Lenny ShakerMar 22 minMary Ann Booth: PhotomicroscopistMary Ann Allard Booth was born on September 8, 1843 to Rhoda and Samuel Colton Booth of Longmeadow. She was a direct descendant of the...
Betsy McKeeFeb 162 minWho is the Mysterious Lady in the PortraitThe portrait, an oil on poplar board, is of an older lady with glasses, identified as "Harriet Ford Bull Lawton, 1700." Seems pretty...
Al McKeeOct 26, 20234 minWilliam Holland, Longmeadow's First Stone CarverWhen people ask what the oldest gravestone in the Longmeadow Cemetery is, the answer is the stone for Mary Drake Colton. She died in...
Betsy McKeeOct 5, 20232 min"Instantly Killed by a Bull" The Death of Young Gaius BlissHave you ever noticed this gravestone in the Longmeadow Cemetery? While not common, causes of death were sometimes included on...