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May 2026
Melville in Downtown Pittsfield
Herman Melville didn't just stay holed up in his study at Arrowhead. He went to the center of Pittsfield frequently, attended church there and lived off South Street for one year. Check out the places around Park Square that Melville frequented and even used in his writing. Join author and historian John Dickson for an engaging walk around the city center and learn about the places important to Melville. This approximately ninety-minute walk begins at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Wendell Avenue.…
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Downtown Pittsfield Walk – Neighbors and Strangers
Led by Cynthia Farr Brown, Neighbors and Strangers links the "big story" of America's rapidly changing population during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as European immigrants flocked to the United States to realize opportunities and escape oppression or catastrophe, to a series of sites in downtown Pittsfield. Learn about how Irish, German, French, and Italian immigrants came to Pittsfield, settled themselves and their families, and contributed to the Berkshire community. This approximately ninety-minute walk begins at the Berkshire Athenaeum,…
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