Berkshire County Historical Society

Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond
2016-04-03 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-02 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-01 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-26 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-25 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-20 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) and 9 more dates | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The first floor of Arrowhead will be filled with local baseball artifacts, all telling stories of our community. Come share in the memories! The Berkshire County Historical Society is proud to host this exhibit created by Baseball in the Berkshires. From Little League to the Major Leagues, from 1791 to today, we share in the joy of baseball. Exhibit open March 4 – May 2, 2016 four days a week. Friday through Monday, 10-3. Adults $12 / children $5.

Baseball in the Berkshires - meet the authors
2016-04-02 15:30 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The exhibit, Baseball in the Berkshires: A County’s Common Bond is now available in book form! The book was written by Jim Overmyer, Kevin Larkin, Larry Moore, and Tom Daly.
Available at the museum shop at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead (the shop, at 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield MA, will be open Friday – Monday, 10-3.). Price: $19.95.

Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond
2016-03-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Exhibit closed today. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
The first floor of Arrowhead will be filled with local baseball artifacts, all telling stories of our community. Come share in the memories! The Berkshire County Historical Society is proud to host this exhibit created by Baseball in the Berkshires. From Little League to the Major Leagues, from 1791 to today, we share in the joy of baseball. Exhibit open March 4 – May 2, 2016 four days a week. Friday through Monday, 10-3. Adults $12 / children $5.

Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond
2016-03-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The first floor of Arrowhead will be filled with local baseball artifacts, all telling stories of our community. Come share in the memories! The Berkshire County Historical Society is proud to host this exhibit created by Baseball in the Berkshires. From Little League to the Major Leagues, from 1791 to today, we share in the joy of baseball. Exhibit open March 4 – May 2, 2016 four days a week. Friday through Monday, 10-3.

Reading: "Weeds and Wildings" - Arrowhead
2016-02-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The Berkshire Historical Society’s newest book, Herman Melville’s Weeds and Wildings, chiefly; With a Rose or Two – his final collection of poetry and short fiction – principally written during the final years of his life, will be released on Monday, February 15, a Valentine’s gift for his wife and now for the general public. Sixty-three pages of Melville at his most romantic, sentimental and autobiographic, this book lets him return in memory to his years at Arrowhead and to his childhood with his Dutch relations.
Editor J. Peter Bergman will give read from the book in celebration of its publication: Saturday, February 21 at 2pm at Arrowhead, where it all began. Event is free; copies will be available for sale. The book retails for $15.99.

Weeds and Wildings reading - Stockbridge
2016-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Stockbridge Coffee and Tea, Stockbridge, MA, United States
The Berkshire Historical Society’s newest book, Herman Melville’s Weeds and Wildings, chiefly; With a Rose or Two – his final collection of poetry and short fiction – principally written during the final years of his life, will be released on Monday, February 15, a Valentine’s gift for his wife and now for the general public. Sixty-three pages of Melville at his most romantic, sentimental and autobiographic, this book lets him return in memory to his years at Arrowhead and to his childhood with his Dutch relations.
Editor J. Peter Bergman will read from the book in celebration of its publication: Wednesday, February 17 at 7pm at the Stockbridge Coffee and Tea Shop bookstore

Arrowhead open for tours
2016-02-11 10:00 - 2016-02-21 12:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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. on the table–take one business squint at it, & fall to with a will. At 2 1/2 p.m. I hear a preconcerted knock at my door, which (by request) continues till I rise & go to the door, which serves to wean me effectively from my writing, however interested I may be. . . .

Arrowhead open for tour
2016-02-08 10:30 - 11:15 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Guided tour of Herman Melville’s Arrowhead (45 minutes).

Arrowhead open for tour
2016-02-01 10:30 - 11:15, 2016-01-18 10:30 - 11:15 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Guided house tour

Arrowhead open for tour
2016-01-25 10:30 - 11:15, 2016-01-11 10:30 - 11:15 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Guided house tour.

Arrowhead open for tours
2015-12-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2015-12-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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.
