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A book talk by the author of Project Eagle: The Top-Secret OSS Operation that sent Polish Spies behind Enemy Lines in World War II (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). Professor John […]

This is the recording of Will Melton at the Holyoke Public Library, with his presentation “Rescuing Richardson’s Station – Holyoke’s 1885 Train Depot”. Recorded at [...]

This is the recording of the presentation of ‘A House in Holyoke Through Time – 159 Chestnut St.’ by local historian Robert Comeau. The building at 159 Chestnut turns 155 […]

The Holyoke History Room at the Holyoke Public Library, hosted an event at the Community Room, on November 9, 2023, “Blue Ghost: A helicopter pilot writes home from 1968 Vietnam”. [...]

What are the ingredients of student success in Puerto Rican-majority school systems? Dr. Lorna Rivera of the Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development & Public Policy presents the [...]

It is known that the Olmsted Brothers produced plans for the design of Holyoke’s Prospect (now Pulaski) Park and other public spaces, but few know that the firm worked on […]

Historian Christopher Daley, presents an entertaining overview of the 1920’s, showcasing world events, political events, prohibition, organized crime as well as the style, fashion and [...]

This is the recording of the presentation of The Story of Westover Field, with historian author, Stephen Jendrysik, a lifelong resident of Chicopee, discussing the Story of Westover Field from [...]