In 1959 the family of Katharine Skinner donated Wistariahurst to the City of Holyoke as a museum to preserve our local history and use the past to educate and inspire current residents.
This remains the core of our work today and is reflected in our school programs; growing archives; Holyoke History Walk; on-site, online, and traveling exhibits; annual lecture series; and more.
History Events
Thursday November 5, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
from crime reform to defunding punishment: responding to the challenges of restorative and transformative justice movements in western massachusetts, with Lucas Wilson
Thursday November 12, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Birds and Wildlife of Massachusetts with Patti Steinman of Mass Audubon
Wednesday November 18, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Anna Sullivan: Labor's First Lady in Western Massachusetts with historian Mara Dodge
Wednesday December 2, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Invasive earthworms in New England forests, their damage and spread
Wednesday December 9, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm