Drawn by Joseph M. Perkins, Company D of the 34th Massachusetts Division In 1862 Joseph Perkins left his home in Holyoke and enlisted as a private with Captain Thompson’s Company…

103.5 WCCH show host StevieC reunites with Penni Martorell of Wistariahurst to take a tour of the latest gallery show, Connecting Threads: Bridal Gowns from the Wistariahurst Textile Collection. We…

Penni Martorell, archivist for Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA, reads letters sent from a Holyoke soldier from the front during World War II. She and show host Stevie C. discuss…

In this third episode of the Wistariahurst Series on 103.5 WCCH’s Monday Mash with Stevie C., scholar, educator and UMass PhD candidate Erika Slocumb is our guest along with City…

The Black Holyoke experience was recently on display at Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA, with an arts expo, curator’s talk and more. The newest exhibit “Reliquary of Blackness: An Exhibit…

Celebrate the season of ghosts, graves and darkened hallways with show host Stevie C. and Wistariahurst Archivist Penni Martorell. Penni gives a rundown of all the fascinating October events happening…

Maybe you’ve seen them in flea markets or on the walls of antique houses or museums. Framed pieces of cloth with what may look like embroidered figures of people and…

A fun romp through Holyoke’s history of textiles with City Historian and Wistariahurst Archivist Penni Martorell.

A frog on a trapeze? City of Holyoke Historian and Archivist at Wistariahurst Museum Penni Martorell joins Valley View show host Stevie C. for an intriguing and delightful discussion about…

As we head into the spring season, Penni Martorell, archivist at Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA, talks with 103.5 WCCH show host Stevie Converse about the spectacular display of wistaria…