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General History Resources

The Holyoke History Room has nearly 1000 linear feet of books and materials that relate principally to Holyoke history, local biographies, and industry. This section also contains limited resources covering Hampshire and Hampden counties. Also see the History Room's Special Collections.

Holyoke Newspapers (on Microfilm)

Holyoke Transcript 1860s to January 1926
Holyoke Telegram 1912 to 1922
Holyoke Transcript-Telegram 1926 to 1993
Springfield Union News 1993 and Ongoing
La Justice (Holyoke, French) 1909 to 1944

Holyoke City Directories

Holyoke City Directories (print) 1869, 1873-76, 1882-1991
Holyoke Street Lists 1986-2000

Holyoke Mass Census Records

Holyoke, MA 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920

Vital Statistics for Holyoke

Births, Marriages, Deaths (Microfiche) 1850 to 1900
Births, Marriages, Deaths (Print) Earliest Recordings to 1850
Precious Blood Church Records (Print)
Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1869 to 1889

Holyoke City Records

Holyoke Municipal records
Town 1850 to 1873
City 1874 to 1968

Holyoke Map Collection

Farms bought By Hadley Falls Co. 1846 to 1849
Richard’s Atlas of Holyoke 1911
Sanborn Map of Holyoke 1895
Aerial Photograph of Holyoke 1985

 

Holyoke High School Yearbook collection

 

1915 to the present.

Holyoke Local Files

This material consists of 38 linear feet of material collected on Holyoke subjects and biographical material. These are kept in folders in a series of filing cabinets and can be accessed by the card file index located in the room.

Holyoke Photo Collection

Photographs Boxes
Views 2
Bridges, Dams, Canals, River 2
Floods: 1927, 1936 1
Mt. Tom, Mountain Park 2
Landmark Buildings 1
Schools 1
Churches 1
Mills, Factories 2
Apartments 1
Residences 4
Interiors: Homes, Factories 1
Businesses 2
Transportation 2
Associations 1
People 1
Bands 1