Below are some useful links/ resources related to 18th/19th century gravestones that are found in the Longmeadow Cemetery....

• Association of Gravestone Studies
  
  Below are some interesting articles found on the AGS website...
  
  Early American Gravestones- Frequently Asked Questions by Jessie Lie Farber
  Gravestone Rubbings- Do's and Don'ts
  How to Identify Major Stone Types
  Symbolism on Gravestones by Jessie Lie Farber
  Common Symbols Found in 17th and 18th Century Burying Grounds
  Some Common Symbols/ Emblems Found in 19th Century Cemeteries

• University of Massachusetts- Amherst/ Special Collection and University Archives
  Association of Gravestone Studies: 1975-1998

• American Antiquarian Society
  The Farber Gravestone Collection
  This collection documents over 9000 gravestones most of which were made prior to 1800.

• Gravestone Services of New England
  Examples of Gravestone Repairs (Before/ After)

• Gravestone Restoration Experts
  Ta Mara Conde - historicgravestone.com
  Joseph Ferrannini- Grave Stone Matters, Hoosick Falls, NY

Longmeadow Town Records

The following documents comprise Town Records, Marriage and Church Records, Birth and Death Records from the town of Longmeadow for the listed dates. The funds needed to create digital copies of these documents were provided by the Town of Longmeadow through the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act.

The files are in .pdf format and are full text searchable. They are in the public domain, so they may be freely copied and distributed.

Town-Records_1783-1841

Precinct-Book-of-Records_1713-1783

Marriages-and-Church-Record_1716-1844

Marriages_1844-1923

Deaths_1844-1923

Deaths_1675-1844

Church-Records_1716-1841

Births_1844-1923

Births_1773-1841