Books available through Internet Archive
By clicking on the title, you’ll be able to flip the pages virtually.
- Lenox, by Olive Colton
- Lenox, by George A. Hibbard
- Lenox, by E.A. Morley
- Lenox and the Berkshire Highlands, by R. DeWitt Mallary
- Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Mass., 1725-1885, compiled by Hamilton Child
- Picturesque Berkshire; Part II begins with a section on Lenox
Maps
- Plan of Lenox made by Eldad Lewis, 1794 from the state archives and posted on Digital Commonwealth
- Plan of Lenox made by Solomon Cole, 1831 from the state archives and posted on Digital Commonwealth
- Map of the Town of Lenox, 1854 from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection
- Berkshire County Map of 1858 [Walling] from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection
- Atlas of Berkshire County by F.W. Beers, 1876 from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection and posted on Digital Commonwealth
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1893 from the Library of Congress
- Atlas of the Garden Spots of Berkshire, 1894 from Historic Map Works (commercial site)
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1898 from the Library of Congress
- Atlas of Berkshire County, published by Barnes & Farnham, 1904 from the State Library of Massachusetts and posted on Digital Commonwealth
- LiDAR map of Massachusetts (elevation and shaded relief)
Wish to compare with the present? Use the Town of Lenox GIS Map for current parcels.
Historical Newspapers:
- NewspaperArchive [Massachusetts Collection]
- Newspapers.com newspaper archives [Northeast Collection]
- Remote access to Newspapers.com (with library barcode)
- The Valley Gleaner, (a local weekly paper) courtesy of the Lee Library
Lenox cemetery burial listings:
These listings were largely due to the efforts of Paul Pelkey, former foreman of the Lenox Cemetery Division of the Department of Public Works.
Other resources:
State Library of Massachusetts electronic repository includes state documents that have either been digitized or created in electronic form.
Digital Repository at the Massachusetts Archives
The Massachusetts Archives serves the Commonwealth and its citizens by preserving and making accessible the records documenting government action and by assisting government agencies in managing their permanent records.
MACRIS
The Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) allows you to search the Massachusetts Historical Commission database for information on historic properties and areas in the Commonwealth. There are 457 entries for Lenox.
Over 2,000 images are available here courtesy of the Lenox Library Association and the Lenox Historical Society.
Come to the Lenox Library (no home access) for:
Ancestry Library Edition
Fold3 Library Edition
American Ancestors
[Instructions for American Ancestors guest account to search Berkshire Probate Records 1761-1917]
These resources were compiled by Local History Librarian Amy Lafave. You can reach her at alafave@lenoxlib.org for further assistance.