Events

Actor Marcus Kearns and historian John Dickson team up for a program discussing Herman Melville’s influence on industry in Berkshire County during the nineteenth century.   Old Red Mill The …

On August 5, 1850, Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne met and hiked to the top of Monument Mountain beginning what would be a long and close friendship.  On that day, …

Join us for an evening of Pittsfield ghost lore in this talk by Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires and ghost tour guide at The Mount and Ventfort …

The “noble train of artillery,” also known as the Knox Expedition, was an expedition led by Continental Army Colonel Henry Knox to transport sixty tons of heavy weaponry that had …

In late December 1840, adrift in his personal life, 21-year-old Herman Melville arrived in New Bedford, Massachusetts, preparing to embark on a South Seas whaling voyage. His diverse experiences and …

To celebrate the opening of What Quilts Reflect Back to Us, Francesca Olsen's showcase of quilts from the BCHS collection as well as her own creations, BCHS hosts a “show and …

Berkshire Museum and the Berkshire County Historical Society are proud to present “Fall Fest”, a FREE all-ages event at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead in Pittsfield, Massachusetts! This event will celebrate the …

The art of documenting an event or person’s life, whether in film or in print, is the subject of this conversation between author Debby Applegate and author/filmmaker Laurie Gwen Shapiro.  …

A small late-nineteenth century scrapbook filled with fabric swatches reveals a story of fabrics and fashion in nineteenth-century Vermont, as told by three generations of an ordinary family. This talk …

SOLD OUT - A second date has been added -- October 25.  This summer, BCHS presented Strange Fancies, an exploration of Pittsfield ghost lore, the supernatural influences on Herman Melville’s …