Berkshire County Historical Society

BCHS/Arrowhead Annual Meeting
2018-05-05 15:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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,

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

Arrowhead open for tours 11 - 3
2018-04-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-12-09 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-12-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-12-02 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-26 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-25 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-18 11:00 - 15:00 and 5 more dates

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.

Candlelight & Chocolate Tour
2017-12-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-12-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-11-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-11-24 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.

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

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

book series: Fairytales of the Fiercer! Sex
2017-10-16 18:00 - 19:00
Alison Larkin will read from Fairytales of the Fiercer! Sex, talk about her editorial process, and discuss future projects.
FREE event at Arrowhead.

The "Herman" Plays: "Poor Herman"
2017-10-03 19:00 - 21:00
A staged reading of the play by Elizabeth Doss; directed by Dustin Wills.
Elizabeth Doss is the great-great-great grand-daughter of Herman Melville.
In the big red barn, Arrowhead

The "Herman" Plays: "Kraken: A Story of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville"
2017-09-26 18:30 - 20:00
A staged reading of the play by Len Jenkin; directed by J. Peter Bergman. Kirk Jackson as Hawthorne; Mel Cobb as Herman Melville.
In the big red barn, Arrowhead
