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DONATE - Berkshire County Historical Society
Nov 12, 2025 - To donate to the Berkshire County Historical Society, click HERE. Thank you! Berkshire County has a legacy of cultivating arts and culture and embracing...
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Adult Playwriting Workshop - Berkshire County Historical Society
Apr 16, 2026 - July 5 – 9, 5 – 8 pm Playwright, performer and great, great, great granddaughter of Herman Melville, Elizabeth Doss will lead writers through a playful...
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Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon - Berkshire County Historical Society
Apr 11, 2026 - SAVE THE DATE July 30 – August 2, 2026 the Berkshire County Historical Society celebrates the tenth anniversary of its reading of Moby-Dick. Each year people...
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Melville Press - Berkshire County Historical Society
Apr 10, 2026 - Throughout its history, the Berkshire County Historical Society has periodically published books and magazines that relate to the history of Herman Melville...
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Author Talk – Gail Gelburd, May 20, 5:30 pm - Berkshire County Historical Society
Apr 20, 2026 - Author Gail Gelburd talks about her new book, The Liberation of Sue Moody: Slaying Dragons, based on the journals and letters of former Otis resident Sue...
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Land Acknowledgement - Berkshire County Historical Society
Berkshire County Historical Society Land Acknowledgement With gratitude and humility, we acknowledge that we are learning, speaking, and gathering on the...
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Billy Budd, Sailor Audiobook - Berkshire County Historical Society
Mar 8, 2026 - In August of 2024, BCHS launched a new audiobook of Billy Budd Sailor, read by Paul Giamatti. Paul’s association with Arrowhead, and our own Jana Laiz, is a...
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Melville Fellows - Berkshire County Historical Society
In 1850 Herman Melville purchased a house and farm in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He called his Berkshire residence Arrowhead after finding those relics while...
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Guided Tours - Berkshire County Historical Society
Apr 6, 2026 - The Berkshire County Historical Society offers guided tours of Herman Melville’s historic home, Arrowhead. Tours last approximately forty-five minutes and...
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Berkshire County Historical Society - Home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863. Dedicated to...
Home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863. Dedicated to preserving the history of Berkshire County and the Arrowhead farm.
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Downtown Pittsfield Walk – Neighbors and Strangers, June 13, 11 am - Berkshire County Historical...
Led by Cynthia Farr Brown, this walk links a series of sites in downtown Pittsfield to the “big story” of America’s rapidly changing population during the 19th...
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Events Archive - Berkshire County Historical Society
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Musing with Melville - Berkshire County Historical Society
Mar 28, 2026 - MUSING WITH MELVILLE “It is impossible to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open.” Herman Melville Spend a private hour in Herman Melville’s...
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