Six Stockbridge ladies joined together to form a club to save at least one Hungarian refugee. Their plan was to invite a refugee to Stockbridge to be housed and fed during the winter. Henry Sedgwick sent Ferdinand Hoffmann.
“The loss of federal dollars to support the Elder Nutrition Program, which represents one third of the program’s funding, would present a significant challenge to replace."
-- John Lutz, executive director of Elder Services of Berkshire County
Egremont Chief Police Brian Shaw came by to add his support and concern about scamming. He was so informative about the different approaches "The Scammers" take.
At the age of 48, Frances went to nursing school and graduated from the Pittsfield Vocational School of Nursing Class of 1972 with honors. After graduation, she did private duty for Norman Rockwell, Percy Musgrave, Gabriella Sedgwick, Margaret French Cresson and William Gibson.
