Learn how to identify trees on this Housatonic Heritage WalkEach year, the Bidwell House Museum is excited to participate in the Housatonic Heritage Walk series that takes place throughout the Berkshires and northern Connecticut. On September 21 we will host our second walk in the 2024 series with forester Tom Ryan, from the Mass. Dept....
Join us for our last Housatonic Heritage Walk in the 2024 seriesEach year, the Bidwell House Museum is excited to participate in the Housatonic Heritage Walk series that takes place throughout the Berkshires and northern Connecticut.This year the Museum will be offering three guided walks, the last on September 28 with Richard Greene. On this...
Vintage stories from your Grandparent's fireside!While researching various topics in town records, journals, and old newspapers Dennis Picard has been surprised at finding numerous stories of the supernatural. Tales of witches, vampires and weird occurrences are mixed in with otherwise mundane daily records. Picard has saved these stories in his files and will share some...
A film screening and talk at the Stockbridge LibrarySachem Daniel Nimham was the last official sachem of the Wappinger People in the Hudson Valley Region of New York. He is a beloved local hero with roads, lakes, and even a mountain bearing his name. He moved with many of his people to Stockbridge, MA in...
See the Bidwell House Museum in a Whole New Light! There is something magical about visiting the Bidwell House Museum on an early evening in the fall, when the rooms are filled with flickering candlelight and twilight is visible through the abundant south facing windows. On November 14, the Bidwell House Museum staff and Board...
Lorraine German shares the history of the Christmas Tree Presented by Lorraine German, Dressing the Christmas Tree is a fascinating look at both antique and vintage Christmas decorations. Lorraine will discuss the history of adorning holiday greens from their pagan beginnings through the mid-20th century and will provide examples of ornaments from her own collection....
Enjoy some time in the winter woods!Join Rob Hoogs for an informative winter hike on the Bidwell House Museum trails where you can see not only evidence of the animals who make the woods their winter home but also of the people who lived on this land long ago.If there is snow, plan to bring...
Enjoy some time in the winter woods!Join Richard Greene for a guided winter hike on the Bidwell House Museum trails, where you can enjoy the unique beauty of the winter forest and also see evidence of the animals who make these woods their home.If there is snow, plan to bring your snowshoes and if not,...
Simon Middleton will talk about the changing conceptions of money in England, France, and America from1690 to 1781In this lecture for the Bidwell House Museum, Simon Middleton considers changing attitudes towards money and the social and political consequences after the South Sea and Mississippi Bubbles and up through the American Revolution.Simon Middleton teaches at the...
See what it takes to reenact some of the most famous eras in historyIn 2021 and 2023 the Bidwell House Museum hosted two weekend-long living history events where dozens of people camped on the property and lived as if it was the time of the American Revolution. The Museum is planning a third reenactment weekend...
