Our Mission: To preserve, protect, and enhance the rural, environmental, economic, and recreational values of Richmond Pond.
Our Mission: To preserve, protect, and enhance the rural, environmental, economic, and recreational values of Richmond Pond.
Your donation helps support such expenses as the inspection, maintenance and repairs to the dam, pond-related education, weed management expenses, tributary monitoring, and the hiring of boat ramp monitors to inspect all boats for invasive species, especially zebra mussels. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so donations are fully tax-deductible.
To donate by check - Please make donation checks payable to Richmond Pond Association and mail them to: Richmond Pond Association, PO Box 447, Lenox, MA 01240. Include a return address so we can acknowledge your donation.
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The Richmond Pond Association and Richmond Historical Commission were proud to announce in 2022 the availability of The Gem of Richmond – A History of Richmond Pond. Several years in development, this book contains 30 chapters, written by multiple authors, and illustrated with over 200 photos, chronicling the evolution of the pond to present day. Described are its early settlers, how the pond was expanded, ice harvesting, the railroads, its beaches, the history of all eight former and current camps and its four community associations, how the pond’s health is managed, major recent events on the pond, and much more. The book is rife with anecdotes about happenings familiar to a few but not well known by most.
The book, The Gem of Richmond – A History of Richmond Pond, was available for purchase locally for only $20 at Bartlett's Orchard, The Bookstore (in Lenox), Hancock Shaker Museum, Shaker Mill Books, and briefly at Balderdash and Arrowhead. One book each was donated to three local libraries - Richmond, Lenox, and Pittsfield. Two dozen books were donated to Richmond Consolidated School for use in their educational programs. In 2025, with most of the 750 books sold, the price was reduced to $10, and in 2026, they sold out. All sale proceeds accrued to the Richmond Pond Association. Book sale revenues plus $2,400 from book sponsorships far exceeded expenses.
All sale proceeds went to the Richmond Pond Association. Click HERE to view the book's Table of Contents and further details about the book.
