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October 2015
Book talk: Murder & Mayhem in the Berkshires
Join author Andrew Amelinckx for a discussion of his new book, October 20 at 6:00, Arrowhead. FREE. Murder and dark deeds shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dressed burglar plundered the massive summer mansions of the upper crust. A visit from President Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 ended in tragedy when a trolley car smashed into the presidential carriage, killing a Secret Service agent. From axe murders…
Find out more »December 2015
Arrowhead open for tours
Open for "In the Heart of the Sea" tours. Last tour starts at 3:00. Shop open 10-4. Please go directly to main house along the long paved path.
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Open for "In the Heart of the Sea" tours. Last tour starts at 3:00. Shop open 10-4. Please go directly to main house along the long paved path.
Find out more »Arrowhead open for tours
Open for "In the Heart of the Sea" tours. Last tour starts at 3:00. Shop open 10-4. Please go directly to main house along the long paved path.
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Arrowhead open for tour
Guided house tour
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Guided house tour.
Find out more »February 2016
Arrowhead open for tour
Guided tour of Herman Melville's Arrowhead (45 minutes).
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Arrowhead will be open daily February 11 – 21 for two tours a day – 10:00 and 11:00. The Berkshire County Historical Society is helping celebrate Pittsfield’s 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival, by sharing stories of how the Berkshires inspired Herman Melville. Adults: $15; members of the Historical Society: free. Exactly 165 years ago Melville was at Arrowhead, writing Moby-Dick. As he wrote to a friend that winter, My own breakfast over, I go to my work-room & light my fire–then spread my M.S.S.…
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