Longmeadow Historical Society

Collection area: Religion

Copybook and miscellaneous manuscript collection

Copybook and miscellaneous manuscript collection, 1697-1840

3 boxes and 1 boxed volume (1.3 linear feet)

Scope and Content Note
This collection of copybooks includes examples of penmanship, math exercises, notes on science, history, geography, and French. One anonymous volume appears to be a short novel. The collection also contains miscellaneous manuscript material, including indentures, bills, poems, recipes, and fragments. Other items of note are bills of lading for sugar, rum, lime juice, and English goods signed by Captain Azor Gale of the Brigantine Mary of Boston, dated 1697 and an unknown seaman’s journal recording a trip from Boston to Calcutta in 1852 -1853. Longmeadow residents with material in the collection include Ebenezer Bliss, Julia M. Bliss, Samuel C. Booth, Ethan Ely, Martha Fitch, Patty Fitch and Richard Salter Storrs. The authorship for a number of the manuscript items is not known.
 
Box and Folder Listing

Creator Description Date range Box:Folder
Bliss, Chloe Friendship album 1827-1836 1:1

Bliss, Ebenezer Penmanship and math notes (2 vols.) undated 1:2

Bliss, Julia M. History notes undated 1:3
Bliss, Julia M. Science notes undated 1:4

Booth, David French notes 1818 1:5
Booth, Joseph Math notes 1817 1:6

Booth, Lucy Penmanship book 1807 1:7
Booth, Samuel C. Penmanship books (4 vols.) 1820-1825 1:8
Booth, Samuel C. Penmanship books (2 vols.) and math notes 1823-1826 1:9
Coomes, Julia Sexton Writing book 1825 2:1
Ely, Ethan Math notes and teachers notebook 1806, undated 2:2
Fitch, Martha (d. 1831) Copybooks 1810-1830 2:3
Fitch, Pabody (d. 1806) Copybook 1791-1792 2:4
Fitch, Patty (b. 1799) Copybooks and diaries 1814-1816 and undated 2:5
Goldthwaite, Martha Sketchbook 1883-1890 2:6
Storrs, Jonathan Textbook of Ministers Preaching 1819-1850 2:7
Richard Salter Storrs Geography notes 1782 2:8
Unknown Commonplace book undated 2:9
Unknown Geographical Extracts undated 2:10
Unknown Politics and Government undated 2:11
Unknown Literary 1820-1826 2:12
Unknown Commonplace book with index 1782-1783 3:1
Unknown History copybook. Not located, 2018 Late 19th century 3:2
Unknown School mathematics copybook undated, before 1850 3:3
Unknown Penmanship book. “The Juvenile Penman..” 1814 3:4
Unknown Volume containing what appears to be a short story or novella. undated 3:5
Unknown Copybook including sections on English history and ancient history After 1871 3:6
Unknown Composition, “On the abilities of the sexes” 1808 3:7
Unknown Composition, “On the benefits of combination” undated 3:8
Unknown Poetry and biblical fragments undated 3:9
Unknown Volume of several handwritten hymns undated 3:10
Unknown Accounting of expenses, 2 items 1718-1721 3:11
Unknown A schedule of the exercises of exhibition undated 3:12
Azor Gale Bills of lading 1697 3:13
Various Bills 1789, 1815 3:14
Various Dry goods bill. 1820 3:15
Various Indentures 1737-1799 3:16
Various Indentures 1801-1818 3:17
Unknown Lamentation of General Burgoyne, handwritten copy and newspaper clipping undated 3:18
Unknown Attachments and payment orders 1815-1840 3:19
Unknown Recipes and remedies undated 3:20
Unknown Notes and extracts on legal matters circa 1800 3:21
Unknown Unsigned letter 1836 3:22
Unknown Miscellaneous manuscripts undated 3:23
Unknown Fragments undated 3:24
Unknown Journal noting sermons heard 1815-1816 3:25
Unknown Account of who preached on a series of Sundays. 1791-1792 3:26
Unknown Fragment undated 3:27
Unknown Probate Inventory undated 3:28
Unknown Sermon written on announcement for Williams College commencement, 1818 undated 3:29
Unknown Home remedy recipes undated 3:30
Unknown Extract from an oration delivered to the Baccalaureates at Union College by Eliphalet Nott, 1806 undated 3:31
Unknown 2 papers, one on female education and one on religion undated 3:32
Unknown Questions and answers undated 3:33
Unknown Notes on sermons heard undated 3:34
Unknown Poetry 1815 and 1829 3:35
Unknown Brief history of Longmeadow undated 3:36
Unknown Letter concerning a will undated 3:37
Unknown Seaman’s journal (formerly BV 48) 1852-1853 Boxed volume

 

Types of material
  • Commonplace books
  • School notebooks
Related collections: Business, Longmeadow, Religion
Longmeadow Cemetery Association records

Longmeadow Cemetery Association records, 1858-2015

3 boxes (1.4 linear feet)

Longmeadow Cemetery

Background Note
In 1870 the “Old Burying Ground” was filled to near capacity and a meeting was called to discuss the need for more space for the growing community. On July 12, 1872 the Longmeadow Cemetery Association was formed with capital stock of $,2000 divided into equal shares of $25 each. Its purpose was the establishment and subsequent care and control of a burial place divisible into lots for individual ownership in proximity to and within the same enclosing fence with the Parish Burying Ground, yet with separate control. Some of the original members of the Association included David Booth, William G. Medlicott, Stephen T. Colton, Thomas S. Cordis, and David E. Burbank.

Scope and Content Note
The collection includes correspondence related to bequests, interments, and grounds keeping; financial statements; minutes of meetings; articles of association and rules and regulations; records of interment and information on deeds to cemetery plots. The collection also includes lists of veterans of the American Revolution and Civil War buried in the Longmeadow Cemetery, several photographs, and a copy of “The Old Burying Yard”(1976), listing those buried in the original parish grounds.

The Longmeadow Cemetery Association has held on to some of their records. Board members maintain a website that includes some burial records: http://longmeadowcemetery.org/

 
Box and Folder Listing

Folder/Item label Date range Box:Folder
History undated 1:1
Articles of Association and Rules and regulations 1940-1967 1:2
Secretary’s records 1872-1907 1
Secretary’s records 1907-1953 1
Register of Deeds 1873-1969 1
“The Old Burying Yard” 1976 1
Register of Deeds 1969-2015 2
Interment book 1894-1922 2
Booth Lot 1965-1970 2:1
Correspondence relating to cemetery lots 1985-1986 2:2
Treasurer’s book 1872-1875 3:1
Financial statements 1905-1963 3:2
Miscellaneous papers A-C 1891-1979 3:3
Miscellaneous papers D-F 1959-1979 3:4
Miscellaneous papers G-J 1909-1980 3:5
Miscellaneous papers K-M 1868, 1948-1980 3:6
Miscellaneous papers N-P 1942-1959 3:7
Miscellaneous papers Q-S 1954-1969 3:8
Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the Revolution 1922-1959 3:9
Miscellaneous papers 1902-1905, undated 3:10
Miscellaneous papers 1934-1985 3:11
Miscellaneous papers 1940-1941, 1970, undated 3:12
Miscellaneous papers 1858-1938 3:13
Miscellaneous papers 1884, 1958, 1976-1986, undated 3:14
Photographs 1912 and undated 3:15
Cemetery plan for “The Old Burying Yard” 1976 Oversized folder 1
Plan of Lots, Longmeadow Cemetery Association, Robert T. Bitters, engineer. 1958 Box on F1-G1

 

Subjects
  • Associations, institutions, etc.--Massachusetts
  • Burial
  • Cemeteries--Longmeadow (Mass.)
  • First Church in Longmeadow (Longmeadow, Mass.)
Contributors
  • Booth, David
  • Burbank, David E.
  • Colton, Stephen T.
  • Cordis, Thomas S.
  • Medlicott, William G.
Types of material
  • Burial records
  • Photographs
Related collections: Clubs and associations, Family history, Longmeadow, Religion
Longmeadow churches collection

Longmeadow churches collection, 1758-2000

6 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

First Church

Background Note
The churches collection documents Longmeadow’s various religious institutions. The bulk of the material is related to the First Church of Christ. Other denominations, including Catholics, Episcopalians, and Jews, are less well represented.

The First Church of Christ, Longmeadow was established in 1713. The first meeting house was built in 1716. In 1767 and 1768 a second meeting house was built to replace the first, and was located on the Green just north of the initial meeting house. A new bell for the church was purchased in 1809 from Paul Revere in Boston. The church was extensively remodeled in 1828 and 1874 when it was moved to its present location at the corner of Longmeadow and Williams streets. The church was a gothic style building from 1874 until 1932 when it was remodeled to its current colonial style.

Reverend Stephen Williams was the first minister, beginning in 1716 and continuing until 1782. Subsequent ministers include: Richard Salter Storrs, 1785-1819; Baxter Dickenson, 1823-1829; Jonathan Bailey Condit, 1831-1865; Hubbard Beebe, 1837-1843; Samuel Wolcott, 1843-1847; John Wheeler Harding, 1850-1891; Stephen Goodyear Barnes, 1892-1901; and Henry Lincoln Bailey, 1901-1916.

Scope and Content Note
Materials related to First Church of Christ include: general histories; weekly bulletins, newsletters, and yearbooks; annual reports and budgets; miscellaneous materials related to a number of Church committees including the Men’s Prayer Group, Music Committee, Sewing Society, Evening Fellowship, and Women’s Committee; menus, reports, and newspaper clippings for the annual May Breakfast. Of particular interest is a volume beginning in 1716 of church records which note church admissions, dismissals, baptisms, deaths, marriages, church meetings and other church related information.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church materials include photos and Seed Sown on Good Ground: a History of St. Mary’s Parish, written in 1977. Material related to St. Andrews Episcopal Church includes newspaper clippings, photos, and an illustration. The collection also contains several photos of Beth Israel Synagogue and Congregation B’nai Jacob and a copy of Declaration of Faith and Covenant of the Baptist Church, Longmeadow, from 1842.
 
