Berkshire County Historical Society

book series: Fairytales of the Fiercer! Sex
2017-10-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Alison Larkin will read from Fairytales of the Fiercer! Sex, talk about her editorial process, and discuss future projects.
FREE event at Arrowhead.

Author Series: Jana Laiz reads from "Billy Budd in the Breadbox"
2017-10-20 18:00 - 19:00

Arrowhead closes for the season
2017-10-23 08:00 - 17:00

Arrowhead open for tours 11 - 3
2017-10-29 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-04 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-05 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-11 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-12 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-18 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-25 11:00 - 15:00 and 5 more dates
There is one guided tour each Saturday and Sunday at 11:15. The tour takes approximately one hour.
Parking and admission to the property are free. Rates for guided tours of Melville’s house are: adults $15.00, seniors $13.00, students $10.00 and children $8.00.
Rates for self-guided tours are: adults $10; seniors $10; students and children $8.00. Members of the Berkshire County Historical Society receive FREE admission.
Hands-on activities include sitting at Melville’s work table to write your own masterpiece. (Full disclosure: it’s not Melville’s original table; location of that is unknown.)

Candlelight & Chocolate tour
2017-11-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-11-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-12-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-12-30 19:00 - 20:30
Reservations available online at the Arrowhead museum shop. Or you may call 413.442.1793 x12 or e-mail melville@berkshirehistory.org to make your reservation.

Archives Open House
2018-02-20 09:30 - 13:30
As part of Pittsfield’s 10×10 Upstreet Festival, the Berkshire County Historical Society will host an open house in their archives. Chat with one of the volunteer archivists, do a bit of basic research, and see our facility. Located at Arrowhead, the Society’s headquarters, at 780 Holmes Road. Contact us at 413.442.1793 x14 for more information. FREE.

Arrowhead open for house tours
2018-04-15 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-22 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-29 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-05 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-06 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-12 11:00 - 15:00

BCHS/Arrowhead Annual Meeting
2018-05-05 15:00 - 17:30
It will be held on Saturday, May 5 at Arrowhead, with a culinary treat and a literary adventure! We will release Berkshire Victuals, a Literary Cookbook – 2018. Samples from the books contents provided by local chefs and fans of the Historical Society will be available and the house and grounds will be open for self-guided tours.
Find out about the year ahead as we plan a busy and exciting season. We’ll open the doors at 3:00, have our meeting at 3:45, introduce the cookbook and let you roam through the world of Herman Melville until 5:30. This event is FREE,
