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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Beth Hoff
- Jan 12
- 5 min
Berkeley Taylor and the Barn Fire
This week the Longmeadow Historical Society recognizes Longmeadow Dental Care for their support of History Notes. On June 9, 1933,...
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Lenny Shaker
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Cannon on the Green 1926-1942
Image from Annie Emerson Papers, Vol 2 In 1920 it was decided to construct a war memorial to honor the almost 340 Longmeadow veterans who...
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Beth Hoff
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Paying for the Great War
"Over the Top for You" by Sidney H. Riesenberg, 1918. How do you pay for a war? Waging war is expensive and when the United States...
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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Kenneth B. Page's WWI Service Medals
Service Medals awarded to Pvt. Kenneth Page of Longmeadow during WWI Kenneth Bausman Page was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on June...
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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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Lenny Shaker
- Nov 20, 2022
- 3 min
Longmeadow’s Medal of Honor Recipient: Cpl. Edward G. Wilkin
Col. Wilkin’s Medal of Honor Collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society As we close out a week that began for many with Memorial Day...
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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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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
- 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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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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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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Beth Hoff
- Nov 13, 2022
- 7 min
John Akley and Sarah Forbus
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze Who were John Akley and Sarah Forbus? They are pauper children from Boston whom Ensign...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
WWII Air Raid Wardens in Longmeadow
Alice Atkinson's resignation letter from her Air Raid Warden position February 1942 The “Longmeadow Civilian Defense Committee”...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 4, 2022
- 7 min
The Elusive Johnny Appleseed... of Longmeadow- Part II
Illustration by George Richards from "Johnny Appleseed and Other Poems" by Vachel Lindsay, NY, 1929 Last week’s History Note article...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
- Nov 4, 2022
- 4 min
The Elusive Johnny Appleseed... of Longmeadow
Harper's Magazine, 1871 This article is widely believed to be the source of much of the myth of Johnny Appleseed. Is it true? Was he...
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Betsy McKee
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
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,...
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Betsy McKee
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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