. On January 10, 2026, people from Alford, Massachusetts and surrounding hamlets, villages and towns gathered at a point where 250 years ago, in the middle of winter, an extraordinary military cavalcade of horse-drawn sleds carrying 51 cannons and two howitzers passed on their way from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. This was Henry Knox’ … Continue reading →
from THE FREE PRESS, Dec 4, 2023 . It’s been all over the local news: Fergie Chambers, self-styled left-wing revolutionary and heir of a billionaire, is using his $250M family payout to establish a commune in Alford, in the town of Great Barrington. He has bought land some place on East Road, and set up … Continue reading →
. . Fabulous family portrait, a gift by Tom, our son in law, who is an artist. Given to us on Christmas day 12/25/2020. It enters the annals of our pandemic time for two reasons: One is that it is COVID-19 that brought us closely together as an extended family in our house in Alford, … Continue reading →