Box and Folder Listing

Folder/Item label Description/Date range Box:Folder
First Church – History Annual Reports, budgets, lists of officers and members, 1900-1966 1:1
First Church – History Index of first 918 members of church, 1716-1838. Compiled by Thomas Cordis, ca. 1892 1:2
First Church – History Memories of the Longmeadow First Church Chapel, prepared by Mrs. George Goodman (Mary E. Watrous) and James D. Booth, 1967 1:3
First Church – History – Building Dedication Program, 1875 1:4
First Church – History – Chapel Written history and photograph, undated 1:5
First Church – History – Financial records 1822-1875 1:6
First Church – History – General 1837-1996 1:7
First Church – History – General 1872-1951, undated 1:8
First Church – History – Meeting House Miscellaneous materials, 1714-1932, undated 1:9
First Church – History – Ministry Lot Written histories, 1966 and undated 1:10
First Church – History – Music Includes a 1774 bill for a bass viol “to assist the public in singing,” and reflections by C. S. Newell on music played at First Church circa 1840 1:11
First Church – History – Organ dedication Printed Order of Worship, 1929 1:12
First Church – History – Parish Houses and Parsonages Written histories, undated, Dedication invitation, 1949 and a stereograph, undated 1:13
First Church – History – Pastoral Letters and printed sermons 1960-1961, 1974 1:14
First Church – History – Pew assignments 1759-1881 1:15
First Church – History – Revere Bell Receipts and newspaper clippings, 1810, 1816, 1932, 1966 and undated 1:16
First Church – History – Sunday School and Vacation Bible School Printed card, 1819 and Vacation Bible School class photograph, undated 1:17
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Brotherhood Meeting notices, membership lists, and programs, 1912-1921, undated 2:1
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Building Committee Meeting notice and brochures, 1932-1947, undated 2:2
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Christian Commission List of items sent to the Christian Commission 1864 2:3
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Evening Fellowship Club Lists of meetings and members, 1975-1978 2:4
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Female Missionary Association Book of records, 1803-1825 2:5
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Married Couples Club Program, 1965-1966 2:6
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Men’s Prayer Group Charter, 1766 2:7
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Missionary Committee and Society 1832 -1975 2:8
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Missionary Committee and Society “Missionary Flag”. Includes names, when born or arrived in Longmeadow and missionary or educational service. Oversize folder 1
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Sewing Society Report extract, 1902 2:9
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Sunday School Committee 1839-1966 2:10
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Benevolent Society 1840-1969 2:11
First Church – Committees, societies and associations – Women’s Fellowship Yearbooks, 1971-1977 2:12
First Church – May Breakfast Association Secretary’s Report, 1869-1882 3:1
First Church – May Breakfast Association By-laws, 1957 and articles related to various Breakfasts, 1900-1944 3:2
First Church – May Breakfast Association 1893-1941 3:3
First Church – May Breakfast Association Menus, 1874-1891 3:4
First Church – May Breakfast Association Menus, 1892-1901 3:5
First Church – May Breakfast Association Menus, 1902-1808 3:6
First Church – May Breakfast Association Menus, 1909-1915 3:7
First Church – May Breakfast Association Menus, 1916-1939 3:8
First Church – May Breakfast Association Menus, 1940-1976 3:9
First Church – May Breakfast Association Harvest Supper menus, 1919-1952 and newspaper clippings, 1917 and 1949 3:10
First Church – May Breakfast Association Photographs and clippings, 1878, 1902-1988 3:11
First Church – Pastors – General Miscellaneous materials relating to past pastors 4:1
First Church – Pastors – Rev. Daniel B. Leavitt 4:2
First Church – Pastors – Rev. Thomas A. Roan 4:3
First Church – Anniversaries – 200th Dedication and newspaper clippings, 1916 4:4
First Church – Anniversaries – 225th Anniversary programs, 1941 4:5
First Church – Anniversaries – 250th Committee minutes, notices, and 1965-1967 4:6
First Church – Anniversaries – 250th Anniversary booklet, 1966 4:7
First Church – Anniversaries – 250th Newspaper clippings, 1965-1966 4:8
First Church – Anniversaries – 275th 1991 4:9
First Church – Anniversaries Newspaper clippings, 1941-1966 4:10
First Church – Publications Weekly bulletins, 1910-1920 5:1
First Church – Publications Weekly bulletins. 1921-1973, 1987 5:2
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1924-1971 5:3
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1975-1990 5:4
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1991 5:5
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1992 5:6
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1993 5:7
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1994 5:8
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1995 5:9
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1996 5:10
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1997 6:1
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1998 6:2
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 1999 6:3
First Church – Publications Newsletters, 2000 6:4
First Church – Publications Yearbook and directory, 1977-1981, 1990 and 1993 6:5
First Church – Miscellaneous Newspaper clippings, 1910-1972, and undated 6:6
First Church – Miscellaneous Photos and images, 1874, and undated 6:7
First Church – Miscellaneous Photograph of Church on the Green, undated Oversized photographs box 1
First Church – Miscellaneous Program for a play, “The Ladies of Crawford,” by Margaret Taylor, 1912 6:8
First Church – Miscellaneous – Architecture Floor plans and layouts, undated 6:9
First Church – Miscellaneous – Architecture Elevations, longitudinal section and ceiling plan, by Alexander Rice Esty, undated Oversize folder 1
Churches – Baptist Church “Declaration of Faith and Covenant of the Baptist Church, Longmeadow, Mass,” 1842 6:10
Churches – Jewish Synagogues Photographs, 1980’s 6:11
Churches – St. Andrews Episcopal Newspaper clipping, 1994 calendar image, 1980 and photographs, undated and 1980’s 6:12
Churches – St. Mary’s Parish “Seed Sown of Good Ground: A History of St. Mary’s Parish Longmeadow, MA.,” 1977 (2 copies), typed history, undated and photographs, undated 6:13

 

Subjects
  • Church buildings--Massachusetts--Longmeadow
  • Church committees
  • Clergy
Contributors
  • Beth Israel Synagogue (Longmeadow, Mass.)
  • First Church in Longmeadow (Longmeadow, Mass.)
  • Saint Mary's Parish (Longmeadow, Mass.)
  • St. Andrews Episcopal Church (Longmeadow, Mass.)
Types of material
  • Clippings
  • Photographs
Related collections: Events, Historic buildings, Longmeadow, Religion
Longmeadow subject files

Longmeadow subject files, ca. 1759, 1810 to present

8 boxes (3.3 linear feet)

Scope and Content Note
The Longmeadow subject files include various materials relating to the town of Longmeadow and the surrounding area. The collection is arranged into several broad categories including businesses, general Longmeadow history, military history, transportation, and nearby towns.

Materials in the collection consist primarily of newspaper clippings, book and magazine articles, pamphlets, ephemera, written histories, and photographs. Primary source documents in the collection include several early 19th century muster rolls; a history of Civilian Defense in Longmeadow during World War II; and materials relating the Enfield Falls Dam, 1854-1856. The collection also includes materials related to Springfield, Deerfield, and Enfield, Connecticut, as well as an unpublished history of Longmeadow written in the 1960s.
 
