Heritage Sites
In partnership with the National Park Service
Programs & Initiatives: Heritage Programs
Heritage Programs
We seek to to tell the story of the Upper Housatonic Valley by interpreting our unique heritage in compelling and engaging ways.
You may already recognize some of our programs:
- Annual Heritage Walks
- African American Heritage Trail
- Upper Houstonic Valley Experience teachers' course
- Performing Arts Heritage Trail
- Housatonic Paper Trail
- Native American Heritage Trail
- Iron Heritage Trail
- History Organization Initiatives
- Trails & Greenways Program
The programs of the Upper Housatonic Valley NHA are heavily dependent on the valuable partnerships of organizations and people. The Committees listed here are frequently updated, and this list is reflective of the diversity of people who partner with Housatonic Heritage in support of heritage programming in our region:
What's next? Our future programs will continue our work to:
- Protect and preserve the Upper Housatonic Valley’s resources
- Interpret the heritage themes of our area
- Educate the public
- Foster and promote recreational opportunities
- Promote the Upper Housatonic Valley
- Stimulate economic development and community revitalization
- Foster cooperative relationships among partners
We hope that you'll continue to support and participate in these programs.
Comments and inspiration are always welcome:
Email: Info@HousatonicHeritage.org
Mail:
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area
PO Box 493
Salisbury, CT 06068
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area
PO Box 611
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Calendar of Events
Events
Lift Evry Voice Festival Presentation at Jacobs Pillow - Becket, Mass
June 20, 2013
FAITH & FREEDOM WALK TO HONOR 150th ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, MASS 54TH REGIMENT - Pittsfield, MA
June 22, 2013
Aston Magna Music Festival in The Berkshires - Gt. Barrington, Mass
June 22, 2013
OPEN YOUR EYES (Day Long) Artist Studio Tours - Kent & New Milford, Conn
June 22, 2013
Housatonic River Cleanup Day - Pittsfield, Mass
June 22, 2013
Royal Hartigan with the Kekeli African Drum and Dance Ensemble @ Bascom Lodge on the Summit of Mt. Greylock - Adams, Mass
June 23, 2013
OPEN YOUR EYES (Day Long) Artist Studio Tours - Kent & New Milford, Conn
June 23, 2013
Ventfort Hall Lecture/Presentation - Jewels of Scandal and Desire - Lenox, Mass
June 25, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
June 26, 2013
Innovation in Wind Power Discussion. @ Bascom Lodge on the Summit of Mt. Greylock - Adams, Mass
June 26, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
June 28, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
June 29, 2013
Tyringham Garden Tour: Walls, Water and Wonderful Gardens - Tyringham, Mass
June 29, 2013
Aston Magna Music Festival in the Berkshires - Gt. Barrington, Mass
June 29, 2013
Rakish Paddy @ Bascom Lodge on Mt. Greylock Summit - Adams, Mass
June 30, 2013
Ventfort Hall Lecture/Presentation - The Measure Of Manhattan - Lenox, mass
July 2, 2013
Barrington Brewery presentation @ Bascom Lodge on Mt. Greylock Summit - Adams, Mass
July 3, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 3, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 5, 2013
Aston Magna Festival in the Berkshires - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 6, 2013
Bidwell House Museum Township No. 1 Day - Monterey, Mass
July 6, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 6, 2013
Summer Lecture Series at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 8, 2013
John Bascom and the Naming of Bascom Lodge presentation @ Bascom Lodge on Mt. Greylock Summit - Adams, Mass
July 10, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 10, 2013
Bershire Choral Festival Concert: - Sheffield, Mass
July 13, 2013
Aston Magna Music Festival of Period Instruments - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 13, 2013
History Talk: Red and White: Settlers and Indians in Early America - Tyringham, Mass
July 13, 2013
Summer Lecture Series at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 15, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 17, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 19, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 20, 2013
Bershire Choral Festival Concert: - Sheffield, Mass
July 20, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 21, 2013
Summer Lecture Series at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 22, 2013
The Civilian Conservation Corps and Bascom Lodge on Mt. Greylock Summit - Adams, Mass
July 24, 2013
The Civilian Conservation Corps and Bascom Lodge - Adams/Lanesborough, Mass
July 24, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 24, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 26, 2013
Berkshire Choral Festival Concert - Sheffield, Mass
July 27, 2013
Troubadour Series Concert at The Guthrie Center - Gt. Barrington, Mass
July 27, 2013
History Talk: The Garden in the Woods: Archaeology at Kampoosa Bog in Stockbridge - Tyringham, Mass
July 27, 2013
Summer Lecture Series at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 29, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
July 31, 2013
Landscaping for birds and other wildlife, presentation @ Bascom Lodge on Mt. Greylock Summit - Adams, Mass
July 31, 2013
Free Guided Housatonic River Canoe Paddle Trip - Stockbridge, Mass
July 31, 2013
Bershire Choral Festival Concert - Sheffield, Mass
August 3, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
August 7, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
August 21, 2013
The WPA and the Civilian Conservation Corps. in Massachusetts - Lanesborough/Adams, Mass
August 21, 2013
History Talk: The Rogers and Jackson Families: Twisted Tales of Love, Loyalty, Slavery, and Subversion in Colonial New England - Tyringham, Mass
August 24, 2013
Edith Wharton Readings at The Mount - Lenox, Mass
August 28, 2013
History Talk: The Men Who United the States - Tyringham, Mass
August 31, 2013
Free Guided Housatonic River Canoe Paddle Trip - New Milford, Conn
September 14, 2013
HERITAGE WALKS - UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ANNUAL EXPERT-LED GUIDED WALKS - Mass & Conn
September 21, 2013
2013 UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ANNUAL WALKS EVENT - Mass & Conn
September 22, 2013
2013 UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ANNUAL WALKS EVENT - Mass & Conn
October 5, 2013
2013 UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ANNUAL WALKS EVENT - Mass & Conn
October 6, 2013
