Presidents in the Berkshires

Washington may never have slept in the Berkshires, but a host of other Presidents have stopped by for a visit! Journalist and Folklorist Joe Durwin recounts several tales of the many historical Presidential visits the Berkshires have hosted over the...

Book Author Sarah Skinner-Kilborne

Sarah Skinner Kilborne has recently written a book about her family’s life and business in the silk industry in Holyoke, MA The book entitled AN AMERICAN PHOENIX: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, A Man Who Turned Disaster into Destiny, will be published...

Springfield Armory

James Woolsey, new Superintendent of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site discusses his plans for the Armory. Springfield Armory at the National Parks...

Pearl Harbor Survivor

Robert Greenleaf is Westfield’s only living survivor of the  December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. A veteran of the US Navy, Greenleaf was just 19 years old when the attack happened.  He shared his memories of the event with producer Dave Fraser.    ...

The Civil War

In the next installment of  Connecting Point’s  “Saluting Service” series, Jim Madigan speaks with Wayne Phaneuf, Executive Editor of The Republican and local history buff, about the key roles Western Massachusetts residents played in the Civil...

Dr. Seuss

Dentist and “Dr Seuss” afficionado Charles Cohen ofSouth Deerfielddiscusses his efforts that helped lead to the publication this year of a collection of  “Dr. Seuss” stories under the title “The Bippolo Seed and other Lost Stories.”...

The War of 1812 on PBS

Larry Hott of Florentine Films/Hott Productions discusses his latest production, “The War of 1812” which airs nationally on PBS on Monday, October 10th. Additional Info: For two and a half years, Americans fought against the British, Canadian colonists and...