Amelia Montague Watson [1856 - 1934] was a watercolorist and photographer from East Winsor Hill, CT. Her best known work was in illustrating a deluxe edition of Henry David Thoreau's travelogue of Cape Cod. [...]
A former Lenox resident now living in Virginia spotted a painting for sale on EBay. This was the listing: "Here is a very important Oil on Canvas Of the Honorable William Perrin Walker (1778-1858) [...]
A few months ago, YouTube introduced the use of handles as a way to identify a content creator's YouTube channel. Our new handle for our YouTube channel is @lenoxlibrary1856 - it's also part of the [...]
New York lawyer John E. Parsons joined the summer colony at Lenox in the 1870s. His "cottage," Stonover, was built on Yokun Avenue on the site of the first parsonage for the Church on [...]
What began as a casual local history inquiry ended as a mutual tribute between Maestro John Williams and the Town of Lenox in commemoration of his 90th birthday. Lenox Select Board Member Marybeth Mitts presents [...]
Using unique material from the Lenox Library's archival collections and other primary sources, Local History Librarian Amy Lafave gave a presentation titled “When I think, I must speak:” The World Stage of Fanny Kemble. A [...]
