Events

The Berkshire County Historical Society and Bidwell House Museum will co-host a screening with filmmaker Jonathan Barkan. In 1973, emerging professional photographer and media producer Jonathan Barkan was contracted by the Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission. His assignment - create a multi-projector traveling slide show to inspire a statewide reenactment and tell the story of Revolutionary War …

Join BCHS and the City of Pittsfield in the continuing celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with the planting of a young American Elm “liberty tree” at The Common. These trees were symbolic of the freedom that patriots were seeking and they served as gathering places and rallying …

Join in the on-going celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Run for the Revolution! This race, presented in partnership with the Berkshire Running Foundation, takes place at the Pittsfield State Forest with three distance options. The course is an out and back 5K run down a foliage …

FULL EVENT DETAILS HERE. Herman Melville’s historic home Arrowhead is the setting for Melville, Haunted, a performance presented by Berkshire History Theatre October 22-25, 29-30 and benefitting Berkshire County Historical Society educational programs and restoration projects. The play explores Melville's complex, tormented genius from the perspective of those who best knew, loved, venerated and feared …

FULL EVENT DETAILS HERE. Herman Melville’s historic home Arrowhead is the setting for Melville, Haunted, a performance presented by Berkshire History Theatre October 22-25, 29-30 and benefitting Berkshire County Historical Society educational programs and restoration projects. The play explores Melville's complex, tormented genius from the perspective of those who best knew, loved, venerated and feared …

FULL EVENT DETAILS HERE. Herman Melville’s historic home Arrowhead is the setting for Melville, Haunted, a performance presented by Berkshire History Theatre October 22-25, 29-30 and benefitting Berkshire County Historical Society educational programs and restoration projects. The play explores Melville's complex, tormented genius from the perspective of those who best knew, loved, venerated and feared …

  FULL EVENT DETAILS HERE. Herman Melville’s historic home Arrowhead is the setting for Melville, Haunted, a performance presented by Berkshire History Theatre October 22-25, 29-30 and benefitting Berkshire County Historical Society educational programs and restoration projects. The play explores Melville's complex, tormented genius from the perspective of those who best knew, loved, venerated and …

FULL EVENT DETAILS HERE. Herman Melville’s historic home Arrowhead is the setting for Melville, Haunted, a performance presented by Berkshire History Theatre October 22-25, 29-30 and benefitting Berkshire County Historical Society educational programs and restoration projects. The play explores Melville's complex, tormented genius from the perspective of those who best knew, loved, venerated and feared …

Join us at Hot Plate Brewing Co. in downtown Pittsfield for a fun night of friendly competition that will test your literary knowledge. Assemble your team, grab a beer and settle in for some brain-busting questions crafted by our host and emcee Mike Dell’Aquila. What’s at stake?  Bragging rights and the chance to win fabulous …

Melville’s great-great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth Doss presents dramatic readings selected from her great-grandmother Francis Osborne’s memoir Herman Melville through a Child’s Eyes,  a domestic perspective on Melville's final years, portraying him as a warm and imaginative figure. This special program creates connections across five generations of one family. It illustrates  how stories bind us together across time, and …