Glenmeadow and the Springfield Museums Partner for Planetarium Program
Fourth installment in spring program series scheduled for May 20
SPRINGFIELD– Glenmeadow Retirement will partner with the Springfield Museums Planetarium in offering a tour and demonstration in the Seymour Planetarium on Friday, May 20 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. This presentation is the fourth in the free Glenmeadow Learning education series.
As part of “Astronomical Appeal: The Splendors of the Spring Sky at Night,” a tour and history of the planetarium will be offered, as well as information on how to identify celestial objects, planets and constellations in the springtime sky. Participants will also have the opportunity to touch a rock from space in the meteorite exhibit.
The program will be led by Richard Sanderson, the Science Museum’s curator of physical science, and Jack Megas, an experienced astronomy educator and expert on the lore and mythology of the night sky.
The program will be held at the Springfield Museums Planetarium, 21 Edwards St. It is free but seating is limited, and registration is required; call (413) 567-7800 or email learning@glenmeadow.org. Visit glenmeadow.org/learning for more information.
Established in 1884, Glenmeadow is a nonprofit, accredited continuing care retirement community; it provides independent and assisted living at its campus at 24 Tabor Crossing in Longmeadow and expanded Glenmeadow at Home services throughout greater Springfield.
To learn more about Glenmeadow and its history and offerings, visit www.glenmeadow.org.
About Glenmeadow
In the 1800s, elderly individuals without family or means were sent to live at what was called “the poor farm.” In 1884, a group of civic leaders raised funds among themselves and other area families and purchased a house on Main Street in Springfield’s south end. Quickly outgrowing that house, land was purchased on the corner of Chestnut and Carew streets, where a new home was constructed and opened in 1900. In 1960, the name was changed to Chestnut Knoll, and in 1992, it began to admit men.
In 1993, the organization purchased a 23-acre parcel in Longmeadow to build a new community that would provide both independent living and assisted living in one building with various common areas. This was a new concept known as a continuing care retirement community. Existing residents from the old Chestnut Knoll property were moved to the new campus in 1997. Shortly after the move, the board voted to change its legal name to Glenmeadow to coincide with the name being used by the developer of the property.
