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Tim Casey
Nov 20, 20224 min read
Diggin' in The Meadows
The Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge, colloquially known as “The Meadows,” is a stretch of meadows and wetlands that dominate the...
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Al McKee/ Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20224 min read
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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Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20225 min read
For the Love of Books
William G. Medlicott Image courtesy of Stephen Forbes I love books. While I will, on occasion, read an e-book, I prefer the heft and...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 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...
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Betsy McKee
Nov 18, 20223 min read
"While her fingers o'er this canvas move"
"Jesus Permit the Gracious name to stand As the first efforts of an infant's hand And while her fingers oe'r this canvas move Engage her...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 18, 20222 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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 18, 20224 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...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20223 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...
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Betsy McKee
Nov 17, 20224 min read
Gravestone in the Basement!
I found a gravestone in my basement! What would you think if you found a gravestone in your basement? This happened to a new owner of an...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 16, 20221 min read
The Poets' Album
Cover of The Poets' Album compiled in 1864 for the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair; from the collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society I...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 16, 20225 min read
Preserving Longmeadow
First Congregational Church on the Longmeadow Town Green When my husband and I first drove north on Longmeadow Street, we were drawn to...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Holiday Times
This Christmas season we wish to share from our collection this sweet doll holding two early 19th century holiday booklets for young...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20223 min read
District School Registers 1850-1851
Tucked away in a folder in the archives at the Storrs House Museum are more than a dozen attendance registers for the eight District...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20223 min read
A Letter from Mary Lyon....
South Hadley, Aug 26.1847 My dear Miss Bliss, Won’t you be willing to go to Virginia to teach? It’s a place where Miss Moore taught this...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Mourning Adolphus
This poignant little mourning painting from the collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society reminds us of the frailty of children's...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 13, 20223 min read
Play Ball!
Are you one of countless people tuned into the Red Sox/ Astros American League Series this week? Then perhaps you’ll enjoy these two...
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Betsy McKee
Nov 12, 20223 min read
Treasured Textile
On September 22nd, the Longmeadow Historical Society and Storrs Library will proudly present a virtual talk by renowned expert Lynne...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 12, 20224 min read
Caring for Longmeadow's Poor
Longmeadow Historical Society Archives Anthropologist Margaret Mead famously identified a healed human femur as the first sign of...
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Betsy McKee
Nov 12, 20222 min read
Granny Note- A Forest of Oak Trees
As our readers will recall, we love so-called "Granny Notes"--those sometimes cryptic, sometimes vague, sometimes incredible stories...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 11, 20224 min read
Silver and Gold Spectacles and Thimbles
Did you know that Longmeadow once had a thriving spectacle and thimble manufacturing industry? From 1830 through 1861, at least 38 men in...
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