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| Paesiello Emerson Photo Date: June 10, 1918 Courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society |
Today is February 10th. On February 10, 1832 Paesiello Emerson was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. It is fitting to remember him today, because 100 years ago this Union Veteran of the Civil War lived in our town at 476 Longmeadow Street. He lived with his step-brother and step-sister Henry and Annie Emerson.
In 1891 Paesiello Emerson's wife Nancy E. (Hartshorn) Emerson had passed away in the town where they lived- Spencer, MA. After he retired from his occupation as a boot maker, he took up the hobby of photography. This was at the turn of the 20th century. We Longmeadow, MA residents are so fortunate that Mr. Emerson enjoyed his new hobby when he visited Henry and Annie. He took photographs and documented our town as it was developing as a suburb of Springfield, MA.
After moving to Longmeadow Mr. Emerson continued to take photographs of houses, old and new. He also took photographs of people and places in town. Paesiello Emerson died on December 28, 1927 and his glass negatives are now in collection of the Storrs House Museum in Longmeadow, MA.
Today, on February 10th let us remember this gentleman on his birth date!
~Judy Moran
Sources: 1832 Hopkinton, MA Birth Records, Civil War Soldier Records, 1891 Spencer, MA Death Records, 1912 Longmeadow Street Directory, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Census Federal Records,