Below are links to online resources that may be useful for searches of information related to the history of Longmeadow, MA and its early residents.  Items marked with an * are searchable using the powerful  SEARCH tool found on this website.  This search tool is particularly useful for searching the collection of Longmeadow Annual Town Reports for 168 years of reports (starting in 1855) containing 25,000+ pages can be completed in seconds. Use the advanced search feature for more concise results.

Official Longmeadow Town Records

• Longmeadow Annual Town Reports (1855 - Present) *
  Annual Town Reports from 1855 to the present are now available with full text search.

• Longmeadow Historical Commission Reports
  - A Plan for Historic Preservation
  - Historical Commission Surveys
  - Longmeadow Structures Built Prior to 1901
  - Areas of Historical Significant in Longmeadow (presentation, 11/19/09)
  - Historical Longmeadow (brochure)

• Longmeadow Historic District Map (revised 2012)
  This is a map of the Longmeadow Historic District showing the houses that are included in this district on a map.

• Historical Town Records- Storrs Library
  This is a listing of online historical records including births, deaths and marriages for the Town of Longmeadow, MA

• Longmeadow Property Assessment Database
  This database can be useful for looking up information on Longmeadow properties. It includes a recent photo that can be useful.

• List of 1919 Properties
  This database contains a list of Longmeadow properties in the official Longmeadow Property Assessment Database which have a "build date" of 1919.  Most of these listings are in error.  Only 26 homes were built in Longmeadow in 1919 whereas the database lists 351 (as of March 2024).

• Inventory of Longmeadow Town Hall Vault + Hafer Genealogy Room at Storrs Library *
  This inventory was created by Susan Hall in 2011 and contains a searchable list of Longmeadow historical documents found in the Longmeadow Town Hall and the Hafer Genealogy Room at Storrs Library.

Longmeadow Historic Book References 

• Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Longmeadow *
  Published in 1884 for the 100th anniversary celebration of the incorporation of Longmeadow in 1883. This e-book is full text searchable and contains considerable historical information as well as the town genealogy. Here is a link to an index of the Genealogy Appendix found in the Centennial Book which was created by Beth Hoff.  This index will help locate family genealogy of early Longmeadow town residents.

• Longmeadow's Sesquicentennial Official Souvenir: 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts *
  Book edited and published by Edgar Holmes Plummer in 1933 for the the 150th anniversary celebration. This e-book is full text searchable including the sponsor advertisements.  A hardcopy is also available at Storrs Library.

• Reflections of Longmeadow *
  Book published in 1983 on the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Longmeadow. Edited by Mary Rogeness and Linda Rodger. This e-book is full text searchable.  A hardcopy is also available at Storrs Library.

• Early Springfield and Longmeadow Massachusetts by Harry Andrew Wright, 1940

• Town Crier Archive *
  A collection of Longmeadow historical articles that have appeared in the Town Crier- a periodic publication of the Longmeadow Historical Society.

• Stephen Williams Diaries- Vols. 1 -10
  Both the original script and transcribed volumes 1-10 are found here in the Storrs Library archive.  The transcribed volumes are full text searchable.

• Longmeadow Fire Department- Fifty Years of Service- 1923-1973 *
  History of Longmeadow Fire Department from its beginnings in 1923 until 1973.  Photos and stories about local fires and members of the department during this time period. This e-book is full text searchable. 

• Springfield- History of Town and City, 1636-1886 *
  250 years of Springfield history- including an account of the quarter-millennial celebration at Springfield, Mass., May 25 and 26, 1886. Published 1888.

• A History of Hampden County, Massachusetts, Volume 3- 1902
   

• King's Handbook of Springfield by Moses King (1884) A pictorial and text description of Springfield and surrounding towns at the end of the 19th century.  *
  

• Exploring Western Massachusetts- Through the Past, Into the Future by Mark T. Alamed
  This guide provides you with online digital archives, local news sites, maps, museums and more about Western Massachusetts.

