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Wisteria Watch 2023!
Get ready for an enchanting experience! Join us for Wisteria Watch 2023 and witness the stunning beauty of our wisteria vines! With origins in China, Korea, Japan, and the Eastern United States, wisteria holds deep cultural symbolism. In Korea, the…
Holyoke Fire Department Honors Ground Zero Flag
Today the Holyoke Fire Department was given the immense honor of hosting a ground zero flag on its journey for the New England Run for the Fallen. The flag, along with a small cross constructed out of marble retrieved from…
Interns Learn Archival Skills in Summer Program
My first taste of archival interaction came during the finals of one of my classes my first semester at Connecticut College, and what drew me in was the direct access to the artifacts. Later, for an assignment in a class…
Wisteria Watch 2022!
5/13/2022 and Today we are in Full Bloom! The intoxicating scent of the wisteria is wafting through the air at Wistariahurst. Come by and sit in the garden and enjoy the beautiful sight of the purple blossoms covering the house.…
Nicholas Anderson American Military Historian works on upcoming exhibit at Wistariahurst
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…
Wistariahurst Awarded Mass Humanities SHARP Grant for programming in 2022
Recently, Mass Humanities awarded a grant of over $12,000 to support Wistariahurst's project, Sustaining the Humanities at Wistariahurst. We were extremely gratified to receive Mass Humanities’ support, especially since Mass Humanities grant proposals are subjected to a rigorous review process.…