My name is Nicholas Anderson, and I am an American military historian from Long Beach, California. I earned by undergraduate degree from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. I am currently enrolled in the History department at the University of…
Derry City with Margo Shea - Previously recorded program from 9/16/2020 Holyoke's Continental Connection: Belle Skinner and the Rebuilding of Iterwar France with Joe Maspo Previously recorded program from 10/1/2020 Historic Video of Hattonchatel Part 1 Historic Video of Hattonchatel…
Erika Slocumb, Scholar, The Black Holyoke Project The exhibit has closed and for many in the community and beyond the question is “What’s next for Black Holyoke?” The exhibit will be on display for the month of February at UMass…
contributed by Joe Maspo A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit France’s historical Alsace-Lorraine. I went for a rather odd reason too: Belle Skinner, philanthropist and daughter of Holyoke silk magnate William Skinner, not only frequently visited…
Stitch by Stitch: Needlework Samplers from the Wistariahurst Collection, brings together 15 samplers and examines them in the context of why and how they were made. Because textiles must be kept out of direct light (which degrades fabric and fades…
Erika Slocumb, Scholar, The Black Holyoke Project What is history? And who gets to tell it? What stories are validated? Why? Within traditional frameworks of educational systems and institutions, history is viewed as past events that have been thoroughly documented,…
In 2016 Wistariahurst was one of 20 institutions across the country awarded a Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for School teachers grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities. These grants fund week-long, intensive learning opportunities for k-12…
The City of Holyoke is currently seeking proposals for art installations in two public parks - McNulty Park and Pina Park. Up to $20,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds will be available per location. Click here for the Call…
Wistariahurst Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Awards Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers Grant On Tuesday, August 8, 2016 the National Endowment for the Humanities announced that…