Holyoke, Mass

Holyoke Crime, 1886

by Laurel | June 2nd, 2010

June 2, 1886

The police court had 118 cases last month divide thus: Drunkenness, 75; assault, 14; larceny, vagrancy, entertaining on Sunday, 3 each; selling liquor to a minor, selling jewelry, breaking and entering, 2 each; fornication, violation of a city ordinance, stubborn child and disturbing the peace, 1 each.

From The Springfield Republican.

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Mountain Park -- The Holyoke destination we all loved.

Mount Holyoke College, Postcard History by Donna Albino. Many Holyoke women have attended Mount Holyoke. Author also maintains an amazing MHC website based upon her personal collection.

Holyoke-Chicopee: A Perspective, by Ella Merkel DiCarlo. DiCarlo, a former Transcript columnist offers a fascinating compilation of her essays. Published in 1982, this out-of-print book is worth looking for in the aftermarket.

Holyoke, by Craig Della Penna. The first Holyoke book in the Arcadia series, published in 1997.

Belle Skinner Collection, by Ruth Isabel Skinner. Published in 1933, this book is long out of print but copies are still available in the aftermarket.