Genealogy || Historical Societies || Historic Sites || Museums || Research Collections

Genealogy:

• The Berkshire Athenaeum Local History Room
    1 Wendell Avenue
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 499-9486
    pittslhg@cwmars.org

  The Berkshire Family History Association
    Post Office Box 1437
    Pittsfield MA 01202
    bfha@berkshire.net

  Mark Dewey Research Center
    159-161 Main Street
    Sheffield MA 01257
    (413) 229-3682
    MDRC@sheffieldhistory.org

  The Silvio O. Conte National Archives and Records Administration
    10 Conte Drive
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 445-6885
    Fax: (413) 445-7305
    archives@pittsfield.nara.gov   

  The Stockbridge Library Association Historical Collections
    Main Street
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-5501

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Historical Societies:

• The Berkshire Historical Society
    780 Holmes Road
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 442-1793
• Research conducted by BHS staff is at a cost of $15 per hour, the first half hour is free.
    info@berkshirehistory.org

  The Adams Historical Society
    Adams Library
    92 Park Street
    Adams MA 01220
    (413) 743-8345

  The Dalton Historical Commission
    Dalton Town Hall
    462 Main Street
    Dalton MA 01226
    (413) 684-1472

  The Lenox Historical Society
    Post Office Box 1856
    Lenox MA 01240

  The North Adams Historical Society
    Post Office Box 333
    North Adams MA 01247-0333
    (413) 664-4700

  The Sheffield Historical Society
    159-161 Main Street
    Post Office Box 747
    Sheffield MA 01257
    (413) 229-2694
    shs@sheffieldhistory.org

  The Williamstown House of Local History
    1095 Main Street
    Williamstown MA 01267
    (413) 458-2160

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Historic Sites:

• Arrowhead, Home of Herman Melville
  (owned and operated by the Berkshire Historical Society)
    780 Holmes Road
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 442-1793
    info@mobydick.org

  Bidwell House Museum
    100 Art School Road
    Post Office Box 537
    Monterey MA 01245
    (413) 528-6888
     Fax: (413) 644-9997
    museum@bcn.net

  Chesterwood
    4 Williamsville Road
    Post Office Box 827
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-3579
    Fax: (413) 298-3973
    chesterwood@nthp.org

  Colonel Ashley House
    Cooper Hill Road, Sheffield MA
    Trustees of Reservations
    Post Office Box 792
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-3239   Fax (413) 298-5239
    westregion@ttor.org

  Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio
    92 Hawthorne Street
    Post Office Box 2256
    Lenox MA 01240
    (413) 637-0166
    Fax (413) 637-9790
    info@frelinghuysen.org

  Hancock Shaker Village
    Route 20, Hancock MA
    Post Office Box 927
    Pittsfield MA 01202
    (413) 443-0188
    (800) 817-1137
    Fax (413) 447-9357
    info@hancockshakervillage.org   

  The Mission House Museum and Gardens
    19 Main Street, Stockbridge MA
    Trustees of Reservations
    Post Office Box 792
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-3239
    Fax: (413) 298-5239
    westregion@ttor.org

  The Mount/Edith Wharton Restoration
    2 Plunkett Street
    Post Office Box 974
    Lenox MA 01240
    (413) 637-1899
    (888) 637-1902
    Fax: (413) 637-0619
    admin@edithwharton.org

  Naumkeag House and Gardens
    Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge MA
    Trustees of Reservations
    Post Office Box 792
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-3239
    Fax: (413) 298-5239
    westregion@ttor.org

  Ventfort Hall, The Museum of the Gilded Age
    104 Walker Street
    Lenox MA 01240
    (413) 637-3206
    Fax: (413) 637-8805
    info@gildedage.org

  William Cullen Bryant Homestead
    207 Bryant Road, Cummington MA
    Trustees of Reservations
    Post Office Box 792
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 734-2244   Fax: (413) 634-2244
    westregion@ttor.org

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Museums:

• The Berkshire Museum
    39 South Street, Route 7
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 443-7171
    Fax: (413) 443-2135
    info@berkshiremuseum.org

  The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
    East end of Housatonic Street at Willow Creek Road
    Post Office Box 2195
    Lenox MA 01240
    (413) 637-2210
  wordworks@taconic.net

  Norman Rockwell Museum
    9 Glendale Road, Route 183
    Post Office Box 308
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-4100
    Fax: (413) 298-4142
    postmaster@nrm.org

  Western Gateway Heritage State Park
    9 Furnace Street Building 4
    115 State Street Building 4
     North Adams MA 01247
    (413) 663-6312
    Fax: (413) 664-0033

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Research Collections:

• The Berkshire Historical Society
    780 Holmes Road
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 442-1793

  The Berkshire Athenaeum Local History Room
    1 Wendell Avenue
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 499-9486
    pittslhg@cwmars.org

  Chapin Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Williams College, Stetson Hall
    26 Hopkins Hall Drive
    Post Office Box 426
    Williamstown MA 01267
    (413) 597-2462   Fax: (413) 597-2929
    chapin.library@williams.edu

  The Herman Melville Memorial Room at the Berkshire Athenaeum
    1 Wendell Avenue
    Pittsfield MA 01201
    (413) 499-9486
    

  Massachusetts Archives
    220 Morrisey Boulevard
    Boston MA 02125
    (617) 727-2816
    (617) 288-8429
    archives@state.ma.us

  The Stockbridge Library Association Historical Collections
    Main Street
    Stockbridge MA 01262
    (413) 298-5501

  The Williams College Libraries - Archives and Special Collections
    Stetson Hall
    Williamstown MA 01267
    (413) 597-2568
    Fax: (413) 597-3931
    archives@williams.edu

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Berkshire Historical Society
780 Holmes Road
Pittsfield MA 01201
Telephone (413) 442-1793
Fax (413) 443-1449
info@berkshirehistory.org