PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes back to Arrowhead ghost tour guide Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires. 

 

Throughout the summer Oakes will offer a series of Strange Fancies presentations in which he will discuss the supernatural influences on the imagination of author Herman Melville, as well as the ghostly writings of Melville's friend and frequent Arrowhead visitor Nathaniel Hawthorne. 

 

The talk will be followed by a lantern-lit tour of Melville's historic home. 

 

Tickets are $20 for BCHS members, $25 for non-members, and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. 

 

The ninety-minute program will be offered May 29, June 26, July 11, and August 15 at 6 pm and 8 pm. This event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.