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Longmeadow’s Governor: Foster Furcolo

John Foster Furcolo was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 29, 1911. He dropped the use of his first name in the late 1940s. Before...

Lenny Shaker

Nov 21, 20223 min read

Fire! Fire!

If you were one of the many people who voted at the Community House this week, then you were visiting the site of a significant mid-19th...

Betsy McKee

Nov 21, 20223 min read

Olmsted’s Longmeadow

This week mark's the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted who is considered the father of American landscape...

Lenny Shaker

Nov 19, 20223 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

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

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...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 18, 20224 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

The Mansions of Bay Path University

Longmeadow is filled with numerous majestic historic homes. The tales of many of these homes are well known. Other homes have fascinating...

Lenny Shaker

Nov 16, 20223 min read

The White Tavern

766 Longmeadow Street- c. 1982 via MACRIS Longmeadow was home to multiple taverns in earlier centuries. One well known tavern in town...

Becky Vitkauskas

Nov 16, 20223 min read

Turner Park- A Photographic History

Turner Park on Williams Street has 84 acres of wooded terrain, two baseball diamonds, one softball diamond, walking trails and a two acre...

Lenny Shaker

Nov 16, 20223 min read

Norway Street School

Cover of Norway Street School Memory Book In honor of Longmeadow’s students returning to school this week, we thought we’d invite you to...

Melissa M. Cybulski

Nov 12, 20221 min read

Solomon Burt and the Explosion at the Powder Mill

As this gravestone attests, patriots faced danger at home as well as on the battlefield. This stone stands in Longmeadow Cemetery,...

Betsy McKee

Nov 2, 20222 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 Lives and Legacies of the William Goldthwaits

William Goldthwait In the 1800s, the talented and well-known Goldthwait family enriched the community and culture of Longmeadow. Today,...

Beth Hoff

Oct 31, 20223 min read

The Truth is in the Teeth

Did you know that two dentists connected to Longmeadow were critical witnesses in one of the most celebrated murder trials of the...

Beth Hoff

Oct 31, 20223 min read

Drs. Lester Noble and Nathan Cooley Keep

Lester Noble, D.D.S. Have you ever had a tooth extracted without anesthesia? Thanks in part to Dr. Lester Noble and Dr. Nathan Cooley...

Beth Hoff

Oct 31, 20224 min read

Holdup at Sharkey's

Long before MGM built its casino in Springfield, persons interested in gambling had to seek out illegal sites to place their bets. One of...

Beth Hoff

Oct 27, 20222 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

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...

Beth Hoff

Oct 27, 20222 min read

Longmeadow Historical Society

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Longmeadow’s Governor: Foster Furcolo

Fire! Fire!

Olmsted’s Longmeadow

April 1775: Longmeadow Reports

The Stars of Longmeadow

Longmeadow's Shrinking Boundaries

Longmeadow's Irish

The Medlicott House

The Mansions of Bay Path University

The White Tavern

Turner Park- A Photographic History

Norway Street School

Solomon Burt and the Explosion at the Powder Mill

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

The Lives and Legacies of the William Goldthwaits

The Truth is in the Teeth

Drs. Lester Noble and Nathan Cooley Keep

Holdup at Sharkey's

Thanks and Giving: Emeline Colton's Friendship Journal

Gottlieb Baer of Longmeadow

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