We would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY website (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com where we have recently posted a photograph)of the The Berkshire County Home for Aged Women. Note: I am unfamiliar with facilities designated with this term, and wonder whether this facility evolved from what was originally a poorhouse (which housed people of both sexes and all ages) ... or whether it was a parallel (or post-poorhouse era) type of institution. Any information will be very much appreciated. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have recently visited our website, you may need to REFRESH the MASSACHUSETTS page on your browser to see the new material. If you are new to the site, DIRECTIONS: at the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then click on MASSACHUSETTS on the table of states. There are other pages on PHS which can help you gain a better understanding of poorhouses; they are all linked off the homepage (left side) and include: HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. Our information will only grow through the suggestions and submissions of readers like you! If you wish to e-mail me, please do so OFF-list and from an e-mail link on the website. ( I cannot maintain subscriptions to all the lists to which we post.) Hope you enjoy! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)