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*The first President was J. S. Williams and the first Secretary was John T. Burnham. | *The first President was J. S. Williams and the first Secretary was John T. Burnham. | ||
*The Holyoke was the major insurance company in Salem during the Salem Fire of 1914. | |||
*The Holyoke Insurance Company building on Norman Street was built in 1936. | *The Holyoke Insurance Company building on Norman Street was built in 1936. | ||
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*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/X?SEARCH=one+hundred+years+of+holyoke&SORT=D&searchscope=24 One hundred years of the Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Salem, Massachusetts] by Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1943. | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/X?SEARCH=one+hundred+years+of+holyoke&SORT=D&searchscope=24 One hundred years of the Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Salem, Massachusetts] by Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1943. | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record= | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b2093093~S24 The Holyoke Mutual in the Salem Fire: a story of 1914] by C.P.Faunce, 1952 | ||
Revision as of 08:50, 28 March 2012
- Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company operated in downtown Salem from 1843-1993, when it was absorbed by MiddleOak.
- The company was named after the well-respected Dr. Edward A. Holyoke, a practicing physician in Salem and the surrounding area for 75 years.
- The first President was J. S. Williams and the first Secretary was John T. Burnham.
- The Holyoke was the major insurance company in Salem during the Salem Fire of 1914.
- The Holyoke Insurance Company building on Norman Street was built in 1936.
- After many successful years in the insurance business, Holyoke has a new parent company. At present day, MiddleOak provides insurance through Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co., formed in 1836, and Holyoke Mutual founded in 1843.
See Also
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Holyoke Mutual
- "Holyoke in Salem Weathers 150 years" Salem Evening News, May 26, 1993, p. 9
- One hundred years of the Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Salem, Massachusetts by Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1943.
- The Holyoke Mutual in the Salem Fire: a story of 1914 by C.P.Faunce, 1952
