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History, mystery and folklore in the Berkshires and surrounding area.* (and anything else I feel like posting about)

*Page managed by Home Historian and award-winning history columnist Joe Durwin

Just a reminder, the first-ever/only Spanish-language local history column is available monthly from Somos Berkshires*...
09/04/2026

Just a reminder, the first-ever/only Spanish-language local history column is available monthly from Somos Berkshires

*Solo un recordatorio: ¡la primera y única columna de historia local en español, , está disponible mensualmente en Somos Berkshires!*

Copies can be found on their website and in print at such locations as [Hay copias disponibles en su sitio web y en papel en estos lugares]:
Placita Latina-Salvadoran & Mexican Cuisine
Guidos Fresh Marketplace
VIM Berkshires (Volunteers in Medicine)
Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds Inc.
Center for Peace through Culture
Berkshire Immigrant Center
Berkshire Community College
Elizabeth Freeman Center
Community Health Programs (GB),
Franky's Latin SuperMarket

Springside park is lovely, but unsafe due to hobos- 1948 edition
09/04/2026

Springside park is lovely, but unsafe due to hobos- 1948 edition

"Gender bias will not be overcome until we not only raise our daughters to be like our sons, but also raise our sons to ...
09/03/2026

"Gender bias will not be overcome until we not only raise our daughters to be like our sons, but also raise our sons to be like our daughters," Gloria Steinem told a packed auditorium at Monument Mountain high in a February 2000 visit to the Berkshires.

"Because the reward we then reap, is that wholeness we then feel when we all have that full circle of human qualities."

RIP 1934-2026

09/02/2026

When Freddy vs Jason (2003) came out, I thought it was an unrealistic premise that a small town could get everyone to forget about the worst monster from their local history.

After 20+ years in this gig, that part hits different now.

Should I bring back the Ghosts & Hauntings of Downtown Pittsfield tour this year, in addition to the Macabre Pittsfield ...
09/02/2026

Should I bring back the Ghosts & Hauntings of Downtown Pittsfield tour this year, in addition to the Macabre Pittsfield history tours? Its been a while....

Next do a Vietnam War movie featuring George Washington! Makes as much sense as putting Robin Hood in a movie about the...
09/01/2026

Next do a Vietnam War movie featuring George Washington! Makes as much sense as putting Robin Hood in a movie about the Peasants Uprising; clearly Hollywood has decided we're all ignorant slobs who know nothing about history outside our own borders.

Civil War vet Henry S. Jones arriving to VOTE at Holy Family church in PittsfieldMA in 1935, at age 91. He cast his firs...
09/01/2026

Civil War vet Henry S. Jones arriving to VOTE at Holy Family church in PittsfieldMA in 1935, at age 91. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864, while serving in the legendary 54th Mass infantry.

08/31/2026

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Today is the absolute last day to sign up to get an invite to October's members-only hike in Savoy
08/31/2026

Today is the absolute last day to sign up to get an invite to October's members-only hike in Savoy

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