Berkshire County Historical Screens "H. Knox...On The Knox Trail."
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society and Bidwell House Museum will co-host a screening with filmmaker Jonathan Barkan.
In 1973, emerging professional photographer and media producer Jonathan Barkan was contracted by the Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission. His assignment - create a multi-projector traveling slide show to inspire a statewide reenactment and tell the story of Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox and his plan to retrieve and haul cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, New York, to Boston- stated a press release.
This historic event linked the entire Commonwealth from west to east and led directly to the first major military victory of the War for Independence - Evacuation Day. The original media program has been modernized for twenty-first-century audiences as a state-of-the-art video. It is enlivened by additional imagery and retains a re-creation with period cannon, draft horses, and oxen that was filmed at the Jug End Resort in South Egremont.
On Oct. 6 at 5:30 pm, the Berkshire County Historical Society will screen the video and Barkan will share his personal experiences and production challenges...both then and now.
Tickets are $10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members, and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. This event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council, Greylock Federal Credit Union, and The Feigenbaum Foundation.
