exhibit
PBS station WGBY in Springfield aired excerpts of their visit to the GBHS Museum’s exhibit “The Village and Mills of Housatonic,” Read More