Browse Collections (41 total)

This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, and other ephemera concerning the city of Chicopee, MA. The items mostly…

Nathaniel Billings came from England in the mid-17th century and was one of 12 families who “settled” Concord, MA. The records in this collection…

Bob's Bakery was an iconic institution in Chicopee Center for 56 years. Located at 218 Exchange Street in the Historic Czakja Building, the bakery was…

Documents relating to Charles H. Tracy, a Civil War veteran from Chicopee and recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Assorted photographs of the Chicopee Bar Association

This a collection of digitally scanned photographs from the Chicopee Falls Urban Development Survey done in 1966 by the Chicopee Redevelopment…

This a collection of 87 sepia toned black and white senior portraits of members of the Chicopee High School Class of 1938. Most of the prints are…

This is a small collection of fourteen photographs from the Neal Robitaille 1949 yearbook. They include snapshots from a baseball game, graduation…

The Historic Photographs Collection is made up of over 500 photographs that span over 100 years of history of the City of Chicopee. The images were…

The Chicopee Schools Class Photographs Collection is a mashup of classic class photographs from various Chicopee Public Schools from the 1880s through…

The Class Reunion Photographs Collection is a selection of photographs of class reunions dating from the 1940s to the 1980s. Some images were…

A collection of 32 Stereographs from the 1870s and 1880s showing scenes of Chicopee, Massachusetts buildings, churches and businesses. The…

Scanned pages of the Chicopee Weekly Journal from June 4, 1853 to May 24, 1856.

This is a collection of three scrapbooks created by Tadeusz S. Chmura, Chicopee resident and City Employee for the Water Department in 1938. Two…

Chicopee City Directories from 1863 to 1933.

Assorted materials from the Chicopee High classes of 1924, 1925, and 1926

This collection consists of materials from David R. Spence (1879-1970) and Vina Elizabeth (Spence) Hughes (1907-1991).

David R. Spence was born in…

Edmund Frank Ukleja was born 9/27/1921 to Frank and Mary (Birgier/Bargiel) Ukleja, themselves immigrants from Poland. He had three siblings (Henry,…

Fisk Park Postcards, Fisk Scrapbook and Yearbooks

A collection of twenty-three photographs of the Patrick E. Bowe School building addition construction. The photographs show the stages of…

This digital collection contains images, a letter, and other material related to Chicopee resident Roland Pronovost's military service, and most…

Roy Belliveau joined the United States Army on February 7, 1941 and was assigned to the 57th Signal Battalion, 121st Radio Intelligence Company. He…

A collection of over 500 photographs taken by Russ H. Gilbert of people, commercial buildings, factories, farms, and special events in the city of…

A collection of over 500 photographs taken by Russ H. Gilbert of people, commercial buildings, factories, farms, and special events in the city of…

A collection of over 500 photographs taken by Russ H. Gilbert of people, commercial buildings, factories, farms, and special events in the city of…

Articles on local history, poetry, and art work by local authors and students of Chicopee High School.

Scanned pages of the Town of Chicopee Soldier's Record. Each page has a handwritten account of a Chicopee soldiers' record of service in the Civil…

An exhibit held in the Bazan Community Room in January of 2025.

The Duryea Motor Wagon, a one-cylinder four horsepower vehicle, was first demonstrated on September 21, 1893, in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is…

The Chicopee High School Girls Basketball Collection was donated by coach Michael J. Thompson. Thomspon coached the girls varsity team from 1980 to…

A scrapbook created by Genevieve (Noga) Polak ( 04/15/1923-09/27/2024) who lived on 336 Front Street Chicopee MA . It is 60 pages of scrapbooks with…

This digital collection includes photographs, documents, programs, newspaper clippings and other ephemera concerning Helen Gloria Polioudakis Siedel,…

A collection of photographs showing 80 years of history of the Kendra Family ranging from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Several different photographic…

Scanned pages of the Chicopee Weekly Journal from April 25, 1843 to October 28 1843.

The Taylor Family Collection is a small set of items from the family of George Taylor, the first Mayor of the City of Chicopee. The collection…