Student Copy Books: The Good Old (Math) Days
This week, as many families with school-aged children are wrapping up another busy week, let us pause and recognize the struggles...
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Al McKee/ Betsy McKee
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Dr. Thomas L. Chapman (1817-1889) Collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society The town of Longmeadow has had many doctors in the...
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Betsy McKee
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Granny Notes and Bough Pots
Have you ever heard of a granny note? This is what historical societies and museums call the little slips of paper that come with...
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Betsy McKee
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Epidemics of 100 Years Ago
Past Epidemics in Longmeadow at the Doane Orphanage The town of Longmeadow has dealt with epidemics before the COVID-19 pandemic changed...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 2, 2022
- 6 min
Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes: The Care of Two Longmeadow Residents
***Today's History Note is part of our Hidden Voices Series that looks to highlight the stories of people often overlooked in history....
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
Westward Bound
"The Connecticut Settlers Entering The Western Reserve” by Howard Pyle (1853-1911) Who among us hasn’t dreamed of moving to somewhere new...
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Betsy McKee
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
"Working on the Railroad: Thomas Murray 1848-1926"
Longmeadow resident Thomas Murray kept a diary in 1887, and like many of his time who kept diaries, included mostly comments on the...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
The 1831 Map of Longmeadow
1831 Map of Longmeadow The 1831 map of Longmeadow, the earliest map of our entire town, shows a Longmeadow that is both similar to and...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Cats of Longmeadow
perhaps Tommy Cordis (b.1884) Cordis Family Collection Upon hearing that the Dogs of Longmeadow were highlighted in a recent History...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
The Lives and Legacies of the William Goldthwaits
William Goldthwait In the 1800s, the talented and well-known Goldthwait family enriched the community and culture of Longmeadow. Today,...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Dogs of Longmeadow
Today's History Note celebrates the real champions of a quarantine lifestyle - dogs! Any morning and any late afternoon in Longmeadow you...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
The Truth is in the Teeth
Did you know that two dentists connected to Longmeadow were critical witnesses in one of the most celebrated murder trials of the...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Drs. Lester Noble and Nathan Cooley Keep
Lester Noble, D.D.S. Have you ever had a tooth extracted without anesthesia? Thanks in part to Dr. Lester Noble and Dr. Nathan Cooley...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
"Instantly Killed by a Bull" The Death of Young Gaius Bliss
Have you ever noticed this gravestone in the Longmeadow Cemetery? While not common, causes of death were sometimes included on...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Thanks and Giving: Emeline Colton's Friendship Journal
On this day of Thanks and Giving, we wanted to reach out to our friends near and far and share a recent and wonderful addition to the...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Jerusha Mather Williams Colton (1783 - 1844)
Jerusha Mather Williams was born in 1783 to Ensign Samuel Williams and Lucy Burt. Jerusha's grandfather was the Reverend Stephen...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Joseph A. Hekking "View of the Connecticut River from Pecousic Brook"
This painting of the Connecticut River looking north across present-day Forest Park has been a treasured item of the Longmeadow...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 27, 2022
- 5 min
The "Agawam"
The "Dexter", another Connecticut River steamboat The frequently shallow waters of the Enfield Falls challenged boats traveling on the...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Red Sandstone in Longmeadow
We live in a geologically very interesting area in western Massachusetts. The Connecticut River Valley is a rift valley, which means it...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Grace Trowbridge Smith's Scrapbook
This History Note shares a page or two from a scrapbook in our collection once belonging to Miss Grace Trowbridge Smith. It sheds light...
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