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SUMMARY:Paradise or Plight? Melville and Berkshire Industry
DESCRIPTION:Actor Marcus Kearns and historian John Dickson team up for a program discussing Herman Melville’s influence on industry in Berkshire County during the nineteenth century.   \nOld Red Mill\nThe evening begins with a dramatic reading of Melville’s short story The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids. First published in 1855\, the story combines two sketches\, one set in the center of London’s legal industry and the other in a New England paper factory (possibly based on The Old Red Mill in Dalton\, Massachusetts\, where Melville had visited).  \nJohn Dickson will then lead a discussion of the story and how Melville’s views on Industrialization influenced Berkshire County’s industrial history followed by a Q & A. \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets; $15 BCHS members\, $20 non-members. \nMarcus Kearns\nFor the last decade\, Marcus has been in and out of NYC where he was staying busy as a props carpenter for Broadway\, production manager for everything from Redbull to Rhianna\, & performing whenever he had the chance. He moved back to the Berkshires in 2021 and worked as Director of Production & Operations for Barrington Stage Company until 2024 when he left to be a full time dad. Marcus most recently appeared on stage in ‘Circus & the Bard’ at Shakespeare & Company. \nJohn Dickson\nJohn Dickson serves as Chair of the Pittsfield Historical Commission and was a former board member of the Berkshire Historical Society.  He has authored a local history book\, Berkshire County’s Industrial Heritage\, on the 19th century mills in this corner of Massachusetts.  He received a master’s degree in public history where he completed a thesis on the Berkshire Athenaeum.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/paradise-or-plight-melville-and-berkshire-industry/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ice Glen Walk
DESCRIPTION:On August 5\, 1850\, Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne met and hiked to the top of Monument Mountain beginning what would be a long and close friendship.  On that day\, they also hiked Ice Glen\, a small but stunning glacial ravine in Stockbridge. \nBerkshire County Historical Society volunteers will lead a leisurely stroll through Laurel Park\, across the Housatonic River\, and up into the hills of Ice Glen walking through giant boulder fields and enjoying cool ravine scenery! \nAdventurous hikers can venture into the boulders and crevices\, while others can return for a leisurely walk along the river.  \nFREE event. \nMeet at Stockbridge Town Hall; wear sturdy hiking shoes or boots\, bring water and bug repellent. In the event of rain\, the event will be held September 14.  \nThis event is supported by Housatonic Heritage. Learn more about them here. 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/ice-glen-walk/
LOCATION:Ice  Glen\, Stockbridge\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T190000
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SUMMARY:Strange Fancies:  Tales of Haunted Pittsfield
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of Pittsfield ghost lore in this talk by Robert Oakes\, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires and ghost tour guide at The Mount and Ventfort Hall. In addition to Pittsfield ghost stories\, Oakes will discuss Herman Melville’s own “strange fancies\,” and the ghost writings of his friend and frequent Arrowhead visitor Nathaniel Hawthorne. The talk will be followed by a lantern-lit tour o Arrowhead. \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets;  $20 for BCHS members\, $25 for non-members \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 The Mount. He has also given talks and readings and led a writing workshop at Arrowhead. 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.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/strange-fancies-tales-of-haunted-pittsfield/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T120000
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SUMMARY:The Noble Train Arrives
DESCRIPTION:The “noble train of artillery\,” also known as the Knox Expedition\, was an expedition led by Continental Army Colonel Henry Knox to transport sixty tons of heavy weaponry that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental Army camps outside Boston—a journey of 300 miles—during the winter of 1775–76.  \nTo commemorate the 250th anniversary of this monumental journey\, which passed through Berkshire county\, BCHS welcomes costumed living-history  interpreters from Fort Ticonderoga to Arrowhead. Learn about the expedition and how oxen were used to pull the cannons. Hear from interpreters portraying frontier traders\, oxen drivers\, timber men\, carpenters\, blacksmiths\, and merchants what it was like to be part of this historic event. \nFREE event \nThis event is supported by The Feigenbaum Foundation\, Greylock Federal Credit Union\, and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/the-noble-train-arrives/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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