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Take the Trolley, January 25th

Trolley at the Y in front of F.A. Boyer's store.

How nice it would be to take a trolley for 5¢ each way from Williamstown to North Adams and back.  Did you know that there used to be such a trolley line running between these two northern Berkshire towns?  On January 25th at 11 am in the Milne Public Library John Hyde will be giving an illustrated talk beginning with an overview of trolley cars as a means of public transportation in the United States.  Particular emphasis will be given to the emergence, dominance, and ultimate disappearance of trolleys from Williamstown and Berkshire County.

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Professor Emeritus John M. Hyde has been a member of the faculty and administration of Williams College for the past fifty years.  He is also a member of the fifth generation of a family which has lived in Berkshire County for more than 200 years.  An ardent “rider of trains,” he is too young to have “taken the trolley” but has turned his attention to another vehicle that traveled on rails in this lecture.

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Mount Hope Estate

The legendary Mount Hope estate fascinates us with stories of wealth and innovation.  In November, 2013, Joe Bergeron lectured about the evolution of the estate, its rise to prototype farm, its “million dollar” barn and other buildings, and the development around its windy road since Mount Hope’s founding by the Prentice family.  This talk was given in conjunction with the opening of our winter exhibit, also on the Mount Hope Estate, curated by Joe Bergeron.
Joe is a relatively new Williamstown resident, having first arrived in town 17 years ago to attend Williams College. He, his wife and daughters live across the street from Mount Hope on an old part of the farm and love the rewarding responsibility of acting as caretaker to one of Mount Hope’s barns.

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Moveable Houses

Paul Harsch speaks on Moving Houses in Williamstown on October 19th @ 11 am

“Walden House”, home of Harsch Associates Real Estate, was moved from Spring Street to its current location on Main Street in April, 1987. It is surprising to recognize that more than 80 Williamstown houses have been moved from one place to another. Paul Harsch will discuss a sampling of these. As President and Principle Broker of Harsch Associates, Paul will share his personal experience of the move of the “Walden House”, complete with original video from the day of the move. He will also tell us about many other homes that have been “on the move” in Williamstown with a history of why, when and where the homes traveled to and how those homes fare today. As a long time Realtor®, with personal experience in moving a historic home, he is uniquely qualified to present this lecture.

Harsch Associates Real Estate Agency has been owned and operated by Realtor® Paul A. Harsch III since 1979, who has been in real estate in our community for a total of 39 years. Mr. Harsch holds a BA from Williams College (1969). He is a licensed Real Estate Instructor/Broker, and also holds the designations of GRI, CRS, CRBM, CBI.

Paul HarschPaul Harsch will present his talk on moving houses in Williamstown on October 19, 2013 at 11 am in the Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown, MA.