Evergreen Cemetery is also called West Hill Cemetery. It is found on Munsell Street and thus it is also called the Munsell Cemetery. Lastly, since it is in the north of the town, it is also called North Cemetery.
Most likely it was founded in 1795.
A committee in Belchertown appointed in 1924 renamed this cemetery Evergreen.
Walter Corbin data is found at the LINK
The Ward and Pratt families have many members here.
Rural Cemetery is also called Coleman Dark Corner Cemetery. It is located near the Granby border. East State Street in Granby to Ruel Street to Rural Street.
It was founded in 1769 with the burial of George Thaping.
Headstone and footstone both point to west.
Here Ive Begun a Congregation
Which You now here may see
It wont be Long er you will throng
into the grave with me
This I have said as from the dead
Therefore Get Ready to
For you must. One day ask ____________
The cemetery is often called the Holyoke District Cemetery.
Lake Vale Cemetery is also called Metacomet Cemetery or Pond Hill Cemetery. It is located on Bay Road in Belchertown. It started in the 1755 and is still an active cemetery. Many members of the Bridgman family are here.
arrangement of stones
Samuel Hannum has a correct arrangement of stones. FINDAGRAVE
William Hannum is close
Joseph Smith (d 1786) is correct
Gideon Stebbins is correct
Hannah Clark
Hiram Freeman – William and Hiram Freeman are Afro-Americans and are brothers.
Nov 28 1960 HTT
Findagrave page for Lake Vale Cemetery
Walter Corbin data can be found at the LINK
03 Jul 1954 HTT
| cemetery | order / type | year started | called | location |
| Bacon Family Cemetery | 0 family | was in Enfield but was taken out due to Quabbin | ||
| Blue Meadow Cemetery | 0 | was in Enfield but was taken out due to Quabbin | ||
| Dwight Cemetery | 4th | 1790 | Cemetery Road near Federal and Amherst Streets | |
| Evergreen Cemetery | 5th | 1795 | Munsell Street | |
| Hillcrest Cemetery | 7th neighborhood | 1807 | Bardwell and Pine Streets | |
| Jenks Cemetery | 8th family | 1845 | at the corner of South Street and South Liberty Street | |
| Kimball Cemetery | 10th family | 1867 | 40 Kimball St and then 1000 feet into the woods | |
| Lake Vale Cemetery | 2nd neighborhood | 1755 | Bay Road near Metacomet Street near Sarah Lane | |
| Liberty Cemetery | 6th | 1801 | near South Street near the Ludlow border | |
| Mount Hope Cemetery | 9th neighborhood | 1846 | North Cemetery | center of town |
| Rural Cemetery | 3rd churchyard | 1769 | also known as Coleman Dark Corner Cemetery | on Rural Street |
| South Cemetery | 1st | 1743 | called Old Belchertown Cemetery | on Mill Valley Road (route 181) |
| Warner Pine Grove Memorial Cemetery | 11th lawn | 1925 | Belchertown State School burial grounds | Turkey Hill Road |
The early burials of Belchertown are most likely found in the Old Hadley Cemetery. This is since the settlers came here in 1731 and the South Cemetery was not made until 1743.
Cemeteries in the Quabbin area at the Digital Commonwealth – LINK
Walter Corbin data is found at the LINK
As for the Catholic burials, since there is no cemetery for them in town, they used the Saint Thomas Cemetery of Palmer if they lived in the southwestern part of the town and the Saint Brigid’s Cemetery of Hadley if they lived in the northeastern part of the town. The Polish used the Saint Anne’s Cemetery of Palmer when it opened up.
The Jewish people of the town would use the Northampton site.
There seems to be no Native American sites.
Quabbin cemeteries that were moved from Enfield and would now be in Belchertown would be Woodlawn, Church, and Cemetery Hill.
Chicopee Other Topics
Electricity first came to Chicopee in May 28 1896.
Holyoke’s Keys to the City – September 30 to October 22 2023 – a selfie photo contest with cash prizes – a HPT event – Read more at the link and get your first CLUE.
Read some more about the contest at EVENTBRITE. And a press release at DOC.
October 28th there will be a formal Keys to the City event at 1 PM at the front steps of Holyoke City Hall. You will get a key and a tour in the city hall.
Answers to the Key to the City event:
Location 1 – Holyoke City Hall (High Street side)
Location 2 – Holyoke Public Library (4th Floor)
Location 3 – Massachusetts National Guard Armory in Holyoke
Location 4 – Wistariahurst (Gardens)
Location 5 – Wauregan Paper Mill (Fame Restaurant)
Location 6 – Holyoke Heritage State Park (Merry-Go-Round)
Location 7 – Veterans Memorial Park (Columbia Statue)
Location 8 – Pulaski Park (formerly Hampden Park or the Patch)
Location 9 – Sue Ellen Panitch River Access Center (Holyoke Rows)
Location 10 – Ashley Reservoir (Elks Club entrance)
Location 11 – Dinosaur Tracks (Trustees of Reservations in northern Holyoke)
Location 12 – Jones Point Park
Location 13 – Forestdale Cemetery (at its central Holyoke entrance)
Location 14 – Murals in Holyoke (select any one)
Montgomery Avenue, River Terrace, and Wyckoff Avenue.
