Carole Owens: Hawthorne's time in the Berkshires
Nathaniel Hawthorne resided in Stockbridge (no, not Lenox) for just 15 months from August 1850 to November 1851, but he left his mark.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne resided in Stockbridge (no, not Lenox) for just 15 months from August 1850 to November 1851, but he left his mark.
Some monuments and markers are right out in the open and easy to find. Others are hidden or in difficult-to-access places. A recent Bennington Historical Society bus tour, led by Anne Bugbee and Bill Morgan, featured both kinds. About 25 people took part.
It was on the 4th of July, in 1845, Thoreau moved into his hut for two years, two months, & two days living at the edge of Walden Pond.
"I tell people all the time, when I'm cooking I don't necessarily have to measure anything," says Shae Williams-Adams. "I just sprinkle until my ancestors tell me to stop."
Duchess Quamino is said to have baked her way to freedom and in the process became a local legend. But much of her story remains shrouded in mystery.