Holyoke Massachusetts - Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark
The story of Holyoke, the industrial marvel of the mid-nineteenth century, begins in the small church-centered
farming community at the turn of the 18th century. It wasn’t until the mid 1840s, about the time the
Connecticut River Railroad was built through Ireland Parish, that the little village on the rapids began to attract
the attention of outsiders. In 1848, Holyoke, with its proposed configuration of dams, canals, and mills, became
the first planned industrial city in the United States. Laborers, earning eighty-five cents a day, built three dams
across the rapids and excavated nearly five miles of canals. Though intended as a textile city, by 1890 there were
twenty-six paper mills. As the mills proliferated, a steady source of labor was needed, and immigration began in
earnest.
Holyoke, Massachusetts - Stories Carved in Stone, takes you into Holyoke's graveyards for a look at more
than two hundred and fifty years of history, and the people who lived it.
This third book in the Stories Carved in Stone series completes the three-part overview of early West
Springfield, Massachusetts, before Agawam and Holyoke became towns. Together they present a full picture of
the gravestone carvers, the mourning practices, and the families who lived and died here. Gravestone fans and
genealogists alike will find much to explore in these old cemeteries. It contains an extensive index of local family
names and places. A sample of this index is available in a PDF file and can be downloaded here (*PDF files
require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader available here).
If you would prefer to pay by mail please fill out this form. If you are unable to open a PDF file you may go
here and print the page, fill it in and mail it.
The story of Holyoke, the industrial marvel of the mid-nineteenth century, begins in the small church-centered
farming community at the turn of the 18th century. It wasn’t until the mid 1840s, about the time the
Connecticut River Railroad was built through Ireland Parish, that the little village on the rapids began to attract
the attention of outsiders. In 1848, Holyoke, with its proposed configuration of dams, canals, and mills, became
the first planned industrial city in the United States. Laborers, earning eighty-five cents a day, built three dams
across the rapids and excavated nearly five miles of canals. Though intended as a textile city, by 1890 there were
twenty-six paper mills. As the mills proliferated, a steady source of labor was needed, and immigration began in
earnest.
Holyoke, Massachusetts - Stories Carved in Stone, takes you into Holyoke's graveyards for a look at more
than two hundred and fifty years of history, and the people who lived it.
This third book in the Stories Carved in Stone series completes the three-part overview of early West
Springfield, Massachusetts, before Agawam and Holyoke became towns. Together they present a full picture of
the gravestone carvers, the mourning practices, and the families who lived and died here. Gravestone fans and
genealogists alike will find much to explore in these old cemeteries. It contains an extensive index of local family
names and places. A sample of this index is available in a PDF file and can be downloaded here (*PDF files
require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader available here).
If you would prefer to pay by mail please fill out this form. If you are unable to open a PDF file you may go
here and print the page, fill it in and mail it.
Rusty is now sharing her gravestone pictures with members of the Gravestone
group at Yahoo and Google and at the Gravestone Gallery. Join the group
today for free and receive these fascinating images every day via email.
group at Yahoo and Google and at the Gravestone Gallery. Join the group
today for free and receive these fascinating images every day via email.
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Browse Archives at groups.google.com
Rusty Clark's West Springfield Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Rusty Clark's Agawam Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Bob Clark's Enfield Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Bob Clark's Westfield Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Buy the whole series and save money!
Rusty Clark's Agawam Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Bob Clark's Enfield Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Bob Clark's Westfield Stories Carved in Stone is also available. Order your copy today.
Buy the whole series and save money!
| Zephyr Stone |
Now offering the Zephyr Stone, featuring the
detail of the Nicholas Larrance (also Nicholas
Lawrence Jr) gravestone border. Enjoy it
yourself or give it as a gift for the gravestone
lover in your life.
detail of the Nicholas Larrance (also Nicholas
Lawrence Jr) gravestone border. Enjoy it
yourself or give it as a gift for the gravestone
lover in your life.
| Meet the Author |
| Rusty Clark will be available to sign your copy of Holyoke Stories Carved in Stone at: 2007 Connecticut Gravestone Network 2007 Symposium East Hartford Senior Center, East Hartford, CT - March 31, 2007 - 10am to 4pm White Church Cemetery tours - West Springfield, MA - August 20, 2007 - 12 to 3pm 2006 Agawam Public Library - Cooper St - August 2, 2006 - 7 to 8:30pm Josiah Day House tours - August 5 - 6, 2005 - 12 to 3pm Colonial Harvest Day - Park Street Green in Westfield - September 30, 2006 - 10pm to 4pm Heritage Hall West - Cooper St. Agawam, MA - November 4, 2006 - 10am to 3pm Fezziwigs Faire - Amelia Park - Westfield - December 9, 2006 - 10am to 4pm |
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