HISTORY

Three novelists come together to talk about one classic book, "Moby-Dick," a story which figures into their own writing.

We broadcast live from Stockbridge before the opening of The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show.

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss what’s to come after Hampden County’s sheriff was arrested for drunk driving, how Ethel Rosenberg is cleared of espionage 70 years after her execution, what could be impacting low MCAS scores, and much more.

Students of Springfield, Massachusetts, history may know the name Joseph Budd as the first African American in the city's police department to achieve the rank of sergeant, lieutenant and captain. Less well known was Budd's service in the U.S. military. He served during World War II in a racially segregated unit called the Montford Point Marines.

In the basement of the Smith College theater building in Northampton, several rooms are filled with lockers packed tightly with women's clothing. A portion of the thousands of dresses, pantsuits, petticoats and uniforms will be on display at the New York Historical Society starting Friday.

We learn about Worker Weekend at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, bridge humanity with artist Younes Rahmoun's exhibit at Smith College, and elongate our vocabulary with the Word Nerd.

We walk through Lake Pleasant with two residents before the town celebrates its 150th birthday, learn about how Stone Soup Cafe feeds community with their annual Harvest Supper, and burst into flames with the Word Nerd.

Tom Yawkey was inducted into the Hall in 1980, several years after his death. His record on racial issues has come under increased scrutiny in recent years.

Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts, which houses the Coolidge museum, made the announcement this past weekend as part of a fundraising drive.

A descendant of Elizabeth Freeman visited the Berkshires this week. Freeman, was a once-enslaved woman who sued for her freedom and won in 1781. Lisa Shepperson from Richmond, Virginia, didn't know anything about Freeman before a nonprofit genealogical society called her this spring.