VOLUME X, NUMBER 3
Annual reunion, 2013
Mt. Holyoke college
South Hadley, ma
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013
Yarde Tavern Restaurant, So. Hadley, MA
5 PM Open Board Meeting
6 PM Social Hour
7 PM Dinner
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013
Morrison Room, Willits Hallowell Center, Mt. Holyoke College
9:30 AM Gathering of Cousins, historical display, genealogy table,
book and t-shirt sales
11:30 AM Group Photo, Counting of the Cousins, Gifts
12 Noon Lunch
1:15 PM 143rd Annual Meeting of the Dickinson Family Association
2 PM Main Speaker: Clifford Stott
~3:30 PM Singing of “God Bless America”
If you haven’t yet replied to our April mailing or should you need one,
a duplicate response form is provided below for your convenience.
Refer questions to Andrew Dickinson, (413)634-2169,
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The Dickinson Family Association, PO Box 2, Whately, MA 01093
TOWN OF SOUTH HADLEY
Aside from the beautiful Mt. Holyoke College campus, South Hadley has many other sites you might want to explore for their historic, cultural, natural or educational value. Several beautiful old homes, some restored and preserved, can be found on Woodbridge street (Rte.116) just north of the green. The Firehouse Museum is in the south part of town known as South Hadley Falls. It tells much of the history of the town as well as exhibits firefighting artifacts. Heading west from the green on Hadley Street (Rte. 47) and turning left on Ferry Street will bring you down to the river and Brunelle’s Marina. There is the Dockside restaurant with a beautiful view and a river boat, the “Lady B,” if you’d like to take a cruise, conditions permitting.
There are two excellent museums on the Mt. Holyoke campus, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum and the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum. The latter is named after an early Holyoke industrialist and features Skinner’s collection of decorative arts, furniture and geological specimens. The Skinner State Park, accessed further up Rte. 47, just past the Hadley town line, has a road that leads up to one of the peaks on the Mt. Holyoke Range, and spectacular views.
More information can be found at http://southhadleyma.virtualtownhall.net .
DIRECTIONS TO REUNION VENUES
Mt Holyoke College and Willitts-Hallowell Center
From the South: Travel north on I-91. Take exit 16 (Rte. 202) Follow rte. 202 north through Holyoke, across the Connecticut River, and enter rotary, taking second right (staying on rte. 202). Take the exit marked South Hadley Center/Amherst, Rte. 116 north. The college is approx. 2.5 miles from the exit. Pass the main gate of the college on the right, take the next right onto Church Street; take third right into the Willits-Hallowell Center main parking lot.*
From the North: Travel south on I-91. Take exit 16. At the end of the ramp take a left and follow Rte. 202 as above.
From the Mass. Pike (east or west): Take exit 5. After toll, bear right. At the end of ramp turn left onto Rte 33 for five miles to Rte. 116. Turn right onto Rte 116 and drive approx. 1.5 miles north to the college. See above.
*Lower level parking for Willits, more accessible to our reunion space can be reached by following the above directions except take the second right off Church street (Lower Lake Rd.) then the first left. Over a small bridge, look for signs to Willits-Hallowell Center. A walkway by the river brings you to the patio/entrance.
Yarde Tavern Restaurant
Follow above directions to So. Hadley center. The Yarde Tavern is on Hadley St (rte.47), at the north end of the town green, next to the Post Office. The restaurant has no parking lot but there is some street parking near the restaurant, especially on Woodbridge St (which is Rte 116 north). A large parking lot is close by, behind the Village Commons shops, on the west side of the green.