Bidwell House Museum to Host Online Lecture on the History of Money

08:00AM / Wednesday, March 19, 2025Print Story | Email Story

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum will present an online lecture titled "From Bubbles to Revolutions: Changing Conceptions of Money in England, France, and America, 1690-1781".

The lecture will be given by Simon Middleton on March 26 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Middleton teaches at the College of William & Mary and writes on topics including work and politics, law and debt, and the history of money. He has also written lectures for The Great Courses, an online content producer.

The lecture will discuss changing attitudes toward money and the social and political consequences of those attitudes from the time of the South Sea and Mississippi Bubbles to the American Revolution.

Registration for the lecture is required through the Museum event page. Access details will be sent via email a few days in advance. The lecture is free for museum members and $15 for non-members.

The Bidwell House Museum grounds, which include 194 acres of woods, fields, historic stonewalls, self-guided trails, and picnic sites, are open daily from dawn until dusk, free of charge. The museum's event schedule can be found on its website.

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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
01:57PM / Tuesday, October 27, 2026

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill.

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist.

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week.

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements.

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday.

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown.

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household.

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180.