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SUMMARY:Hands-On Papermaking Demonstrations - August 17
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends from Crane Museum of Papermaking for free papermaking demonstrations\, hands on papermaking and a Crane paper sale. \nDon’t miss the lecture Crane Paper\, A Legacy in Every Sheet on August 19. \nFREE EVENT \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/hands-on-papermaking-demonstrations-2/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T173000
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SUMMARY:Crane Paper\, A Legacy in Every Sheet
DESCRIPTION:$5\, Silver Certificate\, series 1899\, on Crane paper.\nThis talk Highlights the rich history of Crane papermaking in the Berkshires and beyond\, from its origins in rag-based handmade paper production to modern machine manufacturing. Dennis Croughwell\, a fourth generation Crane employee and Crane Museum of Papermaking Museum Educator\, will share stories of papermaking from Crane paper connections to the American Revolution to the hidden features in modern currency paper\, including Crane’s role in producing secure paper for United States currency. \nTo accompany the talk\, The Crane Museum of Papermaking will offer free papermaking demonstrations\, hands on paper making and a Crane paper sale from 12:00 – 3:00 pm Sunday\, August 16\, Monday August 17\, Thursday August 20 and Friday\, August 21. \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets\,  $10 for BCHS members\, $15 for non-members. Become a member and start receiving discounts on event tickets. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/crane-paper-a-legacy-in-every-sheet/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T120000
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SUMMARY:Hands-On Papermaking Demonstrations - August 20
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends from Crane Museum of Papermaking for free papermaking demonstrations\, hands on papermaking and a Crane paper sale. \nFREE EVENT \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/hands-on-papermaking-demonstrations-august-20/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T120000
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SUMMARY:Hands-on Papermaking Demonstrations - August 21
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends from Crane Museum of Papermaking for free papermaking demonstrations\, hands on papermaking and a Crane paper sale. \nFREE EVENT \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/hands-on-papermaking-demonstrations-august-21/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T110000
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SUMMARY:Pittsfield’s Historic Buildings Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that there are historic markers embedded in the sidewalks in at fifty-seven of Pittsfield’s historic buildings?  Join historian John Dickson for a walking tour of the Park Square Historic District and discover the history behind some of these markers and buildings. The tour will last approximately 1.5 hours and cover 1.5 miles of North and South Streets. The tour begins at the front of the Berkshire Athenaeum\, 1 Wendell Ave.  \nFREE Event \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council\, Greylock Federal Credit Union\, and Housatonic Heritage. \nAbout John Dickson\nJohn Dickson serves as Chair of the Pittsfield Historical Commission and as a board member of the Berkshire County Historical Society.  He is author of Berkshire County’s Industrial Heritage\, which chronicles the 19th century mills in this corner of Massachusetts.  He received a master’s degree in public history having completed a thesis on the Berkshire Athenaeum.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/pittsfields-historic-buildings-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Downton Pittsfield\, Pittsfield\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T173000
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SUMMARY:Redware in Western Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Redware from the collection of the Bidwell House Museum\nResearcher Justin Thomas presents a talk detailing the history of New England Redware including discoveries based on new research\, cohosted by the Bidwell House Museum. He will be joined by his colleague\, historian Warren Broderick\, who assisted in conducting research for Thomas’ upcoming book\, A Monumental History: Stories of Red Earthenware Production in Western Massachusetts\, the Berkshires and Vermont.  \nWestern Massachusetts has a rich history of red earthenware production dating to the 1700s\, later followed by stoneware in the 1800s. The most successful type may have been the black glazed teapots produced in Whately\, Massachusetts. However\, red earthenware production seems to have been more widespread in the 1700s with some production that can be traced back to the Charlestown and South Danvers\, Massachusetts areas before the American Revolution. \nA significant portion of Western Massachusetts’s regional production is also linked to the manufacturing landscape of neighboring Vermont. While some of this regional connection was previously overlooked by historians\, recent research has uncovered a bustling network of a few dozen or so red earthenware companies operating throughout Vermont during the late 1700s and 1800s. This newly documented data reshapes the understanding of early New England pottery exchange\, revealing how deeply the artisans and economic markets of the two regions were intertwined in the 1800s. \nFREE Event \nJustin Thomas is a collector\, researcher\, and writer about American utilitarian pottery production from the seventeenth through the early twentieth century. He studied at archaeology departments\, museums\, and private collections across the country\, publishing numerous research articles about American potteries in regional and national publications. He has been a contributor for the New England Antiques Journal\, Maine Antiques Digest\, Antiques and the Arts Weekly\, Antiques & Auction News\, and Untapped New York. He has also authored seven books\, as part of his ongoing pottery book series\, published by Historic Beverly in Massachusetts. Justin has worked with museums\, historical societies\, and archaeology departments all over the East Coast including the National Museum of American History\, the Rochester Museum & Science Center\, the New York State Museum\, Old Sturbridge Village\, Historic New England\, and Strawbery Banke\, among many others. In 2021\, he organized a special Redware conference hosted by Historic Beverly. He currently resides in Newburyport. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Greylock Federal Credit Union. \n 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/redware-in-western-massachusetts/
LOCATION:MA
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SUMMARY:Planting the Liberty Tree
DESCRIPTION:Join BCHS and the City of Pittsfield in the continuing celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with the planting of a young American Elm “liberty tree” at The Common. These trees were symbolic of the freedom that patriots were seeking and they served as gathering places and rallying points throughout the colonies during the revolution. \nFREE Event \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council\, Greylock Federal Credit Union\,  City of Pittsfield\, and The Feigenbaum Foundation.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/planting-the-liberty-tree/
LOCATION:The Common\, 100 Fenn Street\, Pittsfield\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T090000
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SUMMARY:Run for the Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join in the on-going celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Run for the Revolution! This race\, presented in partnership with the Berkshire Running Foundation\, takes place at the Pittsfield State Forest with three distance options. The course is an out and back 5K run down a foliage lined street that leads out of the state forest then circles back to the start. Attendees can take part in the loop once for a 5K distance\, twice for the 10K\, and three times around for a 15K distance. Not a runner?  No problem – walkers are encouraged for all 3 distances. Proceeds benefit BCHS preservation and education programs. \nFor completed details and to register click here. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council\, Greylock Federal Credit Union\, and The Feigenbaum Foundation. \n \n 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/run-for-the-revolution/
LOCATION:Pittsfield State Forest\, Cascade StreetPi\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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