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The Springfield Republican has posted a video of the parade at
Mass Live parade video
CBS has a video at
CBS
Video
The Daily Hampshire Gazette
has pictures posted at
Gazette pictures
There is a video at
youtube
parade video by janenicer.
There are some photos by corquey at
parade photos
Photos by Bernie Wyman at
parade photos
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A
Commemorative Parade Video of the
entire parade is available for $15.00. Click here for a 14 minute
preview
Parade
DVD
A Parade Photo Book is
available with 106 pages and over 300 photographs. A preview can
be seen at
Parade book
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350th CELEBRATION PARADE
June 14, 2009
The Town of Hadley, and the 350th Celebration Parade Committee,
were pleased to have your town and organizations participate in our
Grand Parade Celebration
which was held on Sunday, June 14, 2009
The 1.8 mile parade
began promptly at 1:00 PM, forming near the
junction of Mill
Valley Road and Route 9 (Russell Street), and marched west on Route 9 to the West
Street
Commons where the parade disbanded.
We had an enthusiastic crowd
and great time!
Over 100 units marched: 18 bands (several fife and drum, Hopkins Academy and Holyoke
High,
a military band, floats with music, 26 floats, local police and fire
departments, antique cars
and tractors, the Belchertown Twirlers, Local groups and businesses, the
Shriners and some surprises!
This was the largest parade Hadley ever had!
The theme of the parade
was:
“CELEBRATING OUR PAST — EMBRACING THE
FUTURE”
Here's
who was in the Parade
Note: exact order may change
come parade day
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Hadley Police
Department |
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Hadley Fire Department Color Guard |
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Marshall John Koloski on Farm Museum
Stage Coach |
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Hopkins Academy Band |
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Alumni Association of Hopkins Academy
float |
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Mrs. Victoria Kozera Drabek, oldest
citizen in town |
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Hadley Council on Aging |
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Muddy Brook Farm, carriages and horses |
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Muddy Brook Farm, antique surrey with
horse, carriage and horse |
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Hampshire County Farm Bureau, antique
dump cart with horses |
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The Kelley Family Farm, truck with Irish
band, tractors and more |
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Hockanum Villagers Association, same
float as had in 1959 parade |
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Current and Former Hadley Selectmen |
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Western Mass. Model T. Club, antique
cars |
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Hadley Fire Department |
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Hopkins Academy Graduating Class of
1959, had float in 1959 too |
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Polish American Citizens Club, float
with polka band |
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Hadley Historical Society, Inc., 1976
Rolls Royce |
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William Smith, horse |
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Hadley Historial Commission float |
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John Kieras, antique car |
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Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department |
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Wethersfield Police Department |
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Windsor Fife & Drum Corp |
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Hadley American Legion Post #271 |
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Hopkins Academy Student Council float |
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Carla Mokrzecki/Donald Dion on horseback |
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Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
and Dept. of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 1939 Int'l Truck |
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Leverett Fire Department |
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Mapleline Farm |
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Excelsior Drum and Bugle Corps. ,
Broadway hits |
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Frank R. Blajda, F-20 Farmall tractor |
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Congressmen
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Westhampton Fire Department, antique
fire truck |
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University of Massachusetts Police
Department |
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Ancient Mariners, band |
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Hadley Lions Club |
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Whole Foods Market float |
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Amherst Select Board |
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Amherst Police Department |
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Amherst Fire Department |
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Marquis of Granby Junior Fyfe and Drum
Corps |
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Amherst College Campus Police |
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Norm's Auto Body, antique cars |
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First Congregational Church of Hadley
float |
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Hadley Girl Scouts float |
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Wanczyk Nursery |
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Springfield Kiltie Band, bag pipes |
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Wesley United Methodist Church float |
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Greenfield Fire Department |
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Massachusetts State Police |
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North Hadley Sugar Shack float with
maple sugaring & tractor |
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Polish Heritage Company |
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Florence Community Band |
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Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Agricultural Society (3 County Fair) |
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Easthampton Fire Department |
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Hampshire Lodge of Masons |
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Hadley Public School float |
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Royer Family, 1944 John Deere LA |
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Holyoke High School Band |
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Belchertown Twirlers |
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Doubleday Farms, tractors |
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Northampton St. Patricks Association,
float plus |
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Hampshire County Sheriff's Department |
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10th MA Volunteer Militia, fife and drum
band, historical unit |
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Boisvert Farm float with tractor,
agriculture theme |
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Gary Berg, Model A |
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Sunderland Fire
Department |
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Hartsbrook Farm float |
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Drozdal Family |
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Valley Vodka, Inc. |
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Marksman Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps
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Freedom Fighter Foundation |
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Tally-Ho 4-H Horse Club |
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Atkins Farms Country Market |
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Western Mass Antique Truck Club |
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Warehouse Point Ancient Fife & Drum
Corps |
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Boy Scout Troop #504, float and marching |
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Eastern States Exposition |
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Sunderland Selectmen |
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Waltham American Legion Band |
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State Forest Fire Control - District 10,
Smokey the Bear |
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Czelusniak Funeral Home of Northampton |
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Amherst 250th Anniversary Celebration
Committee |
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Banish Misfortunes Irish Band |
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David Johnson Family, 1901 Knox plus old
bicycles |
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Huntington Fire Department |
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South Hadley Selectmen |
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Hatfield Historical Society |
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Quaboag Highlanders Pipeband |
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Korean War Veterans Association
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American Truck Historical Society |
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North County Line Dancers |
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Whately Fire Department |
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Hatfield Hellion Car/truck |
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Granby Police Department |
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South Hadley St. Patrick's Parade
Committee floats |
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Glenn Loud, 1944 Willy MB US Army Jeep |
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Hatfield Fire Department |
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Allard's Farm, Inc., float and tractors |
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Melha Shrine Band,150 plus members, new
mini- motorcycle debuting at the parade |
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Allard Farm, Inc., Combine |
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