Chemung County Historical Society
Monday, June 29, 2026
Annis Ford Eastman, A Woman with Heart
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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...
Monday, June 15, 2026
Racial Housing Covenants
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by Rachel Dworkin, archivist In February 1958, Ganung Realty Company listed 917 Lake Street in Elmira for sale. The spacious home had 4 b...
Monday, June 1, 2026
When Lovell’s Drug Store Ran Out of Ice Cream
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by Erin Doane, Senior Curator Postcard of a watercolor painting of Lovell’s Snack Bar by Talitha Botsford “Sorry! No More Ice Cream This Mon...
Monday, May 18, 2026
Lights, Camera, Action: Oliver Smith
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By Susan Zehnder, Education Director Recently, Kelsey Jones, the Chemung County historian, passed along the name of someone buried in Woodla...
Monday, May 4, 2026
The Tale of Katie Bredehoft or How to Conduct an Investigation
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By Rachel Dworkin, archivist Bredehoft marker, 2026 On April 14, 2026, the Chemung County Historical Society unveiled our latest histo...
Monday, April 20, 2026
The AIDS Memorial Quilt: 40 Years Later
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by Erin Doane, Senior Curator In 1981, doctors in Los Angeles reported a rare lung infection in five previously healthy young gay men. D...
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