FREE LECTURE: Holyoke's Springfield Blanket Company

Schedule

Sat Nov 22 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Holyoke Heritage State Park | Holyoke, MA

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The Springfield Blanket Company was organzed in 1870 with a capital of $80k. During their peak, They made 1 million blankets per year.
About this Event

Join us as Robert Comeau shares his research into the fascinating and historic Holyoke's Springfield Blanket Company, and showcases a stunning horse blanket gifted to Holyoke Preservation Trust by Patty Fuller. The Springfield Blanket Company, during its peak years, produced over a million woolen blankets annually.


This lecture is part of series called . This program is funded by the Mass Cultural Council and the Holyoke Tourism Advisory Board, and supported by the Holyoke Preservation Trust.


Please consider making a tax-deductible donation (no matter how small) to help the Holyoke Preservation Trust with offering more free cultural and historical events and workshop materials.


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Holyoke Heritage State Park, Dwight Street, Holyoke, United States

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