but within the confines of the mansion itself. Oakes Ames came from a wealthy and influential family that had acquired its fortune in the shovel industry. His father, Oliver Ames, had served as ...

In the mansion, a juried art exhibition will be ... with support from the town and a state grant. The home of Oliver Ames, governor of Massachusetts from 1887 to 1890, the property also contains ...

“The Ameses and Women’s Rights,” a tour of the first floor of the famous Ames Mansion at Borderland State Park, will offer an inside look at the stately stone estate and some of its more ...

One of the first things visitors to Borderland State Park notice is the stately mansion that overlooks ... of Oakes’ great-grandfather, old Oliver Ames, founder of the Ames Shovel Works factory ...