Melissa M. CybulskiMar 2, 20232 minSkating, Sleighing and SlidingBarney & Berry Ice Skates Longmeadow Historical Society Collection Next week, local historian and friend of the Longmeadow Historical...
Al McKeeFeb 16, 20236 minCharles Backus Storrs: AbolitionistCharles Backus Storrs stood before his audience and gave his inauguration address on February 9th, 1831 in Hudson, Ohio. At age...
Melissa M. CybulskiFeb 9, 20233 minEmma's Essay: A Soldier Boy in the ArmyIn honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, we thought we would look at an item in our collection from the era of his presidency: a child’s...
Al McKeeJan 26, 20238 minA Longmeadow Boy and the Gold Rush in 1851Gold rush stories are great places to find drama and intrigue. The History Room at the Chicopee Library holds a series of letters that...