Wyckoff Avenue was called Hampshire Terrace from its inception in 1896.
Montgomery Avenue was called Highland Terrace from its inception in 1896 but in 1912 its name was changed.
| 2 Montgomery | |||
| 3 Montgomery | |||
| 4 Montgomery | Dr. Richard Dickson | 1915 | Colonial Revival |
| 6 Montgomery | John Montgomery | 1911 | craftsman (English Revival) |
| 7 Montgomery | |||
| 10 Montgomery | |||
| 12 Montgomery | Dr Stanley Cox house | 1915 | Colonial Revival |
| 20 Montgomery | |||
| 33 Montgomery | |||
| 37 Montgomery | |||
| 46 Montgomery | |||
| 47 Montgomery | |||
| 50 Montgomery | |||
| 54 Montgomery | F A Davis and Machine Sales and Service | 1912 | Colonial Revival – concrete facade |
| 65 Montgomery | |||
| 28 River Terrace | Alfonso de Olloqui | 1923 | craftsman bungalow |
| 24 River Terrace | |||
| 40 River Terrace | |||
| 4 River Terrace | Fontana | 1900 | Colonial Revival |
| 3 River Terrace | |||
| 2 River Terrace | |||
| 1126 Northampton | Dunlop and Sullivan | 1917 | craftsman |
| 1125 Northampton | La Loma – Joseph Ranger House | ||
| 1116 Northampton | Calvin Coolidge and Henry Toepfert | 1895 | Victorian |
| 1108 Northampton | |||
| 1104 Northampton | Donald Ross | 1890 | Victorian |
| 1098 Northampton | |||
| 1070 Northampton | Herbert Cooley | 1915 | craftsman |
| 16 Wyckoff | |||
| 9 Wyckoff | |||
| 10 Wyckoff | William Pringle House (1907 to at least 1923) | 1907 | Victorian |
| 7 Wyckoff | Chauncey Cooley | 1923 | his father owns the house in back of this one (1070 Northampton) |
| 8 Wyckoff |
The original church of the Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Bishop Martyr was started in 1890. In September 1897 the school started for the first time and the nuns Franciscan Sisters of the Felician Order were the teachers. In 1902 the Franciscans priests took over. In July 25 1909 the present church was dedicated. It was made in the Baroque Revival style. Riley and Steinbeck were the architects. The nuns would live at Saint Clare’s Convent since 1906.
Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Bishop Martyr
School – LINK
The school was destoyed by fire in March 23 1973 and remade in Jan 11 1976. For the first year the students would learn at Mont Marie in Holyoke. For the second year the students would learn at the Selser School.
Convent
The convent is now the senior friars residence. It was made in 1965.
Rectory
Lawrence Cyman had the rectory of the Assumption Church moved to the St Stanislaus Church.
Assumption Church – The rectory was moved from the campus of the Assumption Church. That church had burnt in a fire on October 23 1911.
Sanborn 1910 map and for the church MAP
| pastor | starts | ends | FINDAGRAVE |
| Franciszek Chałupka | 1890 | 1902 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Stanislaus Czelusniak | 1902 | 1914 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Lawrence M Cyman | 1914 | 1939 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Eugene Piasecki | 1939 | 1945 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Josephat Piast | 1946 | FINDAGRAVE | |
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Saint George Church is the modern name of the Saint Joachim Church of Chicopee. The name change happened on August 23 1924. This is when the modern church built from 1922 to 1924 was completed. This is on Belcher Street.
Saint Joachim Church was founded in 1893 at the request of the Springfield Diocese bishop. Alexis Delphos was made the first pastor.
| pastor | starts | ends | burial |
| Alexis Delphos | 1893 | 1911 | FINDAGRAVE |
| George A Gagnon | 1911 | 1937 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Silvio J Desautels | 1938 | FINDAGRAVE | |
| FINDAGRAVE | |||
| Ronald Lussier | 1975 | 2002 | FINDAGRAVE |
| FINDAGRAVE | |||
Old Church
The old church Saint Joachim was on Maple Street. It was made in 1896.
Rectory
The church rectory is from the 1840s. It was the Pliny Cadwell House. He was a merchant in Chicopee. Alfred Rutotels briefly owned it in the 1880s. In 1895 it became a rectory.
Carriage House
Alfred Rutotels Carriage House is behind the rectory. It is from 1894.
Churchyard
Old Convent
James Bly House was sold to the church in 1893 and this would be the first church for the parish. It would later be the convent. Sold in 2004.
School
The school Ecole St Georges was started in 1927. Sold in 2016.
Convent
The convent is on Maple Street and is from 1927.
Neighborhood
The Victoria 1914 made by DeGray
Hamilton Fay House 1845
Sanborn map analysis:
