Jane Imlay, at left, and future sister-in-law Louise Kuhl, mother and aunt of former Holyoke resident Jane Krueger, make camp in Omaha, Nebraska. The photo noted it was the first and only mud they found as they traveled the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver auto route in 1924.
It was the early 1920s, and — with automobiles accessible to the middle class — millions of tourists were traversing the country over increasingly defined, graveled “motor trails.” Two of those
Regan Van Overbeke, at right, poses at the Lincoln Memorial with new friends from across Colorado during the June 8-15 National Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.
Early mornings, full days and new friends marked Regan Van Overbeke’s experience June 8-15 in Washington, D.C., at the National Rural Electric Youth Tour, sponsored by Highline Electric Associa
Pictured from left, Martha Nolan, Emily Ouillette, Christopher Burton, Julian Sanderson and Lara Milward walk through Holyoke as part of a pro-life cross-country protest walk. —Johnson Publications photo
The neon yellow T-shirts were hard to miss.
Though they’re small, RMMRA midgets get the crowd excited at Phillips County Raceway. Troy Simpson, pictured driving car 7 in the first heat, took third in the feature race. —Johnson Publications photo
Midgets were the highlight of Friday, June 30, action at Phillips County Raceway. Nineteen racers in the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association made the trek to Holyoke to compete.
The following article, printed in the Omaha Daily Bee March 14, 1888, tells the story of Lizzie Gordon, a 25-year-old woman credited with founding Holyoke.
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