Chemung County Historical Society

  By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist   In the last year, I’ve gotten more than a few requests from researchers to confirm something AI told th...

by Erin Doane, Senior Curator Distinguished Service Cross Citation for Charles G. Elliot, January 10, 1919 When my husband and I were planni...

 By Susan Zehnder, Education Director What do clues, white curator gloves, pencils, paper, and objects have in common with eight- and nine-y...

  By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist   The Southern Tier Sanitary Fair opened on the evening of March 14, 1864 at the newly-constructed First Pres...

by Erin Doane, Senior Curator If someone asked you where the Bicentennial Bridge in Elmira is, could you tell them? Until a short time ago, ...

 By Susan Zehnder, Education Director One of the leading figures in Elmira at the beginning of the 20th century was a woman who became a min...

 by Rachel Dworkin, archivist In February 1958, Ganung Realty Company listed 917 Lake Street in Elmira for sale. The spacious home had 4 b...