Wednesday, September 29–Special Tour with Elizabeth Melville, 4 pm Join actress and Arrowhead docent Francine Ciccarelli as she portrays Herman Melville’s wife Elizabeth and leads a special tour of her house sharing anecdotes about life at Arrowhead, her children, her gardens, and her work as Herman’s copyist. This FREE event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union

Saturday, October 2–Architecture and Landscape at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, 11 am   Long-time Arrowhead tour guide John Dickson and Berkshire County Historical Society Executive Director Lesley Herzberg will conduct an enlightening walking tour of the Arrowhead grounds. Dickson will provide an overview and evolution of the architectural features of the building from the 1780s to the present. In her walk through the north field, Herzberg will discuss the cultural landscape where the entire Melville family participated in the cultivation of…

Friday, October 22 –Mohican Experiences with Museum Repatriation Today virtual lecture with Bonney Hartley, Historic Preservation Manager for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, 7 pm The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) offers certain criteria for the return of Tribal Nations’ ancestral remains and cultural heirlooms. After 30 years of this law, there are still staggering numbers of human remains that have not been returned. There are also often discrepancies between how Tribes and Museums determine if the NAGPRA categories…

Wednesday, December 8–Holiday Lights, 5 pm   This special tour of Arrowhead shows the house decorated for the holidays, and includes seasonal readings, 19th century holiday recipes, and a peek at holiday-themed objects from the museum’s collection that are not often on view.   This FREE event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union