Peter Pease- "... if he should be living..."
Indenture of Peter Pease to Noah Ashley “…if he should be living…” Sometimes, research leads you to more questions than answers, and this...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 11, 20227 min read
Searching for Susan Freedom
Susan Freedom d.1803, Springfield Cemetery (image courtesy of Betsy McKee) Under the shade of evergreen trees in a section of Springfield...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 11, 20223 min read
Miss Storrs, Professor Storrs and the American School for the Deaf
From the 1840's to the 1880's the connection between the American School for the Deaf in Hartford and the Storrs family of Longmeadow was...
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Al McKee/ Betsy McKee
Nov 4, 20223 min read
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Dr. Thomas L. Chapman (1817-1889) Collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society The town of Longmeadow has had many doctors in the...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 4, 20227 min read
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, 20224 min read
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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Beth Hoff
Nov 4, 20225 min read
Stockbridge Indians and Rev. Stephen Williams
Stockbridge Indians and Rev. Stephen Williams Stockbridge, Massachusetts is the quintessential New England town. Norman Rockwell, who...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 2, 20226 min read
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....
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Betsy McKee
Nov 2, 20222 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,...
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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...
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Beth Hoff
Oct 31, 20223 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,...
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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...
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Beth Hoff
Oct 31, 20224 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...
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Beth Hoff
Oct 27, 20222 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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
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...
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Beth Hoff
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...
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Betsy McKee
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 25, 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...
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Betsy McKee
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Oct 24, 20222 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...
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