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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Betsy McKee
- Mar 30
- 2 min
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Feb 9
- 3 min
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
"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...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 22, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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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 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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Beth Hoff
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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Betsy McKee
- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Betsy McKee
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
Memorial Day
This coming Monday, May 30th, is Memorial Day. Although the exact origin of the holiday is unclear, it was widely celebrated beginning...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
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,...
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Al McKee/ Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 19, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 19, 2022
- 1 min
A Modern Kitchen of 1933
Advertisement from the 1933 Longmeadow Sesquicentennial Program Book The Official Souvenir Program Book of Longmeadow’s 1933...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 19, 2022
- 3 min
April 1775: Longmeadow Reports
Battle of Lexington 1775 by Amos Doolittle This week Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day, a holiday commemorating the Battles of...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 18, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
The Poets' Album
Cover of The Poets' Album compiled in 1864 for the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair; from the collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society I...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
Sentenced to Death for Treason: Alpheus Colton of Longmeadow
Jonathan Hale Daybook: Jan 25, 1787 On January 25, 1787, a Longmeadow merchant, Jonathan Hale, recorded in his daybook a debit to Alpheus...
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