Richard's and Company Map of Holyoke, MA -- 1911

Click on an Area of the City you'd like to see (Downtown North or South, Flats and South Holyoke, Highlands, Springdale and Elmwood, Oakdale and Ingleside). Each Area is split into Sections - click on any Section for a larger view.

Navigation is easy: at the bottom of each Area page there are links to other Areas. Along the edges of each Section page there are arrows which link to an adjacent Section, and also at the bottom of each Section there are links back to the corresponding Area you are viewing.

RICHARD'S ATLAS TEST

Downtown (North)

Downtown (South)

Flats and South Holyoke

Highlands

 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Old Holyoke Residences

Fallen Heroes: 210 Holyoke Soldiers Killed in Action during World War II

Photographs and profiles of the 210 men and women from Holyoke who lost their lives saving the world -- A Holyoke Transcript-Telegram Tribute November 19, 1990

Come in to the library's archives to see our WWII Veteran's Collection which includes photos and information of over 5,000 soldiers from Western MA.

Parsons Paper Company (1853-2008)

Parsons Paper Company was founded in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1853 by Joseph Clark Parsons. This online respective reviews the plant history and impact on Holyoke.

Source: Holyoke Pulbic Library History Room and Archives, Recent photos Sandy Noyes

This is a permanent online exhibit.

The John Olsen Collection

The John Olsen Collection comprises 49 framed pen and ink drawings of historic Holyoke buildings. They were created to commemorate the city's Centennial Celebration in 1973. Olsen reconstructed these intricate works of art from old photographs and his own architectural knowledge.

The Holyoke Public Library purchased the collection in 1974, and displayed exhibits in 1983 and 1997. It is now a permanent online exhibit. Please click a link below to view the detailed artwork.

Holyoke Schools

Holyoke Churches

Holyoke Fire Stations

Commercial Buildings and Mills

Public Buildings and Structures

Holyoke Range Collection

The Holyoke Range Collection consists of materials on the three mountains that make up the Holyoke Range. Summit houses on all three mountains were places of commerce and recreation from the mid-1800s into the 1930s. Also in the collection are original photographs, many newspaper articles, memorabilia, historical timelines and environmental studies.

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 The Great Dam

The Library's Benefactors

An Exhibit of the Portraits which hang (will hang) in the Phillip O'Brien Room for Holyoke History, and the stories of the historic individuals who contributed to the success of the city of Holyoke and its Public Library, "The People's College."

Legacy of William Stiles Loomis (1840-1914)

As a founding father of the city of Holyoke, William S. Loomis’ altruism, calculated ambition, and progressive entrepreneurial attitude helped build the city’s library, successfully expand the Holyoke Street Railway, and develop Mt. Tom and Mountain Park into historic landmarks.