Historic Photos

• Emerson Photograph Database *
  This pdf file is a database with metadata for the Emerson collection of images.  Most of the information was derived from the Emerson's photography journal.  Many of the photos in the database do not have complete information regarding location or dates.
   
• Emerson Photo Collection/ Digital Commonwealth Online
  The entire collection of 1500+ Emerson photos are now online on the Digital Commonwealth- The large majority of these photos were taken in Longmeadow but some of them were taken in other Massachusetts communities including Spencer, Holyoke, Springfield, Framingham, and East Brookfield. Photo details including ID's and description can be found through search.

Historic Buildings

• Historic Buildings of Massachusetts
  Great searchable resource for finding information about historic buildings in the town of Longmeadow.

Historic Map Resources

• Walking Tour- Historic Homes of Longmeadow
  Tour of Longmeadow Historic District with current photos + excerpts used with permission from the book Historic Homes of Longmeadow.
• Longmeadow- Through the Lens *
  This is the interactive map/photo resource using a 1920 map of Longmeadow + Emerson photos.
• Historical Maps
  This is a list of historical maps of Hampden County including Springfield/ Longmeadow/ East Longmeadow. Most of the maps included on the list are high resolution images.
  -1855 Map of Hampden County (H. A. Haley, Publisher, 1855) This map includes Longmeadow, MA.
  -Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps- Longmeadow (August 1911/ August 1924) Library of Congress
  -Longmeadow historical maps (1831, 1870, 1894, 1910, and 1920) *
   

Longmeadow Street Directories

• Longmeadow Street Directories (Full text searchable) *

  1901 Street Directory *	1940 Street Directory
  1905 Street Directory	1942 Street Directory
  1910 Street Directory	1944 Street Directory
  1915 Street Directory	1946 Street Directory
  1920 Street Directory	1948 Street Directory
  1925 Street Directory	1950 Street Directory
  1927 Street Directory	1955 5treet Directory
  1930 Street Directory	1960 Street Directory
  1938 Street Directory	1970 Street Directory
  2024 Street Directory

* = includes East Longmeadow Directory

Longmeadow Family Genealogies

• The Cooley Genealogy- Part I
  Written by Mortimer Cooley- Published 1941; Great resource for Cooley Family genealogy.
  Full text searchable.
   
• The Cooley Genealogy- Part II
  Written by Mortimer Cooley- Published 1941; Great resource for Cooley Family genealogy.
  Full text searchable.
   
• The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America- by Stephen W. Williams- 1847
  This is a Google book that is full text searchable.  This is a useful reference for use with genealogy of the Rev. Stephen Williams family.
   
• John Keep of Longmeadow and His Descendants- compiled by Frank E. Best
  A Keep family genealogy
   
• Sketches of the Old Inhabitants and Other Citizens of Old Springfield of the Present Century And Its Historic Mansions of "ye Olden Tyme" By Charles Wells Chapin · Published in 1893.
   
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
  This is a free Google eBook that can be read and searched (full text) online.  Published in 1882.
  Section on Longmeadow Families.
   
• The Leading Citizens of Hampden County- Biographical Sketches- published 1895
   
• Everett Hosmer Barney: His Family Connections- A record of his life work * by George Murray Barney, Compiled by William Frederick Adams- 1912
   

Local Cemetery Information and Records

• Springfield Cemetery Database *
  Searchable gravestone records for the Springfield Cemetery.  This is an Excel file.
   
• Longmeadow Cemetery Database
  Searchable gravestone records for the Longmeadow Cemetery from 1718.

Architecture

• Architectural Styles
  This online guide by Historic New England is intended as an introduction to American domestic architectural styles beginning with seventeenth-century colonial architecture through the Colonial Revival architecture of the early twentieth century.

Other References

• Western New England Magazine- Vol 2. No. 1 , January 1912
  Interesting articles about events, people and industry in the Springfield, MA area