William Sheldon (1788 - 1871)
Of the many daguerreotypes in the collections of the Longmeadow Historical Society, 10 of them are of this eccentric gentleman. He was...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
Shaker Road
Driving around the area, you may have noticed a number of different streets named Shaker Road. Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, and Enfield...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Sarah Storrs, 1832-1907
Today's History Note tells the story of an unsung hero of Longmeadow's cultural life, Sarah Storrs. The Storrs name is a recognizable one...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
A Dip in the "Hat Tub"
Do these hot summer days have you wishing to cool off with a nice bath? Well how would you feel about these two bathing options from...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Irinda Colton (1803-1870)
This History Note introduces us to an 1820's shopkeeper, Irinda Colton, of Longmeadow. She operated her own shop on State Street in...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 23, 2022
- 3 min
Mill Road
Mill Road once connected the south end of the Longmeadow Green to the grist mill and the sawmill on Shaker Road. While an 1822 deed in...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
Thomas Francis Cordis, 1843-1915
This week's History Notes shares the letter a 19-year-old Tommy Cordis wrote home to his family in Longmeadow in 1863 during the Civil...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 23, 2022
- 2 min
Boarding House for Newell Button Factory Employees
This History Note shares information about the Boarding House for Newell Button Factory employees. The 1860 census inspired this...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 23, 2022
- 2 min
Longmeadow Family and Day School for Girls
Have you ever wanted to have automatic admission to an excellent college? If so, then you might have enrolled at the Longmeadow Family...
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Dennis Picard
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Braided Straw Hat
In the photo below Dennis Picard is holding an example of a seven strand straw plait (flat braid), known as Dunstable work, after the...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
Longmeadow Country Day School for Younger Boys
I. Mansur Beard, a Harvard graduate, believed that boys should be taught by men (not women) in classes of 15 students or less in order to...
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Jim Moran
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
One More Face of 734 Longmeadow Street
One additional "face" of the Brewer-Young mansion that lasted for almost 60 years was the one shown in the above photo in which the...
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Jim Moran
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
The Many Faces of 734 Longmeadow Street
Recently the Longmeadow Historical Society was able to acquire a previously unknown photo of the Wolcott mansion as it appeared in 1890s....
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Charles Birnie- Horse Breeder
Have you ever wanted to own a horse farm? Charles Birnie did. In 1889, Charles Birnie bought the old Thomas Hale house (corner Booth...
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Dennis Picard
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Charcoal Iron
Local historian Dennis Picard holding a charcoal box iron This charcoal or charcoal box iron is of a style developed in the 19th century...
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Beth Hoff
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Georgiana Bliss McQueen
Have you ever wanted to travel to distant lands? Georgiana Bliss did. The daughter of Ebenezer and Marilla Bliss, grew up in Longmeadow...
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