BCHS Offering Two Cemetery Tours in October
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society will offer tours of Hillside Cemetery on Oct. 8 and the Stockbridge Cemetery on Oct. 15.
Both tours begin at 2 p.m. Sturdy footwear is recommended as the tours traverse a variety of uneven terrain.
Reservations are required and can be made at berkshirehistory.org.$10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members.
Saturday, Oct. 8 – Cemetery Tour of Hillside Cemetery, North Adams, 2 p.m.
Join veteran historian and guide Paul W. Marino for a walk through one of the historic cemeteries of northern Berkshire. Children are welcome as a treasure hunt will accompany the tour. Meet at the top of the hill off Brown Street.
The rain date for the tour is Oct. 9.
Saturday, Oct. 15 – Cemetery Tour of Stockbridge Cemetery, 2 p.m.
Join historian Elizabeth Dillman for a fascinating walk through one of the oldest cemeteries in Berkshire County and is the burial place of Elizabeth Freeman, the Sedgwick Family, and Norman Rockwell.
The rain date for the tour is Oct. 16.
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