Box and Folder Listing

Folder/Item label Description/Date range Box:Folder
Anabaptists “An Act Further to Exempt person commonly called Anabaptists within in this Province…from being taxed for and toward support of ministers,” incomplete draft or copy, undated 1:1
Businesses – Azariah Woolworth’s Brick Shoe Shop Photograph of building and notes, undated 1:2
Businesses – Cock O’ the Walk Opening day card, undated 1:3
Businesses – General Newspaper clippings, 1962-1993 1:4
Businesses – Gristmill (Holland, John) Newspaper clipping, 1887 1:5
Businesses – Ink Business card for Markine ink and carried through the Civil War by Isaac W. Coomes, according to a note on back 1:6
Businesses – Longmeadow Flowers Newspaper clipping, 1998 1:7
Businesses – Longmeadow Shops, Bliss Road Newspaper clippings, letter, 1962-1995 1:8
Businesses – Radasch Dairy Bottle caps, 1920s 1:9
Businesses – The Ridgewood Press Letter and “Saluzzo’s Bride and Other Verses,” Frederic Whitmore, 1934 1:10
Businesses – The Separate Shop Sales brochure, 1960s 1:11
Businesses – Spectacle Shop Business card and Sumner W. Gates’ account of spectacle making in Longmeadow, undated 1:12
Businesses – The Store Brief written account, undated 1:13
Businesses – Turner Park Hofbrau Menu, undated 1:14
Businesses – Wade and Burnham Photocopy of patent for lamp burner, 1858 1:15
Businessmen Newspaper clippings 1:16
Enfield Falls Dam Papers, 1850s 1:17
Floods Newspaper clippings 1:18
Gold Cane Award Newspaper clippings 1:19
History – General 1:20
History – General 1:21
History – General – Colonial Era Newspaper clippings 1:22
History – General – Bailey, Henry Lincoln “History of Longmeadow” complete manuscript, 1933 1:23
History – General – Bailey, Henry Lincoln “History of Longmeadow,” manuscript, pages 1-53, 1933 1:24
History – General – Bailey, Henry Lincoln “History of Longmeadow” manuscript, pages 54-105, 1933 1:25
History – General – Falk, Amy “The Changing Democracy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1644-1983; A Persistent Drive for Institutional Autonomy,” 1983 1:26
History – General – Shea, Katherine Ellen (Betty) “Longmeadow Memories,” 1984 and “Yesteryear Scenes,” undated 1:27
History – General – Weller History of Longmeadow. Drafts of an unpublished history of Longmeadow undertaken by the Historical Society, 1960s 2
History – General – Weller History of Longmeadow. Drafts of an unpublished history of Longmeadow undertaken by the Historical Society, 1960s 3
History – Military – Muster Rolls 1811-1833, undated 4:1
History – Military – Payroll undated 4:2
History – Military – Training Field Grant 1673, 1759 4:3
History – Military – Civil War Military badges commemorating Civil War, 1869, 1882, and 1884; Confederate currency, 1862, 1954 4:4
History – Military – World War I 1918-1919, undated 4:5
History – Military – World War I – Photographs Aerial and stereo views, 1916-1919 4:6
History – Military – World War I – Posters Posters for War bonds, 1917-1918 Oversize folder 2
History – Military – World War II 4:7
History – Military – World War II 4:8
History – Military – World War II 4:9
History – Military – World War II ARP bags 4:10
History – Military – World War II Civil Defense armband and pennant 4:11
History – Military – World War II Wrapper for bar of gold #902 accompanied by certification by Woodbury Willoughby, [1942] Oversize box 1
History – Military – Veterans Newspaper clippings, undated 4:12
History – Native Americans 5:1
History – Post Office 5:2
History – Schools Typed history, undated 5:3
History – Slaves Newspaper clipping, 1981 5:4
History – Transportation – General 5:5
History – Transportation – Dunn Field Newspaper clippings 5:6
History – Transportation – Railroad Depot and Trolley 5:7
History – Transportation – Railroads “The Railroad History of Longmeadow, Massachusetts,” Victor M. Newton, 1981 5:8
History – Transportation – Streets and Roads Newspaper clippings, photographs 5:9
History – The Well on the Green Includes correspondence and reports related to the excavation of the well, newspaper clippings, 1981-1982 5:10
History – Women’s Suffrage Letters, 1914 and undated 5:11
Publications – “Talk of the Town” 1980 5:12
Publications – “Longmeadow News” 1969 5:13
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Newspaper clippings, 1991 and brochure 1989 6:1
Chicopee Falls “The Old Cemetery at Chicopee Falls,” 1973 6:2
Deerfield, Massachusetts 6:3
Enfield, Connecticut 6:4
Enfield, Connecticut – Shakers 6:5
Granville, Massachusetts Nobel and Cooley brochures, 1990, 1994 and undated, newspaper clipping, 1998 6:6
Ripton, Massachusetts Newspaper clippings and correspondence, 1985 6:7
Somers, Connecticut A brief history of the Somers Congregational Church, 1994 6:8
Springfield – Businesses Kibbe Brothers and Co. assorted candy in bulk label, undated 6:9
Springfield – History – General 6:10
Springfield – History – General Newspaper clippings 6:11
Springfield – History – Thomas Stebbins warrant assembling the proprietors of the inward commons of Springfield, 1730 6:12
Springfield – Museum of Fine Arts and Art League 6:13
Springfield – Springfield Institution for Savings Calendars, 1985-1986 and printed history, 1977 7:1
Springfield – Western Bank Stock certificate, 1853 7:2
Springfield – Miscellaneous printed materials 1886-1976 7:3
Springfield – Miscellaneous printed materials Springfield Free Schools Standing School Committee broadside, 1825, R. Surtleff auction announcement, 1843, Printed list of stamp duties published for Bridgman and Co., Springfield, undated Oversize box 1
Springfield – Miscellaneous printed materials Poster for Hampden County Agricultural Society Horse and Cattle Show, 1866 Oversize folder 2
West Springfield Assessors warrant, 1798 and Storrowton brochure, undated 7:4
West Springfield Real estate valuation books, 1913 and 1916 7:5
West Springfield List of People Assessed a Poll Tax, 1914-1920 7:6
Wilbraham, Massachusetts Newspaper clippings, 1993 7:7
Massachusetts – General Statement of banks in Massachusetts, 1812 and “An Act Relating to the calling of a Convention of Delegates…,”1820 7:8
Photographs
Photographs – Businesses -General 8:1
Photographs – Businesses – Turner Park Hofbrau Photographs, 1950s 8:2
Photographs – History – Cooley Brook Photographic postcard, undated and newspaper clipping, 1988 8:3
Photographs – History – Floods Photograph, 1913 8:4
Photographs – History – Hurricane Photograph, 1938 8:5
Photographs – History – The Longmeadows Photograph, undated 8:6
Photographs – History – Transportation – Streets and Roads Various photographs, 1916 and undated 8:7
Photographs – History – The Well on the Green Photos left by Jeanette C. Faszewski 8:8
Photographs – History – The Well on the Green Photos from Brooke S, Blades, 1981 8:9
Photographs – Deerfield, Massachusetts – Dwight-Barnard House Postcard, 1963 8:10
Photographs – Enfield, Connecticut Congregational Church postcard, undated 8:11
Photographs – Springfield, Massachusetts 1893, 1896 and undated 8:12
Photographs – Springfield, Massachusetts 1922, 1927 and undated 8:13

 

Subjects
  • Longmeadow (Mass.)--Commerce
  • Longmeadow (Mass.)--History
  • Military history
Types of material
  • Clippings
  • Ephemera
  • Photographs
  • Posters
Related collections: Business, Clubs and associations, Events, Historic buildings, Longmeadow, Religion
Longmeadow town records

Longmeadow town records, 1718-2013

30 boxes (at Storrs House) (Storrs House 12.5 linear feet and Town Hall 50.8 linear feet)

Longmeadow Town Hall

Scope and Content Note
The Longmeadow Town Records located in the vault at Town Hall consist of materials created by the Town of Longmeadow. Municipal departments represented include Assessor, Board of Health, Town Clerk, Select Board, Collector of Taxes, Education, and Welfare. Records provide information related to a wide variety of town governance including the assessing and collection of taxes, real estate sales, infrastructure development, education, births, marriages, and deaths. Information on electrification, dog ownership, liquor sales, Church matters, and buggy sales can be found among the records. Records are arranged by department and are generally listed in chronological order.

The records located at Storrs House are arranged in three series. Series I is comprised of municipal records and was organized and arranged in conjunction with the material currently housed in the Town Hall vault. Additional materials related to various Town departments make up a second series of records at Storrs House. There is a combination of official municipal records, publications they generated, and newspaper articles and other materials about various town departments. The schools, including the closing of the Converse School, and the Historical District Commission are reasonably well represented. Series II also includes the original Act to Incorporate the Town of Longmeadow, 1783 and several earlier petitions and grants that relate to the forming of the Town of Longmeadow, 1707- 1782. This series also includes a small number of photographs. Series III comprises published Street Lists and Town Reports.
 
