Berkshire County Historical Society

Celebrate the launch of Arrowhead Cider with historic hiking, cider pressing, activities for kids, and cider tastings. Full details and schedule of events here.

Join BCHS and the City of Pittsfield for  the planting of a young American Elm “liberty tree” at The Common. Learn more here.   FREE Event

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.  Not a runner?  No problem – walkers are encouraged for all 3 distances.  More information here; register here.

This play explores Melville’s complex, tormented genius from the perspective of those who best knew, loved, venerated and feared him. The performance moves through Arrowhead, including the study where Melville penned Moby-Dick. Various characters from Melville’s life and books appear in each room.  
Proceeds from this special performance benefit BCHS educational programs and preservation projects.  Complete details here.

Come test your literary knowledge! Join us at Hot Plate Brewing Co. in downtown Pittsfield for a fun night of friendly competition. Assemble your team, grab a beer and settle in for some brain-busting questions and answers.   FREE EVENT

Melville’s great-great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth Doss presents dramatic readings selected from her great-grandmother Francis Osborne’s memoir Herman Melville through a Child’s Eyes.  Full details here.

The popular nineteenth-century tradition of the parlour concert is celebrated with a festive holiday-themed harpsichord and vocal performance by Richard Franklin Donohue in Arrowhead’s historic parlour.  Click here for details.

Tonight’s performance of Shades of the Revolution has been cancelled due to inclement weather.  We regret any inconvenience  this may have caused.

Screening of video with filmmaker Jonathan Barkan  Full details here.