The Oxbow & Mount Holyoke
A Two-Part Lecture Series presented by Forbes Library and Historic Northampton
A Two-Part Lecture Series presented by Forbes Library and Historic Northampton
Above the Oxbow: History and Memory on Mount Holyoke
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum
Forbes Library - Northampton's Public Library
20 West Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Forbes Library - Northampton's Public Library
20 West Street, Northampton, MA 01060
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Join us for a special talk by Danielle Raad who will speak about Mount Holyoke and its history.
Drawing from her new book Above the Oxbow: Stories Entangled with a Mountain (West Virginia University Press, April 2026), Raad will explore the longstanding relationships people have had with the Mount Holyoke Range, the Summit House, and its views. She will also offer a contemporary analysis of how history, landscape, and memory intersect in this special place and how the Mount Holyoke Range is woven into our lives today. Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. 
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Above the Oxbow: Stories Entangled with a Mountain
by Danielle Raad About Danielle Raad
An assistant Professor of History and Museum Studies at the University of Georgia, Danielle Raad earned a PhD in Anthropology and a Graduate Certificate in Public History from UMass Amherst in 2021.
She previously held positions as the Curator and Assistant Director of Collections of the Stanford University Archaeology Collections and the Cullman-Payson Fellow in Academic Affairs and Outreach at the Yale University Art Gallery. |
Header image: View of the Prospect House, Mount Holyoke, probably taken by Elisha French Bliss (1871-1940) who managed the house from 1900 to 1908. Collection of Historic Northampton (Object ID: 59.69). Gift of Lois and Elisha Bliss.