Berkshires Regional Histories

Read about the history of Sheffield, Great Barrington, Route 7 to Pittsfield, and much, much more.

We also stock a complete line of local and regional historical books on Berkshire towns including: Stockbridge, West Stockbridge and Lenox; Sheffield, Great Barrington, Monterey and Otis, MA;The Hudson Valley, the Catskills and the Adirondacks

 
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The only published history of this rural Berkshire town was compiled from a huge number of Monterey residents and institutions, including the renowned Bidwell House Museum. Illustrated.
 
 
See All the People
by Florence Consolati
This 100-year history of a former mill town covers how this courageous town survived two floods, a history-making epidemic, wars, social upheaval, fires and the Depression. It also covers Lee's lighter side of sports, movies, "blueberrying" and neighbor Arlo Guthrie.
This freshly researched history of Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts reveals the remarkable arrangement struck between a missionary priest and a rubber-wear manufacturer, which enabled the first Catholic Church in our hometown to be built.
 
 
Sheffield: Frontier Town
by Lillian Preiss
Published by the Sheffield Bicentennial Committee in 1976, this history of the Berkshires oldest town takes the reader through a marvelous historic walk in time. Find out the history of Bartholomew’s Cobble; find out what happened to the awe-inspiring elm tree-lined main street; learn what caused the collapse of the Kelloggtown Bridge; explore the history of the Colonel Ashley House…and much, much more. Illustrated with vintage photographs.
 
Sandisfield, noted for its rugged and scenic beauty, is a heavily wooded, boulder-strewn area in the Berkshire Hills. This volume, written by Sandisfield resident Anne Hoffman, is an indispensable history of this wonderful country town. Illustrated.
 
 
A facsimile reproduction of the original chronicle written by Sarah Cabot Sedgwick and Christiana Sedgwick Marquand, published by The Berkshire Courier in 1939. Some engravings. Acid-free paper, Class A archival quality.