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Holyoke History

•For a brief review of Holyoke history, with pictures, visit the Holyoke’s History section of the City of Holyoke's website: www.holyoke.org

•The Holyoke Public Library History Room and Archive houses extensive collections of Holyoke’s history, including texts and pictures. Some of this collection is available online, while others can only be accessed at the library site.

•Historical Pictures of Holyoke The Digital Commonwealth website is an online collection of the visual history of Massachussetts.

•Digital Treasures is a Massachussetts digital library that has a collection of historic Holyoke images.

•History and Genealogy of Holyoke is a website that provides resources about historic and present Holyoke, including a forum for discussion. The “History” section of this website provides many resources for researching the history of Holyoke.

oThe City of Holyoke is a narrative account of the history of Holyoke from early settlement to the mid-industrial period of the 1860’s adapted from New England Magazine 1898.

oPicturesque Hampden is a 1892 publication from the Picturesque Publishing Co. of Northampton, MA that gives a lengthy history of Holyoke from early settlement to the industrial period, with a central focus on how Holyoke developed as a “the paper city.”

•1800-1950: Industrialism, Immigration and Holyoke
oHolyoke Massachusetts: A Case History of the Industrial Revolution in America by Constance McLaughlin Green, Instructor in History at Smith College, published by Yale University Press in 1939. This book won the George Washington Egleston Prize for its contribution to American history, and is a well written, intimate account of Holyoke’s development as an industrial mill city in the 1800’s.
oThe City of Holyoke: Its Water Power and Its Industries is a newsprint publication from 1876 which describes the importance of water power and the Connecticut River in the Industrialization of Holyoke.

•1990-Present: Current Demographics
oHolyoke QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau provides general demographic information about the city of Holyoke.
oHolyoke Demographics
oCity of Holyoke Website is an excellent resource for information about the city of Holyoke, and includes links to information about the city government, departments, businesses, history, and current events.
oCurrent Holyoke News The Masslive website provides real time news for Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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	Holyoke History •For a brief review of Holyoke history, with pictures, visit the Holyoke’s History section of the City of Holyoke's website: www.holyoke.org •The Holyoke Public Library History Room and Archive houses extensive collections of Holyoke’s history, including texts and pictures. Some of this collection is available online, while others can only be accessed at the library site. •Historical Pictures of Holyoke The Digital Commonwealth website is an online collection of the visual history of Massachussetts. •Digital Treasures is a Massachussetts digital library that has a collection of historic Holyoke images. •History and Genealogy of Holyoke is a website that provides resources about historic and present Holyoke, including a forum for discussion. The “History” section of this website provides many resources for researching the history of Holyoke. oThe City of Holyoke is a narrative account of the history of Holyoke from early settlement to the mid-industrial period of the 1860’s adapted from New England Magazine 1898. oPicturesque Hampden is a 1892 publication from the Picturesque Publishing Co. of Northampton, MA that gives a lengthy history of Holyoke from early settlement to the industrial period, with a central focus on how Holyoke developed as a “the paper city.” •1800-1950: Industrialism, Immigration and Holyoke oHolyoke Massachusetts: A Case History of the Industrial Revolution in America by Constance McLaughlin Green, Instructor in History at Smith College, published by Yale University Press in 1939. This book won the George Washington Egleston Prize for its contribution to American history, and is a well written, intimate account of Holyoke’s development as an industrial mill city in the 1800’s. oThe City of Holyoke: Its Water Power and Its Industries is a newsprint publication from 1876 which describes the importance of water power and the Connecticut River in the Industrialization of Holyoke. •1990-Present: Current Demographics oHolyoke QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau provides general demographic information about the city of Holyoke. oHolyoke Demographics oCity of Holyoke Website is an excellent resource for information about the city of Holyoke, and includes links to information about the city government, departments, businesses, history, and current events. oCurrent Holyoke News The Masslive website provides real time news for Holyoke, Massachusetts.