Box and Folder Listing

Category Title Date Building Box:Folder/Shelf
Series I
Appropriations Appropriations Committee Reports (loose papers) 1902-1939 Town Hall Vault V17/3
Assessor records Assessor’s certificates 1738-1875 Storrs House 3:7
Tax warrant 1781 Storrs House Oversize Box 1
Valuation Listings (2 sheets) 1792 Storrs House Oversize Folder 1
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Distribution of School money 1784-1795 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Highway tax 1789 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Taxes committed to Constables 1792-1812 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Abatements 1794-1824, 1864 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: School District tax for non-residents 1806 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Certificates of taxes orderd on Boswell Russell 1812 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Tax bill against Hanan Colton 1816 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: List of names-Poll tax 1822 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Names added to tax commitment 1823 Storrs House 3:9
Assessor’s miscellaneous: Lists of non-resident tax payers 1846, 1853 Storrs House 3:9
Valuation Information 1789 Town Hall Vault Box 4, V5
Valuation information 1795 Town Hall Vault Box 4, V5
Springfield assessment 1796 Storrs House 3:8
Tax warrant 1796 Storrs House Oversize Box 1
Assessor’s warrant to Joseph Mann, surveyor of highways and collector of highway tax to levy taxes 1812 Storrs House 3:10
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1813 Town Hall Vault V16
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1821 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1824 Town Hall Vault V16
Valuation information 1825-1833 Town Hall Vault Box 4, V5
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1827 Town Hall Vault V16
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1828 Town Hall Vault V16
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1829 Town Hall Vault V16
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1830 Town Hall Vault V16
Tax and taxpayer lists 1830 Town Hall Vault Box 8
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1831 Town Hall Vault V16
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1831 Town Hall Vault V16
Misc. Loose packets of Assessor and Tax Records packet 1832 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1833 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1834 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1835 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1836 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1837 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1838 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1839 Town Hall Vault V16
Town Valuations (loose pages) 1839 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1840 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1841 Town Hall Vault V16
Town Valuations (loose pages) 1841 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1842 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1843 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (3 volumes) 1844 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1845 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (5 volumes) 1846 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1847 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (3 volumes) 1848 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (4 volumes) 1849 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1850 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1851 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1852 Town Hall Vault V16
Town Valuations (loose pages) 1852 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (3 volumes) 1853 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (3 volumes) 1854 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (4 volumes) 1855 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1856 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings (2 volumes) 1857 Town Hall Vault V16
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1858 Town Hall Vault V16
Town Valuations 1858 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1859 Town Hall Vault V16
Town Valuations 1859-1860 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1860 Town Hall Vault V16
Town Valuations 1860 Town Hall Vault V1
State tax papers and receipts 1861-1875 Storrs House 3:8
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1861-1865 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1866-1870 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1871-1875 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1876-1880 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1881-1885 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1886-1889 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1890-1893 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1894-1898 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1899-1904 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1905-1908 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1909-1912 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1911 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1913-1915 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1916 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1917 Town Hall Vault V1
Assessment Records ledger 1917-1935 Town Hall Vault V11
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1918 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1919 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1920 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1921 Town Hall Vault V1
Assessment Records ledger 1920-1930 Town Hall Vault V11
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1922 Town Hall Vault V1
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1923 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1924 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1925 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1926 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1927 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1928 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1929 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1930 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1931 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1932 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1933 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1934 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1935 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1936 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1937 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1938 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1939 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1940 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1941 Town Hall Vault V2
Assessment Records ledger 1941-47 Town Hall Vault V11
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1942 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1943 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1944 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1945 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1946 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1947 Town Hall Vault V2
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1948 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1949 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1950 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1951 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1952 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1953 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1954 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1955 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1956 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1957 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1958 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1959 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1960 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1961 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1962 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1963 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1964 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1965 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1966 Town Hall Vault V3
Longmeadow Assessors Valuation Listings 1967 Town Hall Vault V3
Assessor cards (11 boxes of microfilm) Town Hall Vault On top of V5
Board of Health records Board of Health 1898 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Board of Health 1904 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Board of Health 1909 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Board of Health 1913 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Board of Health 1899-1900 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Cemetery records Records re: expansion of cemetery 1948 Town Hall Vault Box 14, V6
Census records Compendium of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants and Statistics of the United States 1841 Town Hall Vault V14
Church records Church records 1716-1741 Town Hall Vault Box 6, V5
Meetinghouse Committee and Accounts 1759-1803 Storrs House 10:4
Building Committee reports 1775-1776 Storrs House 10:4
Bills to First Parish 1776-1839 Storrs House 10:5
Seating Arrangement in Meetinghouse 1796 Storrs House 10:4
Prudential Committee book 1820-1873 Storrs House 10:10
Notes of Parish meetings 1823-1858 Storrs House 10:11
Parish Tax papers 1822-1855 Storrs House 10:11
State of Parish treasury 1837-1838 Storrs House 10:11
Petition for Article of Warrant 1855 Storrs House 10:11
Bills to First Parish 1840-1845 Storrs House 10:6
Bills to First Parish 1846-1855 Storrs House 10:7
Bills to First Parish 1856-1859 Storrs House 10:8
Bills to First Parish 1860-1874 Storrs House 10:9
Parish Treasurer’s Bond 1866 Storrs House 10:11
Report of Prudential Committee 1871 Storrs House 10:11
Clerk records Town Meeting notes 1715-1864 Storrs House 1:2
Town Records 1783-1841 Town Hall Vault V13
Copy of Town Records from Precinct Book 1783-1841 Town Hall Vault Not located, 2018
Marriage records 1812, 1828-1829 Storrs House 1:1
Militia lists 1840-1853 Storrs House 1:4
Town Meeting Minutes 1842-1876 Town Hall Vault V13
Register of Birth, Marriage, Deaths and Dog Licenses Records – deaths 1843-1852 Town Hall Vault V15
Register of Birth, Marriage, Deaths and Dog Licenses Records – marriages 1843-1854 Town Hall Vault V15
Register of Birth, Marriage, Deaths and Dog Licenses Records – births 1844-1852 Town Hall Vault V15
Register of Birth, Marriage, Deaths and Dog Licenses Records – dog licenses 1858-1889 Town Hall Vault V15
Marriage certificates 1847 Town Hall Vault Box 2, V5
Marriage certificates 1851-1879 Town Hall Vault Box 2, V5
Civil War papers: Requests for state aid 1862-1866 Storrs House 1:5
Civil War papers: Military orders for payment of bounties 1861, 1864 Storrs House 1:5
Civil War papers: Requests and receipts for payment of bounties 1861-1865 Storrs House 1:5
Civil War papers: War indebtedness 1862-1865 Storrs House 1:5
Civil War papers: Correspondence 1861-1866 Storrs House 1:5
Civil War papers: Certificates of mustering 1861-1864 Storrs House 1:6
Civil War papers: Notices of units mustered out 1865-1866 Storrs House 1:6
Civil War papers: Transfers to Invalid Corps 1863 Storrs House 1:6
Civil War papers: Lists of discharged or deceased soldiers 1864-1865 Storrs House 1:6
Civil War papers: Certificates of medical acceptance for service 1864 Storrs House 1:6
Civil War papers: Death certificate 1863 Storrs House 1:6
Civil War papers: Receipted bill to the C.S.A. 1863 Storrs House 1:6
Oaths of Office 1873 Storrs House 1:3
Death certificates 1881 Town Hall Vault Box 3, V5
Marriage certificates 1882 Town Hall Vault Box 2, V5
Death certificates 1884 Town Hall Vault Box 3, V5
Death certificates 1885-1900 Town Hall Vault Box 3, V5
Applications for naturalization 1886-1900 Town Hall Vault Box 6, V5
Marriage certificates 1887-1890 Town Hall Vault Box 2, V5
Birth records (assorted loose papers) 1890-1919 Town Hall Vault V14
Evidence and Arguments Given Before the Committee on Towns to the General Court on the Petition for the Division of the Town of Longmeadow 1893 Town Hall Vault V13
Militia Roll (loose papers) 1893-1936 Town Hall Vault V17/2
Town of Longmeadow Paid Notes & Bonds (loose papers) 1900-1937 Town Hall Vault V17/1
Town Clerk Correspondence 1902-1913 Town Hall Vault V13
Town Meeting minutes 1916-1924 Town Hall Vault V13
Marriage Intentions Record 1916-1936 Town Hall Vault V11
Burial Permits (loose papers) 1920-1953 Town Hall Vault V17/5
Marriage Intentions Record 1936-1945 Town Hall Vault V11
Marriage Intentions Record 1945-1952 Town Hall Vault V11
Marriage Intentions Record 11/1952-11/1959 Town Hall Vault V11
Marriage Intentions Record 1959-1965 Town Hall Vault V11
Marriage Intentions Record 12/1/1976 Town Hall Vault V11
Birth, marriage and death records (loose papers) 1980-1989 Town Hall Vault V14
County Commissioner records Road reports 1822-1849 Storrs House 9:15
County Commissioner records 1833-1882 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
County Commissioner records 1857 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
County Commissioner records 1860-1884 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
County Commissioner records 1866 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
