Research

History live in the region – from existing historical archives to authentic re-enactors and historical societies, the Berkshires understands, honors and celebrates its history. This rich archive of materials to draw from creates a compelling fabric to develop an authentic production with roots in the very place.

Wendell hotel Winter farmhouse Undermountain valley turner family - waban trolley jumpingjpg town hall show curtain Theatre exterior 1912 stone boat 1916 state rep 1916 St. Paul's 1915 Spring in the Berkshires shoreline trolley shore line in fall Shelburne Falls Trolley scavenger boys savoy school Savoy 1913 RR near Chester road to greylock road to Cheshire Rev. G.G. Merrill Pontoosuc Pontoosuc with boathouse Pittsfield Pittsfield road Pittsfield Depot North Street newspaper & telegram boys New Bedford 1911 mountain shack Mountain road Mission house lumber camp shack Longfellow house in Pittsfield Laurel lake Lenox valley Housatonic river homeworkers 1912 Hines - store window & barefoot boy Hines "scavenger" greylock near adams greylock & mill farmworkers housing farm in Savoy farm girl 1916 dickerson family country children club parlor club lobby Church in Savoy candy workers 1910 Butler Bridge bowling alley Berkshire Mills Alert Hose Co. Alert Hose Co. pumper Adams Firemen abandoned Savoy farmhouse abandoned farm - Savoy 1916 parade 1916 parade 2 1916 floats 1916 bunting 1912 girls & mill hands 1907 postcard of greylock