by SWCA E-mail gateway | Jan 1, 2016 | History
By Anne Tiffany In 1990, returning to the family homestead where I was raised, I learned that my school was being called “Little Red.” I rather resented that … and anyway it was never red. Brownish, I remember. (This was 1934 to 1939.) The building is now much larger...
by | Sep 24, 2015 | archives
With good reason, a member asked that recently. It seemed to the SWCA Board that we should be doing everything we can to support our local farms and merchants and business establishments in a tough economic environment, rather than asking them for discounts. We urge...
by SWCA E-mail gateway | Sep 24, 2015 | History
Norman Burdick came to his first teaching job in 1955 at the South Center School, following time in the Army and a degree from North Adams State Teachers’ College (now MCLA). In 1955 he taught grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 in one room and had 25 to 30 students each...
by | Sep 24, 2015 | archives
WHM President, Pat Leach, reports that the museum submitted a proposal in response to an RFP (Request for Proposal) issued by the Town. It was accepted on September 15, 2015, per a phone call from Town Manager Jason Hoch, to be followed by written notification. ...
by | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
There’s one in Pittsfield that’s been operating on a regular basis (usually on a Saturday afternoon once a month) in the basement of St. Stephen’s Church for the past 18 months. It’s an occasion for people to bring in things that need repair. You can get advice,...