County Commissioner records 1876 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
County Commissioner records 1884-1890 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
County Commissioner records 1898 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Education records Orders to pay teachers 1785-1815 Storrs House 9:11
School District meetings notes and warrants 1821, 1857-1861 Storrs House 9:10
Petition for enlargement of South school district undated Storrs House 9:10
Committee reports on state of schools 1791-1827 Storrs House 9:10
School districts defined 1788-1789, 1820 Storrs House 9:10
School Committee orders 1785-1818 Storrs House 9:10
Accounts of school expenses 1786-1863 Storrs House 9:10
Calculations in settlement of school money 1785-1815 Storrs House 9:10
Schoolhouse Committee daybook 1791 Storrs House 9:10
School records: Register covers undated Storrs House 9:8
School records: Grade book 1821 Storrs House 9:8
School records: List of scholars 1813 Storrs House 9:8
School records: Certificates of qualifications to teach 1829, 1845 and 1875 Storrs House 9:8
Orders to pay teachers 1816-1833, 1854, 1874 Storrs House 9:12
School Registers 1850-1851 Storrs House 9:9
School Department 1881 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Schoolhouse Repairs & Teacher’s wages ledger 1885-1893 Town Hall Vault V20
School Committee records 1790-1855 Storrs House 9:13
School Committee reports 1834-1849, undated Storrs House 9:14
School Committee minutes 1860-1895 Storrs House Boxed volume
School Committee Orders 1907-1916 Town Hall Vault V20
School Committee Orders 1917-1918 Town Hall Vault V20
School Department 1920 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Liquor licenses and sales Memorandum of Liquor Sales 1855-56 Town Hall Vault V13
Liquor Sales 1857-1866 Storrs House 10:1
Liquor Licenses 1934-1949 Town Hall Vault V17/4
Public Works records Public Works records 1894-95 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Real estate records Original deed for Ministry land signed by Nathaniel Burt and John Pynchon 1736 Town Hall Vault Box 6, V5
Deeds to property 1736-1826 Town Hall Vault Box 6, V5
Mortgage records 1855-1894 Town Hall Vault Box 6, V5
Index – Grantors/Grantees 1899-1954 Town Hall Vault V15
Ledger Longmeadow Conveyances 1907-1910 Town Hall Vault V13
Ledger Property Transfers 1910-1912 Town Hall Vault V13
Ledger of Real Estate Transfers 1913-1914 Town Hall Vault V13
Select Board Records Records about building meeting house 1766 Town Hall Vault Box 10, V6
Records about building meeting house 1768 Town Hall Vault Box 10, V6
Covenants and contracts 1739, 1762, 1804-1823 Storrs House 7:8
Papers related to draining wetlands 1802-1805, 1832 Storrs House 7:9
Selectman’s Orders: Parish Committee 1755-1775 Storrs House 3:11
Selectman’s Orders: Parish Commitee and General orders 1776-1800 Storrs House 3:12
Selectman’s Order Book 1784-1822 Storrs House Boxed volume
Petitions and town meeting warrants 1785 Town Hall Vault Box 9, V5
Selectmen purchase orders 1785-1800 Town Hall Vault Box 9, V5
Jury lists 1790-1848 Storrs House 7:10
Selectman’s Orders 1791-1794 Storrs House 4:2
Selectman’s Orders 1794-1797 Storrs House 4:3
Selectman’s Orders 1797-1799 Storrs House 4:4
Selectman’s Orders (School Money) 1799-1805 Storrs House 4:1
Selectman’s Orders 1800-1803 Storrs House 4:5
Selectman’s Orders Book 1800-1812 Storrs House 4:1
Notes on selectman’s orders 1801-1814 Storrs House 7:11
Selectman’s Orders 1803-1805 Storrs House 4:6
Selectman’s Orders 1805-1809 Storrs House 4:7
Certificates for issuance of powder 1808-1825 Storrs House 7:12
Selectman’s Orders 1809-1814 Storrs House 4:8
Selectman’s Orders Book 1812-1833 Storrs House 4:1
Selectman’s Orders 1814-1819 Storrs House 4:9
Perambulations of Town Boundaries 1818-1847 Storrs House 7:7
Selectman’s Orders 1819-1823 Storrs House 4:10
Selectmen’s Book of Orders 1821-1845 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectman’s Orders 1823-1827 Storrs House 4:11
Articles of indenture 1826-1857 Storrs House 7:13
Selectman’s Orders 1827-1831 Storrs House 5:1
Notes on selectman’s orders 1830 Storrs House 7:11
Selectman’s Orders 1831-1833 Storrs House 5:2
Selectman’s Orders 1833-1836 Storrs House 5:3
Selectman’s Orders 1836-1840 Storrs House 5:4
Selectman’s Orders 1840-1843 Storrs House 5:5
Selectman’s Orders 1843-1847 Storrs House 5:6
Selectman’s Orders 1847-1853 Storrs House 5:7
Selectman’s Orders 1856-1861 Storrs House 5:8
Records about ambulation of town boundaries 1857-1900 Town Hall Vault Box 10, V6
Police warrants against town 1860-1894 Town Hall Vault Box 10, V6
Selectman’s Orders 1861-1863 Storrs House 5:9
Petitions and town meeting warrants 1861-1899 Town Hall Vault Box 9, V5
Selectman’s Orders 1863-1864 Storrs House 5:10
Records about division of Longmeadow and East Longmeadow 1863-1894 Town Hall Vault Box 10, V6
Selectman’s Orders 1864-1865 Storrs House 5:11
Selectman’s Orders 1865 Storrs House 5:12
Selectman’s Orders 1866 Storrs House 5:13
Selectman’s Orders 1867-1868 Storrs House 5:14
Record of Selectmen’s Orders; Assessors and Overseer of the Poor 1867-1896 Town Hall Vault V14
Selectman’s Orders 1868-1869 Storrs House 5:15
Selectman’s Orders 1869-1870 Storrs House 5:16
Selectman’s Orders 1870-1871 Storrs House 5:17
Selectman’s Orders 1871-1872 Storrs House 5:18
Selectman’s Orders 1872 Storrs House 6:1
Selectman’s Orders 1873-1874 Storrs House 6:2
Selectman’s Orders 1874 Storrs House 6:3
Selectman’s Orders 1875 Storrs House 6:4
Selectman’s Orders 1876 Storrs House 6:5
Selectmen and Town Meeting records 1876-1896 Town Hall Vault V14
Selectman’s Orders 1877 Storrs House 6:6
Selectman’s Orders 1877 Storrs House 6:7
Notes on selectman’s orders 1877-1879 Storrs House 7:11
Selectman’s Orders 1878 Storrs House 6:8
Selectman’s Orders 1878 Storrs House 6:9
Selectman’s Orders 1879 Storrs House 6:10
Selectman’s Order Book 1888-1902 Storrs House Boxed volume
Selectman’s Orders 1890-1896 Town Hall Vault V14
Selectman’s Orders 1896-1905 Town Hall Vault V14
Petitions to selectmen 1897-1921 Town Hall Vault Box 9, V5
Ledger Selecmen’s Records 4/1901-2/1915 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectmen’s Orders 1905-1912 Town Hall Vault V14
Petitions for street lights 1905-1929 Town Hall Vault Box 9, V5
Selectmen’s meeting records (Road relocation and Preambulation of Town Line (1918)) 1909-1924 Town Hall Vault V21
Selectmen Ledger (Pole location orders) 1909-1936 Town Hall Vault V21
Ledger of Sidewalks & other Changes by Selectmen 12/1/1910-1911 Town Hall Vault V13
Selectman’s Orders 1912-1913 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectmen’s Dept. Misc. Accounts Receivable 1911-1919 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectmen’s Ledger (Pole location orders) 1912-1936 Town Hall Vault V21
Selectman’s Orders 1913-1914 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectman’s Orders 1914-1915 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectboard minutes 1915-1925 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectman’s Orders 1915 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectman’s Orders 1916 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectman’s Orders 1917 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectman’s Orders 1918 Town Hall Vault V18
Selectboard minutes 1929-1932 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1932-1935 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1935-1938 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1938-1940 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1940-1942 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1942-1945 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1945-1946 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1946-1948 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1/3/1949-12/1950 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1951-05/1953 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1953 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 5/1953-4/1956 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1956 Town Hall Vault V12
Selectboard minutes 1958 Town Hall Vault V12
Town Meeting warrants 1742-1760 Storrs House 6:13
Town Meeting warrants 1761-1780 Storrs House 6:14
Petitions for Town Meetings 1767-1864 Storrs House 6:11
Town Meeting warrants 1781-1790 Storrs House 6:15
Town Meeting warrants 1791-1800 Storrs House 6:16
Town Meeting warrants 1801-1810 Storrs House 7:1
MIscellaneous petitions 1822-1843 Storrs House 6:12
Miscellaneous warrants 1789-1823 Storrs House 7:6
Town Meeting warrants 1811-1820 Storrs House 7:2
Town Meeting warrants 1821-1830 Storrs House 7:3
Town Meeting warrants 1831-1840 Storrs House 7:4
Town Meeting warrants 1841-1855 Storrs House 7:5
Town Collector records Real estate tax commitments 1741-1783 Storrs House 3:4
Treasurer’s miscellaneous: Statements of Town treasury 1777-1865 Storrs House 3:1
Treasurer’s miscellaneous: School money reports 1762-1799 Storrs House 3:1
Treasurer’s miscellaneous: Treasurer’s report on Highway taxes 1792 Storrs House 3:1
Treasurer’s orders 1761-1791 Storrs House 1:7
Receipts 1767-1790 Storrs House 8:8
Treasurer’s Record of Payments 1767-1863 Storrs House Boxed volume
Treasurer’s Record of Payments 1798-1863 Storrs House Boxed volume
Notes for town funding 1769-1873 Storrs House 2:7
Bills 1768-1799 Storrs House 7:14
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1780 Town Hall Vault V11
Sale of town land 1780 & 1796 Storrs House 3:2
Performance bonds 1782-1875 Storrs House 2:8
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1784 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1785 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (3 packets) 1786 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1787 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1788 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (3 packets) 1789 Town Hall Vault V11
Tax and taxpayer lists 1789-1797 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1791 Town Hall Vault V11
Receipts 1791-1800 Storrs House 8:9
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1792 Town Hall Vault V11
State tax, Collector’s copy 1792, 1797 Storrs House 3:4
Treasurer’s orders 1792-1799 Storrs House 1:8
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1793 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (2 packets) 1794 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (2 packets) 1795 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1797 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1798 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1799 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (2 packets) 1800 Town Hall Vault V11
Treasurer’s orders 1800-1805 Storrs House 2:1
Bills 1800-1809 Storrs House 7:15
Collector’s lists 1800-1875 Storrs House 3:5
Receipts 1801-1809 Storrs House 9:1
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1802 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1803 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1804 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1805 Town Hall Vault V11
State, Town Tax records (1 packet) 1806 Town Hall Vault V11
Treasurer’s orders 1806-1813 Storrs House 2:2
Tax and taxpayer lists 1807 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Collector’s book 1809 Storrs House Boxed volume
Bills 1810-1812 Storrs House 8:1
Receipts 1811-1819 Storrs House 9:2
Bills 1812-1815 Storrs House 8:2
Mininster Tax (copy) 1/18/1814 Town Hall Vault V11
Town Tax (copy) 1/18/1814 Town Hall Vault V11
Collector’s book 1814 Storrs House Boxed volume
Treasurer’s orders 1814-1821 Storrs House 2:3
State & County Tax (copy) 1815 Town Hall Vault V11
Mininster Tax dated 1/18/1815 (copy) 1/18/1815 Town Hall Vault V11
School District Tax (copy) 1/18/1815 Town Hall Vault V11
Town Tax (copy) 1/18/1815 Town Hall Vault V11
Minister tax (copy) 1/4/1816 Town Hall Vault V11
State Tax (copy) 1/9/1816 Town Hall Vault V11
Town Tax (copy) 1/9/1816 Town Hall Vault V11
County Tax (copy) 3/15/1816 Town Hall Vault V11
State & Town Tax (copy) 5/24/1816 Town Hall Vault V11
Bills 1816-1818 Storrs House 8:3
County & Town tax 7/7/1817 Town Hall Vault V11
State, County & Town Tax (copy) 7/7/1817 Town Hall Vault V11
Mininster Tax (copy) 8/18/1817 Town Hall Vault V11
Mininster Tax (copy) 8/25/1817 Town Hall Vault V11
School District Tax (copy) 11/12/1817 Town Hall Vault V11
Minister & Meetinghouse Tax (copy) 6/29/1818 Town Hall Vault V11
State, County & Town Tax (copy) 6/29/1818 Town Hall Vault V11
Mininster Tax (copy) 5/21/1819 Town Hall Vault V11
State, County & Town Tax (copy) 5/21/1819 Town Hall Vault V11
Bills 1819-1821 Storrs House 8:4
State, County & Town Tax (copy) 6/15/1820 Town Hall Vault V11
Parish Tax (copy) 9/12/1820 Town Hall Vault V11
Receipts 1820-1828 Storrs House 9:3
State, County & Town Tax (copy) 06/1821 Town Hall Vault V11
Parish Tax (copy) 6/30/1821 Town Hall Vault V11
Parish Tax (copy) 06/28/1822 Town Hall Vault V11
Bills 1822-1824 Storrs House 8:5
Treasurer’s orders 1822-1829 Storrs House 2:4
State, County & Town Tax (copy) 1823 Town Hall Vault V11
Town Tax (copy) 06/1823 Town Hall Vault V11
Parish Tax (copy) 06/17/1823 Town Hall Vault V11
Bills 1825-1829 Storrs House 8:6
Treasurer’s orders 1830-1839 Storrs House 2:5
Bills 1833-1907 Storrs House 8:7
Certificates for wheat bounty 1838-1839 Storrs House 3:3
Treasurer’s orders 1840-1845 Storrs House 2:6
Collector’s book 1845 Storrs House Boxed volume
Collector’s book 1854 Storrs House Boxed volume
Receipts 1840-1853 Storrs House 9:4
Receipts 1862-1866 Storrs House 9:5
Receipts 1870-1876 Storrs House 9:6
Book of Mortgages of Personal Property (#2) 1836-1874 Town Hall Vault V14
