Wolf Swamp Road and School
Wolf Swamp Road School c. 1956 Longmeadow Historical Society Archives Who among us has not wondered about the name “Wolf Swamp?” In...
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Betsy McKee
- May 18
- 2 min
Alice F. Willard
Alice F. Willard 1866-1946 Alice Faith Willard, daughter of Mason and Aurelia Coomes Willard, was born in 1866 and was a lifelong...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- May 4
- 2 min
A Walk Through the Old Emerson Place
Cooley-Emerson House at 476 Longmeadow Street image courtesy raveis.com It’s not every day you get a complete basement-to-attic tour of...
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Lenny Shaker
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Bowles’ Farm Postcard
While exploring eBay for Longmeadow memorabilia I discovered this 1907 Bowles’ Farm postcard and purchased it for the Longmeadow...
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Tim Casey/ Beth Hoff
- Feb 23
- 5 min
“…lot shall not be re-sold to a colored person, an Italian or a Polander”
1920 Map of Longmeadow showing the area of the Brookline development “…lot shall not be re-sold to a colored person, an Italian or a...
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Lenny Shaker
- Jan 19
- 2 min
A Funeral, 1909
Longmeadow Historical Society's Emerson Photographic Collection is a treasure trove of photographs documenting Longmeadow in the early...
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Beth Hoff
- Jan 12
- 5 min
Berkeley Taylor and the Barn Fire
This week the Longmeadow Historical Society recognizes Longmeadow Dental Care for their support of History Notes. On June 9, 1933,...
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Betsy McKee
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Let it Snow
Do you remember the thrill of a new snowfall, a snow day, and your parents saying "let's go sledding?" This author remembers dragging a...
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Lenny Shaker
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Cannon on the Green 1926-1942
Image from Annie Emerson Papers, Vol 2 In 1920 it was decided to construct a war memorial to honor the almost 340 Longmeadow veterans who...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Paying for the Great War
"Over the Top for You" by Sidney H. Riesenberg, 1918. How do you pay for a war? Waging war is expensive and when the United States...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 22, 2022
- 5 min
The Trolley Crash of 1905
From the Connecticut Trolley Museum The trolley, or the electric railway, came to Longmeadow in 1896. The Springfield Street Railway...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
Bliss Road Intersection c. 1956
Recent eBay acquisition Longmeadow, 1956 Here’s another neat little eBay find we recently acquired! How do you like this postcard image...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 21, 2022
- 5 min
The Road Through the Meadows
Cover of 1960 Annual Report, Town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts Until the late 1950’s, most vehicles traveling north and south along the...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Longmeadow Street's Hidden Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Gems
An iconic feature of Longmeadow is “The Green” which is on the National Register of Historic Places primarily because of the historic...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Kenneth B. Page's WWI Service Medals
Service Medals awarded to Pvt. Kenneth Page of Longmeadow during WWI Kenneth Bausman Page was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on June...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Rachel Lawton: Suffragist
Much is written of famous early pioneers of the movement like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Without question, their role...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 21, 2022
- 5 min
Sears Homes in Longmeadow
11 Franklin Terrace, Longmeadow, MA Until the turn of the 20th Century, Longmeadow was primarily an agricultural community. That started...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Holdup at Sharkey’s!
Long before MGM built its casino in Springfield, persons interested in gambling had to seek out illegal sites to place their bets. One of...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Longmeadow’s Governor: Foster Furcolo
John Foster Furcolo was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 29, 1911. He dropped the use of his first name in the late 1940s. Before...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Longmeadow’s Physician From Kyiv
Jacob Zuslofsky, who became Dr. James Z. Naurison, was an immigrant from Kyiv, Ukraine living much of his life in Longmeadow. He led an...
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