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Entries Tagged as 'Berkshires'

On Borrowed Time: The Mount’s Deadline Shifts to October

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

October climax set for The Mount - Berkshire Eagle Online

By Benning W. De La Mater, Berkshire Eagle Staff

Article Last Updated: 05/14/2008 03:00:18 AM EDT

LENOX — An agreement between The Mount and its creditors has staved off foreclosure and a May 31 deadline that would have forced Edith […]

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Tags: Berkshires · History · Public Gardens · Museums

Wildflowers in Mass: In the Headlines

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

More than 500 kinds of wildflowers at Sheffield site - Berkshire Eagle Online

By Jessica Willis, Berkshire Eagle Staff

Article Last Updated: 05/06/2008 03:21:35 AM EDT

SHEFFIELD — Springtime at Bartholomew’s Cobble means a riot of wildflowers in bloom: Red-and-white trillium. Deep magenta columbine. Shiny yellow trout lilies. The delicate […]

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Tags: Public Lands · Berkshires · Environment · Spring · Naturalistic · Native Plants

The New Yorker’s Mount Drama

April 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Table of Contents: April 28, 2008: Table of Contents: The New Yorker - Annotated

Magazine only, not online

Restoration Drama
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Tags: History · Berkshires · Architecture · Public Gardens · Museums · Not-for-Profits

Mass’s Mount May Not Amass Many Milliions

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Leader Quits at the Mount, Former Home of Edith Wharton - New York Times Annotated

Following months of increasing financial troubles for the Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Mass., the president of the organization that owns and maintains the property has resigned rather than accept a new position in a restructured management, trustees said.

A […]

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Tags: History · Berkshires · Architecture · Public Gardens · Not-for-Profits · Museums · The New York Times

Crisis Fundraising for The Mount

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The Mount | Edith Wharton’s Estate and Gardens Annotated

The Mount is faced with imminent foreclosure, which could result in this National Historic Landmark being closed to the public forever.
Please make a contribution now! To prevent foreclosure, The Mount estimates […]

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Tags: History · Berkshires · Architecture · East Coast · Public Gardens · Museums