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James S. Dwight’s Voyage on the Kate Hastings
Last week's History Note shared the detective work that went into identifying the author and origins of a Seaman's Journal found in our...
Beth Hoff
Nov 21, 20226 min read
"View of the Connecticut River from Pecousic Brook" Revisited
This painting of the Connecticut River looking north across present-day Forest Park has been a treasured item of the Longmeadow...
Betsy McKee
Nov 21, 20222 min read
A Soldier's Letter Home: Thomas Francis Cordis, 1843-1915
Thomas (Tommy) Francis Cordis was born in Longmeadow in 1843 and enlisted in the 46th Mass. Volunteers in September of 1862, at the age...
Betsy McKee
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Fire! Fire!
If you were one of the many people who voted at the Community House this week, then you were visiting the site of a significant mid-19th...
Betsy McKee
Nov 21, 20223 min read
Diggin' in The Meadows
The Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge, colloquially known as “The Meadows,” is a stretch of meadows and wetlands that dominate the...
Tim Casey
Nov 20, 20224 min read
From eBay Back to Longmeadow: An Image of Elias Coomes
Elias Coomes, in Militia Coat Recently Acquired by Longmeadow Historical Society Every once in a while, we add a new item to our...
Al McKee/ Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20224 min read
For the Love of Books
William G. Medlicott Image courtesy of Stephen Forbes I love books. While I will, on occasion, read an e-book, I prefer the heft and...
Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20225 min read
The Stars of Longmeadow
Star on the Storrs House Museum Have you ever noticed the plaques on many of the antique houses in Longmeadow? The markers feature a...
Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20223 min read
"While her fingers o'er this canvas move"
"Jesus Permit the Gracious name to stand As the first efforts of an infant's hand And while her fingers oe'r this canvas move Engage her...
Betsy McKee
Nov 18, 20223 min read
Longmeadow's Shrinking Boundaries
Over the years Longmeadow‘s boundaries have changed and its size has decreased. Beginning as a precinct of Springfield, Longmeadow’s...
Lenny Shaker
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Longmeadow's Irish
Today's History Note takes a look back at the history of the Irish in Longmeadow in honor of St. Patrick's Day. "Irish emigrants leaving...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 18, 20224 min read
The Medlicott House
If you had driven down Longmeadow Street around the turn of the 20th Century, you would have definitely noticed the Medlicott house at...
Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20223 min read
Gravestone in the Basement!
I found a gravestone in my basement! What would you think if you found a gravestone in your basement? This happened to a new owner of an...
Betsy McKee
Nov 17, 20224 min read
The Poets' Album
Cover of The Poets' Album compiled in 1864 for the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair; from the collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society I...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Preserving Longmeadow
First Congregational Church on the Longmeadow Town Green When my husband and I first drove north on Longmeadow Street, we were drawn to...
Beth Hoff
Nov 16, 20225 min read
Holiday Times
This Christmas season we wish to share from our collection this sweet doll holding two early 19th century holiday booklets for young...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20221 min read
District School Registers 1850-1851
Tucked away in a folder in the archives at the Storrs House Museum are more than a dozen attendance registers for the eight District...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20223 min read
A Letter from Mary Lyon....
South Hadley, Aug 26.1847 My dear Miss Bliss, Won’t you be willing to go to Virginia to teach? It’s a place where Miss Moore taught this...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20223 min read
Mourning Adolphus
This poignant little mourning painting from the collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society reminds us of the frailty of children's...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Play Ball!
Are you one of countless people tuned into the Red Sox/ Astros American League Series this week? Then perhaps you’ll enjoy these two...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20223 min read
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