Williamstown Historical Museum Presents: Hyde Family Ancestral Home
Professor Emeritus John Hyde tells the story of his family's ancestral home, 1792-2006, a 5 generation tale that reflects 200 years of Berkshire history.
Producer: Rita Watson / Williamstown Historical Museum
Williamstown Historical Museum Presents: 100 Years in White: Architecture of the FCC
What do shirt collars and the current building of the First Congregational Church have in common? How did Williams College create the circumstances making it necessary to redesign our building? Some of this information is common knowledge in Williamstown, but you may be surprised by some information that has newly been connected to this story. Moira Jones will tie new information with the old to tell the whole story of why the 1869 Neo-Romanesque building was renovated before its 50th birthday.
Williamstown Historical Museum Presents: 1746 Attack on Fort Mass. with Dusty Griffin
Many local residents have heard about the colonial fort, once located in the current parking lot of Price Chopper on Rt. 2 in North Adams. They may even have heard about the attack by French and Indian soldiers in August 1746. But the episode has received little sustained attention from historians, and a number of questions remain without clear answers: Why was the fort built there? Why was it attacked? Why was it quickly overwhelmed? Who was responsible?Electric Company, and MASS MoCA. Dr. Sprague will trace the history of the Northern Berkshires as it has transitioned from an industrial to a post-industrial economy and speak to the all important question, what comes next?
Williamstown Historical Museum Presents: 87 Marshall St with John Sprague
87 Marshall Street, the title of John Sprague’s latest book, is an address in North Adams which, between the late 19th century and today, has been the home of three world-class enterprises, the Arnold Print Works, Sprague Electric Company, and MASS MoCA. Dr. Sprague will trace the history of the Northern Berkshires as it has transitioned from an industrial to a post-industrial economy and speak to the all important question, what comes next?
