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Cradle of Industry

Hancock Shaker Village is offering special programs to schools this season through a “Cradle of Industry” grant from the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. Click on following links for more information. Contact Laura Wolf for reservations.
Schools may visit the Village at a reduced rate.
Hancock Shaker Village can bring three classroom programs FREE to your school:
♦ A Merino Lamb Visit with an agricultural educator.
Classroom Incubator Project with incubators and fertile eggs provided.
♦ Textile Workshop with spinning, weaving and related activities.



1876 Map of Pittsfield (207.57 kb)


Grove Wright's Journal (119.03 kb)


Town Centers of Pittsfield and Hancock Shaker Village (163.45 kb)


Merino Sheep & Woolen Industry timeline (173.94 kb)


Water Turbine schematics (93.31 kb)


Berkshire Woolens Chart (72.38 kb)


Images of Lemuel Pomeroy and Pittsfield's Pontoosuc Woolen Company (109.12 kb)