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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Betsy McKee
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Hey Phil!
In honor of Groundhog Day, this author thought our readers might like to don their beaver silk top hats like this c. 1890-1905 one in our...
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Betsy McKee
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
For the Birds!
"With Best Wishes" Postcard from the Longmeadow Historical Society Archives It's For the Birds! Did you know that there used to be a crow...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 22, 2022
- 4 min
Dairy Farming in Longmeadow
Jarius R. Kibbe and oxen of Frank B. Allen. Image courtesy of Stephen Forbes. Until the turn of the century, most Longmeadow families...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Buzz Buzz Buzz
Beehive Skeg (image by Rosser 1954) "If there’s a buzzing noise, somebody’s making a buzzing noise, and the only reason for making a...
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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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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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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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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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Beth Hoff
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Gottlieb Baer of Longmeadow
Gottlieb Baer Longmeadow has benefitted from the talents of immigrants in our community. Gottlieb Baer and his family are just one...
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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
- 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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