Pittsfield High School Class of 1957 - Photo Galleries
Welcome to our Photo Galleries feature. This is where you'll find many memories. If you or a group of classmates would like to start a separated special interest photo gallery you may submit a request by clicking on the contact administrator button.
Only two pictures here. Someone must have some other pictures. Please look in your file of old stuff and you may find a few. You can post them yourself!
There are a few pictures in this area. Some of them need identifications. Also, if you have any pictures from this reunion, please send me an email and perhaps we can get them loaded up. Paul
As you can see from the following photos we had a great turnout and everyone had a wonderful time at our 50th year reunion. It was held at the Country Club of Pittsfield. Our heartfelt thanks to Pat Taglieri Sanginetti and her committee, David Polcaro, Carol Nolli McGinty, Gene Maselli, Tony Pivero, Jim Chanen, Lil Canzano Roberts, and Janice Hamilton for a tremendous job.
Here are pages from an issue of US News and World Report magazine that featured a discusssion of the importantance of 1957 in America's history and development.
Help preserve our class history. Upload scans of artifacts and memorabilia from our class past here in our class museum.
NOTE: If you have a problem uploading the scan, which must be in .jpg format, please send it to me with a note telling me what it is and I will take care of it. --- Paul
Many of our classmates have moved out of the area and haven't been back in many years. Here are some pictures of familiar areas/things in Pittsfield for you to see and show to your spouse, children and grandchildren!
In this section will be various pictures, mementoes, etc. of happenings around the time of graduation. If you have anything to add to this collection, please feel free to do so.
Pittsfield has a long history of over 250 years. Here are some pictures, etc. gathered from some internet sites belonging to the Berkshire Historical Society and the PHS Class of 1968. If you have access to some historical pictures, please send in digital files of them to the any of the Administrators
This section is intended to make classmates aware of the passing of people who were involved with our high school years - teachers and classmates - or people close to them, such as parents, siblings, spouses or children. It is also a place where we can honor them either with a copy of their obituary or, where it is very difficult to obtain an obituary, with some rememberances of classmate...
The Junior Prom on May 25, 1956, was the first 'formal' dance for most of us. By the time the Senior Prom rolled around on June 13, 1957, we were old hands at them.
Here are a few memories from the Prom Dances and the After Prom Parties.
(There must have been other people taking pictures on this night -- even if your parents took pictures of you and your date. Please share them with us!)
Every one of us was born in '38, '39 or '40 so there's no reason for you not to have a picture of your family and yourself here. Many of us have extended families with grandchildren and such. Here is a place where you can share recent pictures of yourselves with your family or friends. Simply send the file to Paul for adding to this area.
Here are some memories from our school years, high school and before. Your classmates would love to see any picture you have of activities, groups, parties, classroom pictures, awards, etc. from this period. You can help by posting your personal photos.
If there is a particular photo that you would like to print, contact the person who posted it by clicking on his/her name and send an email...
If you have celebrated your 50th Wedding Anniversary or have recently married or have had any other significant milestone in your life, we invite you to post a picture of you and your spouse here or If there was an announcement/article in the newspaper, we invite you to post that, also.
If you have recently graduated from college, been ordained, received an advance degree, won an Oscar, etc....
Many of our classmates served and matured in the Armed Forces. This section is for the pictures of them in uniform, on duty, whatever. If you served, we invite you to post your picture and short blurb that includes service dates, branch, etc.
Some of our class members played baseball in the 13-15 year old league known as the Little Bigger League to start and then the Babe Ruth League. Again, most of these articles are from the scrapbook belonging to Bruce Dellert that his sisters kept.
Our guys were the Berkshire County champs in 1957. Here are a few stories and memorabilia from that team and a few memories from its earlier high school years. AND one from a few of the boys' earlier efforts.
Here are a few memories of Coach Nick Morris. Coach Morris was 41 years old when he took over as baseball and football head coach. This site includes pictures from his high school days at Boston College High and from his senior year at Holy Cross. Also included is the story of Coach Morris when he was inducted into the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
Some newspaper clippings and memorabilia from our high school football seasons. If anyone wants the digital file of any of these items, please request it from Paul.
For those who played in the formative years of Little League here is a section of newspaper clippings and pictures from those days. If you have a clipping that is missing from this collection, please send it in. A very large Thank You to Bruce Dellert and his sisters for allowing us to scan his collection of clippings. Most of these clippings are from Bruce. [The dates of clippings after 7/31/5...
For now, this is where we will be highlighting sports other than baseball, basketball and football. If one of the members of some other sports team, group, activity, etc. provides enough information (pictures, articles, memorabilia) we'll make up a separate area just for that item.
Here are some newspaper clippings, programs, etc. of baseball games back in high school. If you have something you want to post here, please send it along to one of the administrators. A very large Thank You to Bruce Dellert and his sisters for many of the clippings you see here.
Track team newspaper clippings from 1957. Not very good quality copies but hopefully, some of you track stars out there will have some clippings in your scrapbooks that can replace them.
Here are some issues of The Student's Pen from our high school years. We have October '56, June '57 & Feb '57 posted. Dec '56, & Dec '55 are coming. If you have any other issues, please contact me. Not all advertising pages are copied.
The issues will be uploaded in due time!! Please be patient.
Some of the schools have been reborn for other uses, few are still in use as schools and others have been replaced with shopping areas, etc. Here is what they look like now.
Nearly every Sunday, the Berkshire Eagle runs two pictures, one showing a scene in Pittsfield at sometime in the past and one showing the same scene now. It is our hope to try to remember to scan the pictures each week and post them here for your enjoyment. Please bear with us!
The writer of what might be called the essay or “free verse poetry” regarding growing up in Pittsfield is happy that many of us have found her words to be interesting and thought provoking. I know they were for me.
Here is an email message I received from her recently:
how about asking everyone to submit top ten lists of memories of pittsfield in the 40/50's i bet folks ...
The hope is that we can get a good set of scans from our year book as some people have lost theirs.
The quality of the present scans is not the best. However, the complete yearbook is available in pdf format from the Administrator. Please contact them for details.
Pictures of classmates start on #3 here (page 35 in the book)
