Author of 30 local history books and biweekly Our Berkshires columnist in the Berkshire Eagle. Drew's Henry Know and the Revolutionary War Trail in Western Massachusetts McFarland, 2012) closely examines the cannon caravan that traversed Wester Mass from Alford to Otis in January 1776.
Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Join professor Justin F. Jackson as he discusses the role that Sheffield, and Berkshire County at large, played in the American Revolution. Justin F. Jackson is a historian and visiting lecturer and scholar with the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He also writes a column on history for the Berkshire Eagle. […]
Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
In commemoration of America's 250th founding, Norman Rockwell Museum will present Visions of a Nation: 250 Years from Revolution to Rockwell, from June 6 through October 26, 2026. This sweeping exhibition will portray how artists - from the Revolutionary War era to today - emblazened the ideals and evolving story of America. Organized around nine […]
Arts and Culture, Berkshire250, Exhibits, History and Heritage
Celebrate America 250 with an afternoon of quintessential American classics, including music by Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, and Williams, as well as favorites from the Great American Songbook.
Berkshire250, Performing Arts & Entertainment