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Granny Tales- Part II

"The Granny Tale: The Process of Discovering the Truth Behind the Note" As some of our readers will recall, we recently discussed so...

Betsy McKee

Nov 11, 20223 min read

Student Copy Books: The Good Old (Math) Days

This week, as many families with school-aged children are wrapping up another busy week, let us pause and recognize the struggles...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 11, 20222 min read

Granny Notes and Bough Pots

Have you ever heard of a granny note? This is what historical societies and museums call the little slips of paper that come with...

Betsy McKee

Nov 4, 20223 min read

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

"Working on the Railroad: Thomas Murray 1848-1926"

Longmeadow resident Thomas Murray kept a diary in 1887, and like many of his time who kept diaries, included mostly comments on the...

Betsy McKee

Nov 2, 20222 min read

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

Counterfeiters and Loyalist: The Colton Family Register

Sometime around 1799, a family register was made to record the births, marriages, and deaths in Samuel Colton's family. This printed and...

Betsy McKee

Oct 31, 20222 min read

When the Clock Strikes Midnight

Storrs House Museum, Longmeadow In a few short days we will all settle in and prepare to ring in a new year. Perhaps a clock like this...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Oct 27, 20222 min read

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

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

Jerusha Mather Williams Colton (1783 - 1844)

Jerusha Mather Williams was born in 1783 to Ensign Samuel Williams and Lucy Burt. Jerusha's grandfather was the Reverend Stephen...

Betsy McKee

Oct 27, 20222 min read

Joseph A. Hekking "View of the Connecticut River from Pecousic Brook"

This painting of the Connecticut River looking north across present-day Forest Park has been a treasured item of the Longmeadow...

Betsy McKee

Oct 27, 20222 min read

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

William Sheldon (1788 - 1871)

Of the many daguerreotypes in the collections of the Longmeadow Historical Society, 10 of them are of this eccentric gentleman. He was...

Betsy McKee

Oct 25, 20222 min read

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

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

A Dip in the "Hat Tub"

Do these hot summer days have you wishing to cool off with a nice bath? Well how would you feel about these two bathing options from...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Oct 24, 20222 min read

Irinda Colton (1803-1870)

This History Note introduces us to an 1820's shopkeeper, Irinda Colton, of Longmeadow. She operated her own shop on State Street in...

Betsy McKee

Oct 24, 20221 min read

Thomas Francis Cordis, 1843-1915

This week's History Notes shares the letter a 19-year-old Tommy Cordis wrote home to his family in Longmeadow in 1863 during the Civil...

Betsy McKee

Oct 23, 20221 min read

Charcoal Iron

Local historian Dennis Picard holding a charcoal box iron This charcoal or charcoal box iron is of a style developed in the 19th century...

Dennis Picard

Oct 22, 20221 min read

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Granny Tales- Part II

Student Copy Books: The Good Old (Math) Days

Granny Notes and Bough Pots

To Encourage Music

"Working on the Railroad: Thomas Murray 1848-1926"

The 1831 Map of Longmeadow

Counterfeiters and Loyalist: The Colton Family Register

When the Clock Strikes Midnight

Early Music in Longmeadow's First Church

Thanks and Giving: Emeline Colton's Friendship Journal

Jerusha Mather Williams Colton (1783 - 1844)

Joseph A. Hekking "View of the Connecticut River from Pecousic Brook"

Grace Trowbridge Smith's Scrapbook

William Sheldon (1788 - 1871)

Alice F. Willard 1866-1946

Sarah Storrs, 1832-1907

A Dip in the "Hat Tub"

Irinda Colton (1803-1870)

Thomas Francis Cordis, 1843-1915

Charcoal Iron

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