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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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Lenny Shaker
Nov 16, 20223 min read
The Mansions of Bay Path University
Longmeadow is filled with numerous majestic historic homes. The tales of many of these homes are well known. Other homes have fascinating...
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Becky Vitkauskas
Nov 16, 20223 min read
The White Tavern
766 Longmeadow Street- c. 1982 via MACRIS Longmeadow was home to multiple taverns in earlier centuries. One well known tavern in town...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Turner Park- A Photographic History
Turner Park on Williams Street has 84 acres of wooded terrain, two baseball diamonds, one softball diamond, walking trails and a two acre...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 12, 20221 min read
Norway Street School
Cover of Norway Street School Memory Book In honor of Longmeadow’s students returning to school this week, we thought we’d invite you to...
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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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Beth Hoff
Oct 25, 20223 min read
Shaker Road
Driving around the area, you may have noticed a number of different streets named Shaker Road. Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, and Enfield...
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Andrea Taupier
Oct 24, 20221 min read
South Park Estates
This is a photo of 37 South Park Avenue located near the corner of South Park Avenue and Roseland Terrace. The original owner, Owen...
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