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“When I think, I must speak:” The World Stage of Fanny Kemble

Sedgwick Reading Room 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1868, British actress Frances Anne “Fanny” Kemble gave a reading of “As You Like It” to benefit the Lenox Library. The event was staged at the county courthouse in Lenox; Judge Julius Rockwell lamented [...]

The Modern Jazz Quartet: From Residency to Legacy

Sedgwick Reading Room 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

The Library is thrilled to kick off the 2022 Lenox Jazz Stroll on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. with a screening of The Modern Jazz Quartet: From Residency to Legacy (2018), a documentary [...]

Lenox Land Trust Annual Meeting

Sedgwick Reading Room 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

The Annual Meeting for the Lenox Land Trust will be held in the Sedgwick Reading Room. Local History Librarian Amy Lafave will give a presentation on the the Under Mountain Valley of yesteryear. This area [...]

Columbus the Elephant: a talk by Leo Mahoney

Sedgwick Reading Room 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Leo Mahoney returns to the Lenox Library to give a talk on Columbus the Elephant, who met his demise behind a barn on Old Stockbridge Road in 1851. The multimedia PowerPoint presentation has been updated [...]

Unveiling the Portrait of Judge William P. Walker

Legacy Room 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

"William P. Walker, Judge of Probate, the best type of what we call a gentleman of the old school I have ever seen; handsome, courtly, well-dressed, a very distinguished looking man," said the Hon. Joseph [...]

Ringing the Court House Bell

18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

The Town of Lenox was a quarter-century old when Hartford bell-founder Enos Doolittle cast a bell, presumably for the Berkshire County Court House in 1792. According to numismatic researcher Julia Casey, Doolittle purchased 800 pounds [...]

The First and Latest Generals of Lenox

Lenox Town Hall 6 Walker Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Brigadier General Marie T. Field (ret.) is the highest-ranking woman ever to serve in the Massachusetts Air National Guard. In conversation with Local History Librarian Amy Lafave, she will talk about her diverse roles in [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Ringing the Court House Bell

Library Building 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

If you are in Historic Lenox Village on Monday, March 11 at 9:00 a.m., keep your ears open! The Court House bell will be rung to commemorate the 256th anniversary of Lenox’s first town meeting [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Edward A. Morley of East Lee was a self-proclaimed psychologist, botanist, metallurgist and mystic, but his greatest success was in the field of photography. In 1886, Morley published "Lenox," a photo album containing 48 plates [...]

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Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

Recurring

Welles Gallery: The Ladies of Morley’s “Lenox”

Welles Gallery 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

In 1886, E.A. Morley published Lenox, a photo album containing 48 plates of Lenox cottages and other landmarks. Ten cottages were owned by women at the time of publication. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this [...]

The Signers of the Non-Importation Agreement

Library Building 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

"Whereas the Parliament of Great Britain, have, of late, under taken to give and grant away our Money without our Knowledge or Consent, and in order to compel us to Servile Submission, to the above [...]

Samuel Adams Beer Tasting

Roche Reading Park 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Join us immediately after the presentation of the newly restored 1774 Lenox Non-Consumption and Non-Importation Agreement for a Samuel Adams Brewery Beer Tasting and Celebration with food, drinks, music, and family entertainment in the Lenox Library [...]

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