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Rev. Samuel Wolcott's Civil War Letter
"I have just returned from the front line, having really no business there..." Early last fall, the Longmeadow Historical Society...
Bob Abel
Feb 95 min read
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Alice F. Willard
Alice F. Willard 1866-1946 Alice Faith Willard, daughter of Mason and Aurelia Coomes Willard, was born in 1866 and was a lifelong...
Betsy McKee
May 18, 20232 min read
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Martha Chapin Goldthwait (1863-1934)
Faithful readers will be familiar with the name Goldthwait from previous History Notes, including a recent one about the return of a...
Betsy McKee
Mar 30, 20232 min read
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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...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Feb 9, 20233 min read
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"Be a good boy and learn..."
Samuel C. Booth's Penmanship Book, 1820 From the Collection of the Longmeadow Historical Society Penmanship copybooks like this one used...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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The Mystery of the Seaman's Journal
Front Piece of a Seaman's Journal The Mystery of the Seaman's Journal Recently rediscovered in the archives of the Storrs House Museum is...
Beth Hoff
Nov 22, 20225 min read
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Bliss Road Intersection c. 1956
Recent eBay acquisition Longmeadow, 1956 Here’s another neat little eBay find we recently acquired! How do you like this postcard image...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Dairy Farming in Longmeadow
Jarius R. Kibbe and oxen of Frank B. Allen. Image courtesy of Stephen Forbes. Until the turn of the century, most Longmeadow families...
Beth Hoff
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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James S. Dwight’s Voyage on the Kate Hastings
Last week's History Note shared the detective work that went into identifying the author and origins of a Seaman's Journal found in our...
Beth Hoff
Nov 21, 20226 min read
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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...
Betsy McKee
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Memorial Day
This coming Monday, May 30th, is Memorial Day. Although the exact origin of the holiday is unclear, it was widely celebrated beginning...
Betsy McKee
Nov 19, 20222 min read
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Say Their Names
Anyone who knows and loves the soundtrack from the musical Hamilton knows how haunting the final verse of the final song is, “who lives,...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20222 min read
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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...
Al McKee/ Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20224 min read
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A Modern Kitchen of 1933
Advertisement from the 1933 Longmeadow Sesquicentennial Program Book The Official Souvenir Program Book of Longmeadow’s 1933...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20221 min read
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April 1775: Longmeadow Reports
Battle of Lexington 1775 by Amos Doolittle This week Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day, a holiday commemorating the Battles of...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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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...
Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20225 min read
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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...
Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20223 min read
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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...
Lenny Shaker
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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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...
Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20223 min read
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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...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 16, 20221 min read
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