Lectures and events from the Williamstown Historical Museum (formerly known as the Williamstown House of Local History).
Natalie Montoya-Barnes, Program Director at the Davis Center at Williams College, details the story of Abraham Parsons, who escaped enslavement to become one of the most popular and beloved characters at Williams College for nearly half a century, and who had a most inhumane treatment upon his death.
John Davis, PhD, President of Historic Deerfield, talks to a crowd at Sweetwood about the Williamstown connection to Deerfield through people and objects, Historic Deerfield today, and the museum's special summer exhibits.
North Adams native & U.S. Marine, Dennis G. Pregent shares the stories of 28 Berkshire sons & daughters who served as a combat nurse, paratrooper, tail gunner, PT boat radioman from Pearl Harbor to Normandy to Iwo Jima.
Jack A. Sobon shares the rich history of New England barns & describes the carpentry, the tools, techniques, materials with illustrations and historical photos.
John Hanson shares examples of gravestones--carving, poetry, scripture, hymns -- from Westlawn & Southlawn cemeteries in Williamstown.
