The Berkshire County Historical presents a program of sea shanties with popular, old-world folklorist Alex Harvey. The program will take place in Arrowhead’s historic barn. Come early and picnic on […]
Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Join local historian and costumed eighteenth-century interpreter Tim Abbott for a guided walk through Revolutionary Pittsfield. Visit the sites of prominent dwellings, meeting houses and taverns to learn about the notable […]
Berkshire250, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Outdoor Event
At this fourth-annual gathering of the Du Bois Forum at Jacob’s Pillow, leading writers and artists will reflect upon the intellectual and artistic traditions that W.E.B. Du Bois shaped and […]
Arts and Culture, Berkshire250, Diversity and Inclusion, History and Heritage
A life-size sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois will be unveiled in front of the Mason Public Library in Great Barrington. The sculpture will sit at the center of a redesigned […]
Arts and Culture, Berkshire250, Exhibits
For the Museum’s third history talk lecture, join architectural historian Eric Gradoia as he examines the significance of the Bidwell House Museum in 18th century architecture and shares details on its […]
Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
For the Museum’s final history talk lecture of the 2025 season we will discuss a little known battle of the mid-18th C. In 1745, New England colonists launched a successful expedition […]
Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Join local historian and costumed eighteenth-century interpreter Tim Abbott for a guided walk through Revolutionary Pittsfield. Visit the sites of prominent dwellings, meeting houses and taverns to learn about the notable […]
Berkshire250, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Outdoor Event
Citizens along the route from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, remembered for their entire lives the experience of 59-pieces of artillery, hauled by horses and oxen, as they passed through their […]
Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Outdoor Event