Mortgages and Assignment Ledger (#3) 1874-1894 Town Hall Vault V14
Mortgages and Assignment Ledger (#4) 1896-1920 Town Hall Vault V21
Treasurers Account Ledger 1863-1895 Town Hall Vault V15
Treasurers Account Ledger 1890 -1894 Town Hall Vault V14
Treasurers Account Ledger 1895-1900 Town Hall Vault V14
Treasurers Account Ledger 1901-1907 Town Hall Vault V14
Treasurers Account Ledger 1907-1910 Town Hall Vault V14
Treasurers Account Ledger 1911 Town Hall Vault V14
Tax and taxpayer lists 1837 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1845 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1848 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1885-1889 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1886 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1888 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1894 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1911 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1915 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1916 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Tax and taxpayer lists 1917 Town Hall Vault Box 8, V5
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1915 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1916 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1917 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1918 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1919 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1920 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1921 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1922 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1923 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1924 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1925 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1926 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1927 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1928 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1929 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1930 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1931 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1932 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1933 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1934 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1935 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1936 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1937 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1938 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1939 Town Hall Vault V10
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1940 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1941 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1942 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1943 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1944 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1945 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1946 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1947 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1948 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1949 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1950 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1951 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1952 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1953 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1954 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1955 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1956 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1957 Town Hall Vault V9
Town of Longmeadow Tax Commitment ledger 1958 Town Hall Vault V9
Property tax ledger 1929-1945 Town Hall Vault V11
Property tax ledger 1932-1945 Town Hall Vault V11
Tax Collector Notices & records of payments 1934-1985 Town Hall Vault V11
Treasurer’s General Ledger 1916-1919 Town Hall Vault V13
Town of Longmeadow General Journal 1919 Town Hall Vault V13
Treasurer’s Cash Book 1916-1919 Town Hall Vault V15
Tax Collector & Treasurer’s Cash Book 1919-1920 Town Hall Vault V15
Tax Collector & Treasurer’s Cash Book 1920-1923 Town Hall Vault V15
Tax Collector & Treasurer’s Cash Book 1923-1925 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1925-1927 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1928-1929 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1930-1931 Town Hall Vault Not located, 2018
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1932-1933 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1934-1936 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1937-1942 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1942-1947 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Cash Ledger 1952-1957 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Treasury Dept. Ledger 1961-1965 Town Hall Vault V15
Town of Longmeadow Tax Records 1934-1944 Town Hall Vault Not located, 2018
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments ledger 1941 Town Hall Vault V8
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments ledger 1945 Town Hall Vault
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments ledger 1954 Town Hall Vault V8
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments ledger 1964 Town Hall Vault V8
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments ledger 1965 Town Hall Vault V8
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments ledger 1967 Town Hall Vault V8
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1959 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1960 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1961 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1962 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1963 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1965 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1966 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1967 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1968 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1969 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1970 Town Hall Vault V4
Personal Property Real Estate Commitments ledger 1971 Town Hall Vault V4
School District Tax undated Storrs House 3:6
Voting records Registrar of Voters 1838 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Register of Voters ledger 1884-1892 Town Hall Vault V15
General Register of Voters 1884-1908 Town Hall Vault V15
General Register of Voters 1884-1909 Town Hall Vault V15
General Register of Voters 1884-1924 Town Hall Vault V15
Records of Board of Registrars 1917-1935 Town Hall Vault V13
Register of Voters ledger (4 volumes) 1926-1940 Town Hall Vault V8
Records of Board of Registrars 1935-1958 Town Hall Vault V13
Town Clerk’s Ledger of poll results-A & E 1938-1990 Town Hall Vault V13
Town Clerk’s Ledger of poll results-B 1938-1990 Town Hall Vault V13
Town Clerk’s Ledger of poll results-C,D, & B 1938-1990 Town Hall Vault V13
Water Dept. records Applications for Water ledger 1894-1903 Town Hall Vault V6
Town of Longmeadow Water Works Accounts (2 volumes) 1894-95 Town Hall Vault V6
Record of Inspection of Water Fixtures 1895 Town Hall Vault Not located, 2018
Applications for Private Sewer ledger 1898-1903 Town Hall Vault V6
Record of Meetings of the Water Commissioners 1902-1931 Town Hall Vault V6
Inspectors Book 1905-1906 Town Hall Vault V12
Inspectors Book 1906-1907 Town Hall Vault V12
Water Dept. Orders ledger 1906-1910 Town Hall Vault V14
Record of Inspection of Water Fixtures 1908 Town Hall Vault V12
Record of Inspection of Water Fixtures 4/1/1909-4/1/1910 Town Hall Vault V12
Town of Longmeadow Water Commissioners ledger 1910-11 Town Hall Vault V12
Water Dept. Orders ledger 1910-1912 Town Hall Vault V4
Record of Inspection of Water Fixtures 1911 Town Hall Vault V12
Record of Inspection of Water Fixtures 10/1/1911-3/31/1912 Town Hall Vault V12
Water Fixture Inspectors Ledger 1912 Town Hall Vault V12
Misc. Accounts Record 1912-1914 Town Hall Vault V15
Misc. Accounts Record 1915-1919 Town Hall Vault V15
Misc. Charges 1920-1925 Town Hall Vault V15
Misc. Charges 1926-1933 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Water Meter ledgers 1931-1934 Town Hall Vault V7
Record of Water & Sewer Commissioners Meetings 1932-1952 Town Hall Vault V11
Misc. Charges 1934-1936 Town Hall Vault V15
Longmeadow Water Meter ledgers 1935-1936 Town Hall Vault V7
Longmeadow Water Meter ledgers 1937-1938 Town Hall Vault V7
Water Meter Readings ledger 1965 Town Hall Vault V6
Longmeadow Water Meter ledgers 1939-1940 Town Hall Vault V7
Longmeadow Water Meter ledgers 1941-1942 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1943 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1944 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1945 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1946 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1947 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1948 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1949 Town Hall Vault V7
Metered Water ledger 1950 Town Hall Vault V7
Longmeadow Water Meter ledgers 1956-1958 Town Hall Vault V6
Bills Receivable Ledger 1962-1986 Town Hall Vault V19
Water & Sewer receipts 1977-1978 Town Hall Vault V11
Welfare records Welfare records 1801 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
State aid and care of the poor 1813-1871 Storrs House 9:7
Welfare records 1860 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Welfare records 1881 Town Hall Vault Box 11, V6
Pauper Register 1874-1875 Town Hall Vault V15
Book of Record of Paupers 1885-1893 Town Hall Vault V13
Untitled Ledger (possibly list of residents for board at Northampton Hospital) 1884-1888 Town Hall Vault V13
Old Age Assistance Ledger 1931-1934 Town Hall Vault V13
Publications Acts & Laws passed by the Great & General Court or Assembly of His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England 1736-1773 Town Hall Vault V13
Districting Law of Commonwealth 1794 Storrs House 9:16
Precepts of the General Court to Connsider the Constitution 1795 Storrs House 9:16
The Art Of Writing (Jenkins) 1813 Town Hall Vault V13
Table of Post Offices in the U.S. 1817 Town Hall Vault Box 14, V6
Advertisment for “Digest of Decisions of Municipal Interest” 1866 Storrs House 9:16
Papers and Reports on Poor House 1803 Storrs House 9:18
on support of poor 1822 Storrs House 9:18
on Ebenezer Colton House 1787 Storrs House 9:18
on Azariah Wolworth’s Estate circa 1790 Storrs House 9:18
on distribution of School money 1763 Storrs House 9:18
on terms of settlement for Mr. Storrs 1785 Storrs House 9:18
on fire prevention 1793 Storrs House 9:18
on time and manner of Town meetings circa 1790 Storrs House 9:18
on place of Town meetings 1841 Storrs House 9:18
on preservation of Clay Hill 1792 Storrs House 9:18
on fencing part of street 1799 Storrs House 9:18
on highway maintenance 1800 Storrs House 9:18
on rebuilding arch at Cooley Brook 1802 Storrs House 9:18
on spending highway money 1803 Storrs House 9:18
Reports and descriptions of highways 1784-1844 Storrs House 9:20
War of 1812 papers and reports 1808-1812 Storrs House 9:17
Applications to store gasoline 1914-1915 Storrs House 9:19
Grain and produce prices 1751-1764, 1786, 1793-1797 Storrs House 10:1
List of names and amounts circa 1790 Storrs House 10:1
Permission to use road 1791 Storrs House 10:1
Selectmen’s Appraisal of Labor 1791 Storrs House 10:1
Hutchinson suit vs. Town of Longmeadow 1793-1795 Storrs House 10:1
Sealer of Weights and Measures receipt of standards 1803 Storrs House 10:1
Copy of Divorce Proceedings 1804 Storrs House 10:1
Assessor’s list of voters 1821 Storrs House 10:1
Census of Town 1837 Storrs House 10:1
Census of Town 1865 Storrs House 10:1
Certificate in relation to company armory 1840 Storrs House 10:1
Auditors reports 1843-1862 Storrs House 10:1
Dog Licenses 1860-1863 Storrs House 10:1
County Convention Notice 1786 Storrs House 10:2
Oath of Allegiance to Commonwealth 1788 Storrs House 10:2
List of names , printed circa 1790 Storrs House 10:2
List of Committees of Conventiom circa 1790 Storrs House 10:2
Certificates of Membership in the Society of Friends 1809 Storrs House 10:2
Meeting Notice of the First Religious Society 1828 Storrs House 10:2
Notice of State Money to be Loaned 1868 Storrs House 10:2
Miscellaneous Correspondence 1765-1887 Storrs House 10:3
Miscellaneous receipts 1798 Town Hall Vault Box 7, V5
True Photostatic Copy of Act to Incorporate Town of Longmeadow 10/13/1783 Town Hall Vault V17/9
Miscellaneous receipts 1864 Town Hall Vault Box 7, V5
Record of Fires in Longmeadow 1883-1897, 1919 Town Hall Vault V13
Miscellaneous receipts 1888 Town Hall Vault Box 7, V5
Miscellaneous receipts 1908 Town Hall Vault Box 7, V5
Miscellaneous correspondence 1908-1930 Town Hall Vault Box 14, V6
Forestry Department. Weekly Times book 1911 Town Hall Vault V12
Commonwealth of Mass. Division of Accounts – Report of Financial Transactions Schedule A 1911-1931 Town Hall Vault V16
Insurance upgrade recommendation report 1924 Town Hall Vault V13
Longmeadow Sesquicentennial Guest Book 1933 Town Hall Vault V13
Commonwealth of Mass. Division of Accounts – Report of Financial Transactions Schedule A 1938-1946 Town Hall Vault V16
Insurance Survery prepared for R.S. Storrs Library 1941-43 Town Hall Vault V13
Record of Insurance 1945-46 Town Hall Vault V13
Commonwealth of Mass. Division of Accounts – Report of Financial Transactions Schedule A 1951-1963 Town Hall Vault V16
Engineering drawings (8 boxes of microfilm) Town Hall Vault On top of V5
Stephen Williams diaries (2 boxes of microfilm) Town Hall Vault on top of V5

