Home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863. Dedicated to preserving the history of Berkshire County and the Arrowhead farm.
This summer the Berkshire County Historical Society will offer a series of walking tours that highlight various aspects of Pittsfield’s rich and diverse history. Tour themes touch on the people and places that helped shape our community including the city’s industrial past, its role in the Revolutionary War, the impact of immigrant communities during the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries, art, architecture, and sports.
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An evening of Pittsfield ghost lore with Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires.
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An evening of Pittsfield ghost lore with Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires.
Full details here. Use the Book Now button to register.
Click here to read Williams College Library’s post on Lafayette-related documents in their collection.
Read about this exciting new program in the Berkshire Eagle.
The Invisible Community: African Americans in Berkshire County was a project of the Berkshire County Historical Society in the late 1990s. Ethnic groups, most notably the African-American community, have traditionally been overlooked in histories of Berkshire County. The Invisible Community project intended to collect information on the historic presence of African-Americans in Berkshire County, and the role that community has played in the county’s history. Partially funded by a grant from Mass Humanities, this collection includes information concerning specific Berkshire residents, oral histories, as well as institutions & events associated with the African-American community in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Click here to listen to oral history recordings or read transcriptions.