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Longmeadow Minute Men to Arms!

We’ve all been hearing about the Revolutionary War commemorations happening across the Commonwealth, including the pivotal battles at...

Betsy McKee

Apr 192 min read

Rev. Samuel Wolcott's Civil War Letter

"I have just returned from the front line, having really no business there..." Early last fall, the Longmeadow Historical Society...

Bob Abel

Feb 95 min read

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...

Betsy McKee

May 18, 20232 min read

Martha Chapin Goldthwait (1863-1934)

Faithful readers will be familiar with the name Goldthwait from previous History Notes, including a recent one about the return of a...

Betsy McKee

Mar 30, 20232 min read

Emma's Essay: A Soldier Boy in the Army

In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, we thought we would look at an item in our collection from the era of his presidency: a child’s...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Feb 9, 20233 min read

"Be a good boy and learn..."

Samuel C. Booth's Penmanship Book, 1820 From the Collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society Penmanship copybooks like this one used...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Dec 8, 20222 min read

The Mystery of the Seaman's Journal

Front Piece of a Seaman's Journal The Mystery of the Seaman's Journal Recently rediscovered in the archives of the Storrs House Museum is...

Beth Hoff

Nov 22, 20225 min read

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...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 22, 20221 min read

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...

Beth Hoff

Nov 22, 20224 min read

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

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

Memorial Day

This coming Monday, May 30th, is Memorial Day. Although the exact origin of the holiday is unclear, it was widely celebrated beginning...

Betsy McKee

Nov 19, 20222 min read

Say Their Names

Anyone who knows and loves the soundtrack from the musical Hamilton knows how haunting the final verse of the final song is, “who lives,...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 19, 20222 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

A Modern Kitchen of 1933

Advertisement from the 1933 Longmeadow Sesquicentennial Program Book The Official Souvenir Program Book of Longmeadow’s 1933...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 19, 20221 min read

April 1775: Longmeadow Reports

Battle of Lexington 1775 by Amos Doolittle This week Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day, a holiday commemorating the Battles of...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 19, 20223 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

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

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

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Longmeadow Minute Men to Arms!

Rev. Samuel Wolcott's Civil War Letter

Alice F. Willard

Martha Chapin Goldthwait (1863-1934)

Emma's Essay: A Soldier Boy in the Army

"Be a good boy and learn..."

The Mystery of the Seaman's Journal

Bliss Road Intersection c. 1956

Dairy Farming in Longmeadow

James S. Dwight’s Voyage on the Kate Hastings

A Soldier's Letter Home: Thomas Francis Cordis, 1843-1915

Memorial Day

Say Their Names

From eBay Back to Longmeadow: An Image of Elias Coomes

A Modern Kitchen of 1933

April 1775: Longmeadow Reports

For the Love of Books

The Stars of Longmeadow

Longmeadow's Shrinking Boundaries

The Medlicott House

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