A County's Common Bond

Exhibitions

Baseball in the Berkshires

September - November 15 2024

“1943 Dalton High School Baseball Team - State Finalist”

located in the Community Recreation Association Building

In the Main Room of 400 Main Street Dalton, MA

Open 7 Days a week during normal CRA hours


As an unexpected highlight a crew from Channel 6 CBS News out of Albany called us while following up on a story about Berkshire County native Frank Grant while we were just finishing our stay in Lenox. After spending quite a bit of time touring our exhibit at Ventfort Hall they put together a half an hour program that was shown the Wednesday before the World Series. For those who may have missed it - please find the link below. Enjoy and many thanks to Michael Odonnell and his colleagues who created this piece!


youtube.com

America's Pastime -- Where it all began -- taking a closer look at the origins of baseball.

--------------------------------------------------While Cooperstown is commonly known as the birthplace of baseball, the game's beginnings can be traced furt...

Video - https://youtu.be/GrdL9igAVhs?si=F-3fwndohhFUBMJx