'Backstairs' tour at The Mount in Lenox helps tell servants' stories
By Derek Gentile, Berkshire Eagle StaffLENOX -- In addition to author Edith Wharton and her immediate family, there were anywhere from 16 to 20 people living and working at The Mount during her time there from 1901-11.
All of them had a story, and the curators of Wharton's early 20th century mansion are trying to tell some of those stories this month.
"It's something we don't usually talk about," said Ann Schuyler, who is one of the guides of the 40-minute tour.
On Saturday, the site hosted "Backstairs at The Mount," an examination of the servants who worked and lived there, according to Ann Shea, one of the House Managers at the Wharton estate. The tours will also run on Dec. 7 and 14. Read more here
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