Ticket sales have ended online but tickets can still be purchased in-person on Saturday and Sunday. Payment with cash for in-person tickets is preferred. Thank you! Immerse yourself in the lives of the men and women who lived during America's Revolutionary War. Experience life during the American Revolution in this weekend long event at the...

Explore the fiery repertoire of musick of the American Revolution! Join the Bidwell House Museum for a wonderful candlelight program with musician and historian R. Franklin Donohue. While playing the harpsichord and dressed for the 18th century, Mr. Donohue will play a selection of songs that were published and performed in New England between 1765...

Click HERE to register for Gary Leveille's talk on February 5 Please note: the panel discussion on Saturday, January 17, at 7:30p pm has been POSTPONED due to inclement weather. Stay tuned for the rescheduled date. Join the Bidwell House Museum, the Monterey Historical Society, and the Monterey Library for a weekend of programs celebrating...

Learn about Henry Knox's route through the southern BerkshiresIn his talk "Which Way Did He Go," historian Gary Leveille will discuss Henry Knox, his teamsters, and the alternate routes they may have used through Columbia County, NY and the Southern Berkshires as they made their way to Boston.Gary Leveille is a long-time Berkshires historian, columnist,...

The Knox Trail: A Road Of Many Names & The Sandisfield Taverns That Supported Col. Henry Knox’s Teamsters Ron Bernard is insatiably curious about the history of Sandisfield where he lives with his wife and partner-in-all-projects, Jean-Atwater Williams, in an 18th century ‘witness’ house near the Knox Trail. His power point presentation includes the fascinating...

DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE ARE HOPING TO RESCHEDULE FOR A LATER DATE. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. Tracing the Old Knox Trail Through Sandisfield and Otis with Tom Ragusa Join us for our fourth and final talk in this series about the Knox Trail where Tom Ragusa will discuss how...

Asher Lurie explains what it was like to be a Continental soldier during the Revolutionary WarJoin the Bidwell House Museum for the first of two winter Zoom lectures about life during the Revolutionary War. What was it like to be a continental soldier, and what are the truths and myths we associate with those who...

Join us on Zoom for an in-depth look at life under British Military Occupation during the American Revolution In this, our second Zoom talk of the season, we explore life for those living in cities occupied by the British during the American Revolution. The experience of military occupation shaped the course of the American Revolution...

Learn about Henry Knox and see where his artillery train came through Monterey in 1776. Join the Monterey Historical Society and the Bidwell House Museum for a walk along the Knox Trail! The program begins around a bonfire at the Bidwell House as Rob Hoogs introduces the story of the Knox Trail and Henry Knox's...

Tracing the Old Knox Trail Through Sandisfield and Otis with Tom RagusaJoin us for our final talk in this series about the Knox Trail where Tom Ragusa will discuss how he has traced and marked the route of the old road for 8 miles, and his effort to list the road on the National Register....