Housatonic Village & Mills exhibit
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The GBHS exhibit featuring Housatonic Village and Mills artifacts and documents opened on March 4th to more than 50 visitors, Read More
Hear Donna Drew’s Monument Mills program on March 29th
on March 9, 2017
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A History of Monument Mills will be presented by the Society on Wednesday, March 29 at 7pm at the Claire Teague Senior Center Read More
NEW: American Legion Post 127 display at the Town Museum
on February 3, 2017
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Through the month of February, the Great Barrington Historical Society’s Town Museum at the Wheeler Farmstead is featuring a table display Read More
Be a part of the new Village & Mills of Housatonic exhibit
on February 2, 2017
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The Great Barrington Historical Society is planning an exciting new Museum exhibit on The Village and Mills of Housatonic for March and April. Read More
Come to our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 17th
on January 5, 2017
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The Annual Meeting of the Great Barrington Historical Society will be held Tuesday, January 17 at 7 pm at the Teague Senior Center, 917 South Main Street (Route 7), Great Barrington. This “State of the Society” meeting will detail the progress made in 2016 meeting the Society’s goals of preserving town artifacts, providing quality programs Read More
Last weekend for the Greatest Generation exhibit – January 7th & 8th
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The premiere opening of GB Historical Society’s Greatest Generation exhibit at the Town Museum at the Wheeler Farmstead on Saturday, November 12 was a very big hit. Crowds came to see World War II uniforms, newspapers, letters, medals, ration books, posters, equipment models, military gear, and lots of other memorabilia–as well as the chance to Read More
Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary program on Dec. 7 includes an eyewitness to history
on November 13, 2016
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The Great Barrington Historical Society has something very special planned for its Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary program on Wednesday, December 7th at the Claire Teague Senior Center, 917 South Main Street, Great Barrington at 7pm. Y Local historian David Rutstein will first provide the background of the attack in his talk “America Enters the Second World Read More
October Saturdays at the Museum & two fun events
on October 6, 2016
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In addition to our usual free Saturday tours of the Great Barrington Historical Society Museum at the Wheeler Farmstead (always 10am to 2pm), we have two fun events there on Saturdays, October 22nd and October 29th. The address is 817 South Main Street (Route 7) in GB. If you have any questions, please call us Read More
Newsboy Statue & Fountain Rededication – Monday, Oct. 10th
on October 4, 2016
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The Great Barrington Historical Commission and the Great Barrington Historical Commission are co-sponsoring the rededication of the Newsboy Statue from 10am to 11am on Monday, October 10th (Columbus Day) at Newsboy Park (Route 23/Maple Avenue at Silver Street). The event includes public viewing of the monument and working fountain, performance by members of the Berkshire Read More
William Stanley’s AC on Main Street: Wednesday, Nov. 9th
on October 4, 2016
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We know (and are proud) that AC electricity began right here in Great Barrington 130 years ago–the first town anywhere to be wired with the energy of the future. It’s a fascinating story, and at the Great Barrington Historical Society’s November 9th program, local historian Jamie Parrish will explain how inventor William Stanley made this Read More