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SUMMARY:Bird Banding - July 30
DESCRIPTION:Bird banding at Arrowhead allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding.  Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead’s woods\, fields and shrubland make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird species.  Join the Berkshire Bird Observatory researchers as they leverage the wonder of a bird in the hand to spark a curiosity about the natural world while showcasing ecological interactions that connect us all. \nFree\, drop in event\, weather permitting \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/bird-banding-july-30/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T190000
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SUMMARY:Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Herman Melville’s birthday with a rousing evening of sea shanties and street blades performed bu Arrowhead favorite Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley.  You’ll be encouraged to sing along and we’ll celebrate with birthday cake. \nAlex Harvey  is an old-world folklorist who performs street ballads and songs of the sea in a project he calls Shinbone Alley. At his performances listeners learn to celebrate the haunting intercultural exchange of 18th and 19th century maritime music – whose ingredients travelled from the furthest corners of the globe to be remade and stitched anew by sailors of every shade and shape at port and at sea. By encouraging the audience to join in on most of the tunes in his concerts\, Harvey and his Shinbone Alley build bridges of time through communal singing. From Sea Shanties to Broadsheet ballads to Come-All-Ye’s to Last Good Nights to Hard Luck Satires to Lovesick Dirges to Whaling Serenades – this music was meant as the earliest form of group therapy. And so it is again – a sepia-toned balm for our topsy-turvy time. \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets\, $15 for BCHS members\, $20 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/alex-harvey-and-shinbone-alley/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T090000
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SUMMARY:Monument Mountain Hike
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the day (August 4\, 1850) Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne on a hike up Monument Mountain by joining BCHS for a similar hike and reading of local poet William Cullen Bryant’s Monument Mountain. The guided hike takes approximately 2 ½ hours and is appropriate for families. \nHikers should meet at the Monument Mountain Reservation Parking lot on Route 7 in Great Barrington and should be prepared with their own water\, proper footwear\, hiking gear and bug repellent. Parking is free for members of The Trustees of Reservations. \nFREE event \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/monument-mountain-hike-5/
LOCATION:Monument Mountain\, Rte 7\, Great Barrington\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T183000
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SUMMARY:Marking the Knox Trail
DESCRIPTION:BCHS welcomes historian Ben Haley to discuss the fascinating\, but not well-known story of the creation of the Knox Trail. \nThe six-week endeavor by twenty-five year-old Henry Knox to haul artillery from Ticonderoga to Cambridge early in the Revolution is now a fairly well-known story\, but was obscure until the early 20th century. In April 1925\, the Massachusetts Legislature established a three-person commission to find and mark Knox’s route. By the end of the year\, the commission determined that they had identified the route\, and over the following two years undertook the process of commissioning commemorative granite markers and having them installed in twenty-six Massachusetts cities and towns from the New York line to Boston.  \nThe 1920s marker project generated the interest in Knox’s expedition that remains to this day. However\, what remains unknown to many is that the markers are not necessarily along the route Knox took\, nor were they intended to be. Despite a dedicated effort to find Knox’s route\, what the Knox Commission wanted to mark was not that\, but rather what their chairman described in a letter as “a new Knox Trail” catering to automobiles. This story—of why the markers were erected where they were—remains essentially unknown. The story\, able to be told via the correspondence surviving at the Massachusetts State Library\, has been ignored even while interest in finding the “real” Knox Trail has accelerated since the 1960s as a result of the 1920s marker project. \nAbout Ben Haley\nBen Haley is a historian and Director of the National Register program for the Massachusetts Historical Commission. He serves on the board of trustees of the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum in Hadley and teaches a course on historic preservation at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. An essay preliminarily titled “Commemorating Henry Knox and the ‘Noble Train of Artillery’ in the Automobile Age” will be published in the Annual Proceedings of the Dublin Seminar. \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 The Feigenbaum Foundation\,  Massachusetts Cultural Council\, and Housatonic Heritage. \n \n 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/marking-the-knox-trail/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T210000
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SUMMARY:Strange Fancies - Stories of Hauntings and Ghostly Inspiration at Arrowhead - August 15
DESCRIPTION:Well-known ghost tour guide Robert Oakes\, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires\, will discuss the supernatural influences on the imagination of author Herman Melville\, as well as the ghostly writings of Melville’s friend and frequent Arrowhead visitor Nathaniel Hawthorne. The talk will be followed by a lantern-lit ghost tour of Melville’s historic home.  \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets $20 for BCHS members\, $25 for non-members. Become a member and start receiving discounts on event tickets. \nThis 90-minute program is offered at 6 pm and 8 pm. Choose a time when purchasing your ticket. \nAbout Robert Oakes\nRobert Oakes is an author\, teacher\, storyteller\, and performing songwriter. He has written three books\, The Ghostly Tales of the Berkshires (2023)\, Ghosts of Northwestern New Jersey (2022)\, and Ghosts of the Berkshires (2020)\, all published by Arcadia Publishing. He has also released numerous recordings of original songs. Since 2010\, Robert has led immersive ghost storytelling experiences at historic locations in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts\, including Ventfort Hall and Edith Wharton’s home\, The Mount.  He has appeared on Syfy’s Ghost Hunters\, Jeff Belanger’s New England Legends series on PBS\, and The Apple Seed show on BYUradio and has been featured in The Boston Globe\, The Berkshire Eagle\, and numerous other media outlets. \nTo enhance your experience\, you may wish to read “The Piazza” by Melville and “Graves and Goblins” by Hawthorne prior to the program.  \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/strange-fancies-stories-of-hauntings-and-ghostly-inspiration-at-arrowhead-august-15/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hands-on Papermaking Demonstrations - August 16
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/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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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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