 BCHS Explores Melville's Travels in the 1840sThe talk is called "A Whale Ship was My Yale College and My Harvard: Herman Melville's Whaling Years."  Berkshire County Historical: 'In The Service of America' LectureThe lecture will look at some of the stories of the Black men from the Berkshires who served in the Continental Army and as minutemen and militia during the American Revolution, as well as what happened to veterans living in the Berkshires after the war was over.  New Bedford Installing Sculpture of Melville Based on 'Moby-Dick'New Bedford's installing a statue of Herman Melville based on his epic "Moby-Dick," the story of a whaling captain and his nemesis the white whale, inspired by Mount Greylock.  'Moby-Dick' Read-a-thonThis is the 8th annual read-a-thon.  Melville's Linguistics LectureTickets are $5 for BCHS members, $10 for non-members |
