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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Longmeadow Family and Day School for Girls
Have you ever wanted to have automatic admission to an excellent college? If so, then you might have enrolled at the Longmeadow Family...
Beth Hoff
Oct 23, 20222 min read
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Charles Birnie- Horse Breeder
Have you ever wanted to own a horse farm? Charles Birnie did. In 1889, Charles Birnie bought the old Thomas Hale house (corner Booth...
Beth Hoff
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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Mary Colton Alias Mary Drake
The headstone of Mary Colton aka Mary Drake "The old burying ground of the Town of Longmeadow consisted originally of just one acre of...
Betsy McKee
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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Georgiana Bliss McQueen
Have you ever wanted to travel to distant lands? Georgiana Bliss did. The daughter of Ebenezer and Marilla Bliss, grew up in Longmeadow...
Beth Hoff
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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