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Stockbridge Indians and Rev. Stephen Williams
Stockbridge Indians and Rev. Stephen Williams Stockbridge, Massachusetts is the quintessential New England town. Norman Rockwell, who...
Beth Hoff
Nov 4, 20225 min read
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Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes: The Care of Two Longmeadow Residents
***Today's History Note is part of our Hidden Voices Series that looks to highlight the stories of people often overlooked in history....
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 2, 20226 min read
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To Encourage Music
Music at Longmeadow's early meeting house had been a very controversial topic during Stephen William's early years as minister. The...
Betsy McKee
Nov 2, 20223 min read
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The 1831 Map of Longmeadow
1831 Map of Longmeadow The 1831 map of Longmeadow, the earliest map of our entire town, shows a Longmeadow that is both similar to and...
Beth Hoff
Nov 2, 20223 min read
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Cats of Longmeadow
perhaps Tommy Cordis (b.1884) Cordis Family Collection Upon hearing that the Dogs of Longmeadow were highlighted in a recent History...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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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...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 31, 20222 min read
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Early Center School Kindergarten
Center School Kindergarten (undated) One look at this busy classroom scene evokes memories of past Decembers when teachers and students...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Early Music in Longmeadow's First Church
Recently on Facebook, the First Church of Longmeadow began sharing a few videos of their virtual choir. In this global pandemic age when...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 27, 20223 min read
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Thanks and Giving: Emeline Colton's Friendship Journal
On this day of Thanks and Giving, we wanted to reach out to our friends near and far and share a recent and wonderful addition to the...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Grace Trowbridge Smith's Scrapbook
This History Note shares a page or two from a scrapbook in our collection once belonging to Miss Grace Trowbridge Smith. It sheds light...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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Longmeadow During the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
Area schools, including Longmeadow, closed their doors on September 27th, 1918 in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly illness. ...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Rachel Lawton: Suffragist
This History Note shares the story of one Longmeadow woman's role in the fight for women's right to vote. Recent reminders that 2020...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 24, 20222 min read
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Alice F. Willard 1866-1946
Alice Faith Willard, daughter of Mason and Aurelia Coomes Willard, was born in 1866 and was a lifelong resident of Longmeadow. When she...
Betsy McKee
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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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...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 24, 20222 min read
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