It’s that time of year again – time for the whirlwind of holiday concerts brought to you by our Berkshire area choruses. Berkshire Lyric Saturday, December 3 – 7:30 PM • First Congregational Church, Stockbridge MA Sunday, December 11 – 3:00 PM • St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Pittsfield MA Nowell Sing We! Cantilena Chamber Choir [...]
For those interested in the terms of the Scenic Mountain Act: This link to the Town of Lenox website will bring you to a list of the town’s bylaws. http://www.townoflenox.com/public_documents/LenoxMA_WebDocs/bylaws For a print version of the Scenic Mountain Act, please visit our Reference Desk.
A Public Services Announcement from our neighbors at the Town Hall… The Town Hall will be installing a new telephone system today with a main telephone number of 637-5500. Here are the extensions that you will need to dial in order to be connected to the various town offices: Press 2 for the Assessors Office [...]
“We…heard George play on the Fortepiano at Wm, came home safe after an agreeable day.” -Memorandum of Mary Parmalee Walker, May 27th, 1829. The ‘fortepiano’ that George Walker played was purchased that year for his sister Lucy, by their father, the Honorable William Perrin Walker (1778-1858). William Perrin Walker succeeded his father, the Hon. William [...]
The Lenox Library had existed for only five years at the start of the War of Rebellion in 1861. Therefore it should come as no surprise that the Library’s Special Collections Room contains numerous contemporary accounts of what we now call the Civil War. These holdings are on display in the 19th century bibliotheque in [...]
In addition to the reestablishment of Ancestry.com at the Library, we have also purchased an online subscription to the Historic Boston Globe 1872-1979. Even better, our licensing agreement for this database allows us to provide remote access for those who possess a Lenox Library card. Examples of local interest to be found include news of [...]
…Ancestry.com [Library Edition], that is. Shortly after cancelling last year’s Lenox Library subscription (due to lack of use), I learned that the Conte Archives was closing. In one week, five library patrons came in to express their relief that we had Ancestry, since they were losing their connection at the Conte. I have reinstated the [...]
… which gives me the opportunity to highlight one of our special collections at the Lenox Library. Material from the archives of the Music Inn is on display in the Dome Room. In the 1950s, Stephanie and Philip Barber held concerts there as a jazz alternative to Tanglewood. The Lenox School of Jazz ran from [...]
The Berkshire Eagle published an article today on a new online exhibit, Dance Interactive, hosted by Jacob’s Pillow. It’s a nice way to see dance history in motion. Jacob’s Pillow is listed as one of our area cultural and recreation sites on the Lenox Library’s Recommended Websites page.
It’s tax season again. The IRS and Massachusetts Department of Revenue have both decided not to mail any printed material to individual households, so here are some links to the most commonly requested forms and instructions. From the IRS: Form 1040 Instructions for Form 1040 Form 1040-EZ Instructions for Form 1040-EZ 2010 Tax Table From [...]