A Gem in Our Valley

Have you visited the Springfield Museums lately?  Have you ever visited?  Just a few miles away is a gem in our Pioneer Valley.  The five-museum complex located behind the Springfield Public Library is on Edwards Street in Springfield.  All too often when a place of interest is located nearby, we do not take the time to learn more and visit.

The five museums contain a wealth of History, Science, Art and definitely knowledge.  School groups in Southern New England visit on Field Trips and learn about specific topics while taking Docent led tours.  This week the Springfield Museums' talented staff has created a wonderful program, "Rockin' Reptiles Week" designed for children.  Vacation Week Schedule.

"Robots:  The Interactive Exhibition" and Reptiles:  The Beautiful and the Deadly" are special exhibits now on view (fee not included with General Admission).

The Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) birthday celebration with special activities will be on Saturday, March 5.

Have you viewed the Chinese Jade Burial Suit?  Learned about a Samurai's suit of armor?  Admired the permanent collection of Currier & Ives prints?  The Rolls Royce?  Monet's "Haystack"?  These are only a few of the beautiful objects on display in addition to the very large murals that depict life long ago in the Wood Museum of Springfield History.

Visit their website, Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter to learn about weekly events.  School vacation week is a wonderful opportunity to visit this gem in our Pioneer Valley.

Judy Moran
Longmeadow, MA

 

Storrs House- A Hidden Gem in Longmeadow

Hopefully, most town residents have taken the opportunity to visit the Storrs House in Longmeadow for some insight into the lifestyle of early American colonists that settled here.

My wife and I have visited Storrs House (located at 697 Longmeadow Street, next door to the Storrs Library) a number of times, most recently during this year's Long Meddow Days celebration in May. We found Linda Abrams, current curator to be a wealth of information about the early days of Longmeadow.

This past week there was an article in the Springfield Republican (Favorite Places- The Storrs House, Longmeadow) - including a video tour. Click the video below to view:

On Sunday July 19 from 1 - 3 PM and Sunday, August 16 from 1- 3 PM the Storrs House will be open for visitors. If you have not visited Storrs House, please take the time to stop by... you will find it to be very worthwhile.

Visit the Longmeadow Historical Society's webpage for additional information.