Are you a fan of the work we do here at Wistariahurst? Consider becoming a sponsor of our Annual Spring Gala in the Garden! Our Annual Spring Gala, hosted by Historic Holyoke at Wistariahurst, provides crucial financial support to the…
Sundays, May 22, June 5, and June 26 Wistariahurst Museum will host artist Tammy Denease in a series of historical storytelling performances. At each of the sessions, Denease will bring to life a woman from the past. The women featured…
We're happy to announce that we have joined forces with Brick Coworkshop, a local collaborative art and design workshop space in the Holyoke Innovation District, this spring to produce a traveling museum experience for the Holyoke community. The traveling museum…
This spring the research archive at Wistariahurst welcomed Holyoke Community College and Amherst College history students as they did research for their combined history course entitled Immigrant City Students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in archival research. Using primary…
These classifieds were published in a local paper around 1930, advertising homes for sale in Holyoke, Chicopee, and South Hadley Falls. Whether you were looking for a 12-room house with parking for four cars or a more modest home with…
We're looking for an experienced program coordinator to support our school programs, partnerships, public educational programs, and volunteer program. If you love history, art, culture, teaching others, working with great people, and working to provide great educational opportunities in Holyoke,…
This spring Wistariahurst is teaming up with the Holyoke Creative Art Center's ARTery project to host a juried art show and sale in our gardens. We are currently accepting applications from artists interested in submitting work to the show. Please…
On December 14, BusinessWest published a comprehensive profile of Wistariahurst. Check it out by clicking the image below:
Hi there! This is Aradhita here. I am an international student from India at UMass Amherst and am a junior aspiring to graduate a semester early with an English major and a certificate in Professional Writing and Technical Communication. I…
As an archive open to the public for research, we are often asked for assistance to find local history resources that are readily available for teachers and students to access. Here are a few of our favorites: CreatingHolyoke.org is a…