 

Folder/Item label Description/Date range Box:Folder
Series II
Assessor Information and table of names compiled from several 1784 Assessor’s lists, circa 1980 11:1
Assessor “Person’s Assessed a Poll Tax and Listed Women,” printed volume, 1936 11:2
Board of Health Regulations for Collection of Household Waste, 1946 11:3
Building Ordinances 1916, 1941 11:4
By Laws 1921,1922,1952, 1966 11:5
Census 1743/4. 1790, 1920, 1980 11:6
Council on Ageing Questionnaire, 1968, press release, 1995 and undated 11:7
Division of Longmeadow and East Longmeadow Papers, 1891-1892; history of the schism, 1913; newspaper clippings, 1883-1994 11:8
Fire Department Materials related to fire truck purchase, 1916-1917; “Fifty Years of Service,” 1973; “In Case of Fire” instructions, undated; newspaper clippings, 1971 and undated; photographs, 1956 11:9
Historic District Commission 1971-1987 11:10
Historic District Commission Preservation planning research documents and thumb drive, 1982-1988 and undated 12
Historic District Commission Preservation planning research documents, photocopies Oversize box 1
History of formation of Longmeadow 1707-1823, undated. Includes several petitions and grants related to the forming of the town of Longmeadow. 13:1
History of formation of Longmeadow An Act to Incorporate the Town of Longmeadow, 1783 Oversize box 1
Land Court Deeds Photocopies, 1820-1959 13:2
Overseers of the Poor Papers, 1795, 1803 and 1823 13:3
Police Department List of recipients of the 1st and 2nd annual WWLP television awards to outstanding servants, 1956; Photographs, 1960 and 1983 13:4
Post Office Photographs, undated 13:5
Real Estate Valuations 1914-1915 13:6
Recreation and Parks Newspaper extract, 1946; newspaper clipping, undated; photographs, 1983 and undated 13:7
Recycling Map and photograph, undated 13:8
Schools – General history 1916-1997, undated 13:9
Schools – General history Photographs, 1938-1983 and undated 13:10
Schools – Reports 1863-1983 13:11
Schools – Bay Path College Newspaper clippings, 1945-1992; photographs, undated 13:12
Schools – Bay Path College Newsletters, 1996-1999 13:14
Schools – Blueberry Hill School Photocopy of conveyance, 1955; newspaper clipping, 1999; photograph, undated
Schools – Center School 1864-1997 13:15
Schools – Center School Photographs, 1927-1950 and undated 13:16
Schools – Converse Street 1916-1924, undated 13:17
Schools – Four Corners School Lyceum tickets, 1854 14:1
Schools – Heritage Academy Newspaper clipping, 1999 14:2
Schools – Longmeadow Country Day School Newspaper clipping, undated 14:3
Schools – Longmeadow High School 1914-1985, undated 14:4
Schools – Longmeadow Junior High School 1920-1922; photographs, undated 14:5
Schools – Longmeadow Junior High School Class photograph, 1954 Oversize box 1
Schools – Longmeadow Junior High School Vinyl recording of “Oliver!,” undated Oversize box 1
Schools – Longmeadow Junior High School – Parent Teacher Association Minutes, 1927-1932; miscellaneous papers, 1929 and undated 14:6
Schools – Longmeadow School for Girls Brochure, 1886 14:7
Schools – Montessori Newspaper clipping, 1999 14:8
Schools – Norway Street School Yearbook, 1954-1955 14:9
Schools – Old Brick Schoolhouse Copy of School House Committee Day book, 1791-1793; photographs, undated 14:10
Schools – Old Brick Schoolhouse Photograph of drawing by Mr. Fay, undated Oversize box 1
Schools – Williams Middle School Aerial photograph, undated Oversize box 1
Schools – Willie Ross School for the Deaf Brochure, 1968 and newspaper clippings, 1969 and 1993 14:11
Schools – Wolf Swamp School Test, 1976 and photographs, undated 14:12
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force School Committee Reports, 1981-1983; Appropriation Committee reports and Town Warrants, 1981-1983; Warrant, 1983; Converse Place plans and information, 1983-1984 14:13
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Papers, 1981-1982 14:14
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Papers, 1982 14:15
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Background materials, 1982 14:16
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Newspaper articles, April – June,1982 15:1
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Newspaper articles, July -Dec., 1982 15:2
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Newspaper articles, 1983 15:3
Schools – Quality Education With Declining Enrollment Task Force Newspaper articles, 1984 15:4
Seal Newspaper clippings, Annual reports cover, 1974-1798 15:5
Selectmen 15:6
Subdivisions – Builders and Developers 15:7
Subdivisions – House Tracts: Berkshire Realty Trust 1913-1916 15:8
Subdivisions – House Tracts: Brookline Brochure, circa 1910’s 15:9
Subdivisions – House Tracts: Colony Hills Newspaper clippings, 1985 15:10
Subdivisions – House tracts: Jonquil Estates Brochure and plan, 1985-1987 15:11
Subdivisions – House tracts: Longmeadow Realty Trust Photocopy of declaration of trust, 1910 15:12
Subdivisions – House tracts: South Park Terrace Brochures and newspaper clippings, 1898-1899 and undated 15:13
Subdivisions – House tracts: Stephen Williams Village Brochure, undated 15:14
Subdivisions – House tracts: Warren Terrace Brochures and announcement, 1897 and undated 15:15
Surveys Typed extract from Town records, 1794; surveys 1831, 1839 and undated; 15:16
Survey Board Rules and Regulations, 1921 15:17
Voter lists and ballots Ballots, 1913 and undated, List of Women voters, 1915 15:18
Voter lists and ballots Voters lists. 1914, 1920, 1941 and undated Oversize folder 3
Water and sewers Sewage disposal plant proposal, 1956; Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners letter 1973; and newspaper clipping, 1988 15:19
Water committee Reports and newspaper clippings, 1894-1936 and undated 15:20
Waterworks Article, newspaper clippings and photographs, 1910-1936 and undated 15:21
Zoning committee Zoning By-Laws, 1942 and 1957, newspaper clipping, 1992 15:22
Series III
Street Lists
1938-1940, 1943, 1947-1948,1951-1954, 1956-1959, 1960-1966, 1968-1969 16
1970-1976, 1978-1982 17
1983-1992 18
1993-1996 19
1997-2002 20
2003-2004, 2007-2008 21
Town Reports
1850, 1852, 1854-1870, 1874-1899 22
1885-1921, 1891-1910 (bound) 23
1930-1950 24
1951-1957 25
1958-1966 26
1967-1975 27
1976-1981 28
1982-1993 29
1994-2001, 2008, 2010, 2013 30

 

Subjects
  • Education--Massachusetts--Longmeadow
  • Housing development--Massachusetts
  • Longmeadow (Mass.)--History
  • Municipal government--Records and correspondence
Related collections: Longmeadow, Municipal records, Religion
Sermon collection

Longmeadow Historical Society sermon collection, circa 1710-1933

12 boxes (5 linear feet)

Some of the many 18th century sermons in this collection

Scope and Content Note
The sermons are arranged in three series. The first is alphabetical by the minister’s name (8 boxes), the second is Ministers 1-9 (2 boxes) and the third series is unidentified sermons and sermon excerpts (2 boxes). Most folders include an item-level listing of the contents. There are also some typed transcriptions by Helen Connor, who was probably the person who initially organized this collection.
Series one includes both published sermons and manuscript sermons, most of which have a direct relationship to Longmeadow. Many of the published works have ownership inscriptions from members of local families. One of the notable published works is the “Address to the Six Nations recommending the Gospel of Saint John” by Teyoninhokarawen, written in both English and the Mohawk language (London, 1805). This series has numerous manuscript sermons by Stephen Williams, the first minister of the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow (nearly 3 boxes) as well as all three of the ministers named Richard Salter Storrs (4 boxes). Many ministers traveled to speak to different congregations, often giving the same sermon multiple times. Some, like Reverend Williams, would note the various places and dates they had given that sermon at the top of the manuscript.
Series two is comprised of sets of manuscript sermons thought to be by the same person. Since the names are not known, they are identified by number (“1” through “9”) and when known, the location and dates are also given. The nine ministers are as follows:
Minister 1: First Church of Christ in Mansfield, CT. 1786-1809, 31 pieces.
Minister 2: Ellington, CT. 1790-1797, 25 pieces
Minister 3: Easthampton, MA. 1785-1795, 22 pieces
Minister 4: Northfield (MA or CT?). 1789-1794, 13 pieces
Minister 5: Northbury (CT?). 1766-1783, 36 pieces
Minister 6: Places and dates unknown. 41 pieces filed by gospel subject
Minister 7: Places unknown. 1789-1796, 6 pieces filed by date
Minister 8: Places unknown. 1789-1811, 4 pieces filed by gospel subject
Minister 9: Charlestown. 1790-1792, 4 pieces filed by gospel subject
With additional research, the authors of some of the sermons and excerpts in this series, as well as in Series three might be able to be identified.
 
