NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The plaque commemorating a local Civil War unit, the Johnson Grays, has been refurbished by Nazario Sanchez of Berkshire Fine Arts Foundry.
The North Adams Historical Commission will rededicate the plaque on the stone column at the entrance to Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m.
The Women's Relief Corps commissioned the bronze marker in honor of Johnson Grays in June 1909. It was dedicated during Old Home Week that September. The observance on Marshall Street will include information on Sylvander Johnson, the unit he raised for the war and Old Home Week.
Immediately following the brief ceremony, the public is invited o Building 4 in Western Gateway Heritage State Park at 7 for the Centennial Observance of Old Home Week presented by the North Adams Public Library, the North Adams Historical Society and Mill City Productions. The program will include a PowerPoint presentation about the first Old Home Week in 1909, refreshments and period music and skits from the Vaudeville era.
Both commemorations are free, open to the public and handicapped accessible. For additional information, call 413-664-4700.
