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Oct 24, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 23, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 23, 20222 min read

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...

Oct 22, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 22, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 22, 20221 min read

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...

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