Box and Folder Listing

Minister Title/Subject Box:Folder
Series I
Bacchus, Charles “A Fast Sermon” 1:1
Bacchus, Charles Sermon at the Funeral of Mrs. Storrs (Sarah Williston Storrs) 1:2
Bacchus, Charles “Century Sermon” 1:3
Barnes, Rev. Stephen G. “Theology and Life” 1:4
Bartlett, Robert Merrill “Three Centuries and Tomorrow” 1:5
Beckwith, George R. “Letter Concerning Lay-Ordination” 1:6
Beecher, Lyman, A.M. “The Bible a Code of Laws a Sermon, delivered at the ordination of Sereno Edwards Dwight…,” 1827 1:7
Bliss, Rev. Charles “Foundations of Sapphires,” Thanksgiving sermon, 1863 and “Religious Recognition,” 1874 1:8
Breck, Robert, A.M. “Funeral Sermon on the Reverend Dr. Stephen Williams,” 1782 and “Past dispensations of Providence called to mind: In a sermon, delivered in the First Parish in Springfield, on the 16th of October 1775. Just one hundred years from the burning of the town by the Indians” 1784 1:9
Burroughs, Eden (1738-1813) and Estabrook, Experience (1755-1799) ” A faithful narrative of the wonderful dealings of God, towards Polly Davis, of New-Grantham, in the state of New-Hampshire …,” 1794 1:10
Champion, Judah Election sermon, 1776 1:11
Colton, A.M. Sermon at the Funeral of Mrs. Emeline G. Wright, 1863 1:12
Davis, Rev. Emerson “Memorial Sermons,” 1866 1:13
Dickinson, Rev. Baxter “The Importance and Means of an Able Ministry,” 1836, printed in the American National Preacher.
Doolittle, Mr. Handwritten, 1725-26 1:14
Ely,, Alfred, A.M. “Sermon Delivered at the Interment of Mrs. Lucretia Colton…,” 1821 1:15
Emerson, John, A.M. “Sermon Delivered at the Interment of William Billings, Esq., …,” 1813 1:16
Hall, Rev. Gordon “The Word of God is Not Bound,” 1857 1:17
Johns, Evan, A.M. “The Lethargy of Impenitence Exposed,” 1815
Lathrop, Joseph, D.D. 1789-1815 1:18
Park, Prof. Edwards A. 1874 1:19
Sargeant, Mr. Undated 1:20
Sprague. William B., D.D. 1863 1:21
Stone, Nathan, A.M. 1760 1:22
Stoddard, Mr. 1726 1:23
Stoddard, Mr. 1710, 1716 1:24
Storrs, John, A.M. 1786 1:25
Storrs, Richard Salter (1763-1819) 1785 2:1
1786 2:2
January – July, 1786 2:3
August – December, 1786 2:4
January – June, 1787 2:5
June – August, 1787 2:6
September – December, 1787 2:7
January – June, 1788 2:8
June – September, 1788 2:9
September – December 2:10
January – April, 1789 2:11
May – June, 1789 2:12
July – September, 1789 2:13
October – November, 1789 2:14
Storrs, Richard Salter (1763-1819) January – March, 1790 3:1
April – May, 1790 3:2
August – October, 1790 3:3
November – December, 1790 3:4
January – March, 1791 3:5
April – August, 1791 3:6
September – December, 1791 3:7
January – March, 1792 3:8
April – July, 1792 3:9
August – December, 1792 3:10
Storrs, Richard Salter (1763-1819) January – June, 1793 4:1
July – December, 1793 4:2
January – March, 1794 4:3
April – August, 1794 4:4
September – November, 1794 4:5
January – December, 1795 4:6
1796 4:7
1797 4:8
1800 4:9
“…Sermon Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. Stephen Williams…1800”. 1801 4:10
1801 4:11
1802 4:12
Storrs, Richard Salter (1763-1819) January – October, 1803 5:1
1804 5:2
1805 5:3
1807 5:4
1809 5:5
1815 5:6
1819 5:7
1789-1791? (empty 8.2017) 5:8
1791-1792 ? 5:9
Undated 5:10
Undated (thought to be by Storrs) 5:11
Storrs, Richard Salter (1787-1873) “A Discourse Delivered at the Dedication of the North Meeting House in Braintree,” 1831 5:12
A Dialogue, Exhibiting Some of the Principles and Practical Consequences of Modern Infidelity,” 1806 5:13
Storrs, Richard Salter, Jr., D.D. (1821-1900) 4 printed sermons, 1861-1874 5:14
Teyoninhokarawen “Address to the Six Nations; recommending the Gospel of Saint John” 1805. English and Mohawk language 5:15
Thatcher, Peter, A.M. “Sermon on the Deathogf the Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq, L.L.D., F.R.S.,” 1790 5:16
Trumbull, Benjamin, D.D. “Sermon at the Funeral of the Rev. Mr. Noah Williston,” 1812 5:17
Tyler, W.S. “A Discourse Commemorative of Hon. Samuel Williston…,” 1874 5:18
Williams, Rev. Stephen (1693-1782) Guide to Williams Sermons (Symbol Guide) 6:1
1714 6:2
1715 6:3
January – March, 1716 6:4
May – December, 1716 6:5
1717 6:6
1718 6:7
January – July, 1719 6:8
August – December, 1719 6:9
January – June, 1720 6:10
July – November, 1720 6:11
1721 6:12
1722 6:13
1723 6:14
1724 6:15
1725 6:16
1727 6:17
1730 6:18
1731 6:19
1732 6:20
1733 6:21
April 1, 1733 6:22
1734 6:23
1735 6:24
1736 6:25
1737 6:26
1738 6:27
1739 6:28
Williams, Stephen (1693-1782) 1740 7:1
January – June, 1741 7:2
September – November, 1741 7:3
1742 7:4
1743 7:5
June – July, 1744 7:6
July – December, 1744 7:7
1745 7:8
1746 7:9
1747 7:10
1748 7:11
1749 7:12
January – May, 1750 7:13
May – November, 1750 7:14
August 25, 1750 7:15
1751 7:16
Williams, Stephen (1693-1782) January – March, 1752 8:1
May – August, 1752 8:2
January – June, 1753 8:3
July – December, 1753 8:4
1754 8:5
1755 8:6
1756 8:7
1757 8:8
1758 8:9
1759 8:10
1760 8:11
1764 8:12
1769 8:13
1770 8:14
Sermon: Town Meeting, March 9, 1771 8:15
1772 8:16
1774 8:17
1775 8:18
1776 8:19
1777 8:20
March 29, 1778 8:21
1779 8:22
1780 8:23
1781 8:24
Sermon excerpts (Stephen Williams’ hand?), 1707 8:25
Paper on his position as Minister, undated 8:26
Sermon fragments. References to Bliss: Sarah, Ebenezer, and Peletiah, undated 8:27
Fragments, undated 8:28
Williams, Warham and Estabrook, Mr. Notes on sermons by Williams and Estabrook, 1760-1761, unknown author. 8:29
Wiswell, S 1712 8:30
Wolcott, Samuel “Discourse Delivered in Belchertown, Mass on the Day of the Annual State Thanksgiving,” 1850 8:31
Series II
Minister I – Mansfield, Connecticut Reference file 9:1
1786-1792 9:2
1792-1803 9:3
1803-1805 9:4
1806-1809 9:5
Minister II – Ellington, Connecticut 1790-1793 9:6
1794-1795 9:7
1795-1796 9:8
October, 1796 – June, 1797 9:9
July, 1797 – December, 1797 9:10
Minister III – Easthampton, Massachusetts 1785 – March, 1793 9:11
November, 1793 – May, 1794 9:12
December, 1794 – October, 1795 9:13
Minister IV – Norfield April, 1789 – January, 1791 9:14
October, 1791 – October, 1793 9:15
September – December, 1793 9:16
Minister V – Northbury November, 1766 – July 5, 1772 10:1
August, 1773 – June 7, 1778 10:2
June, 1779 – May, 1782 10:3
March, 1782 – June, 1783 10:4
September 8, 1783 – December 21, 1783 10:5
Minister VI Undated 10:6
Undated 10:7
Undated 10:8
Undated 10:9
Minister VII 1789 and 1796 10:10
Minister VIII 1789-1811 10:11
Minister IX – Charlestown 1790-1793 10:12
Series III
Unidentified 18th century 11:1-22
Unidentified 18th and 19th century 12:1-14

 

Subjects
  • Congregationalism--Sermons--18th century
  • Congregationalism--Sermons--19th century
  • First Church of Christ (Longmeadow, Mass.)
  • Mohawk language--Texts
Contributors
  • Storrs, Richard Salter (1763-1819)
  • Storrs, Richard Salter (1787-1873)
  • Storrs, Richard Salter (1821-1900)
  • Williams, Stephen (1693-1782)
Types of material
  • Extracts (partial documents)
  • Sermons
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