Chemung County Historical Society

by Erin Doane, Senior Curator Autumn is my favorite season with the cooler weather, beautifully changing leaves, warm comforting foods, ...

Thank you! by Susan Zehnder, Education Director We want to thank all the volunteers, actors, and guides who helped us put this event on! Ca...

  By Rachel Dworkin, archivist The Woman Suffrage Party of Chemung County was established in 1916 with the goal of securing women the vote...

by Erin Doane, Senior Curator An April 27, 1893 article in the Elmira Star-Gazette describes the embarrassing business troubles of Henry G....

by Susan Zehnder, Education Director In 2004, the United States Congress passed 36 U.S. Code § 106  which  recognized September 17 th as ...

By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist   On September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam raged near Sharpsburg, Maryland, between the Confederate Ar...

by Erin Doane, Senior Curator  There are nearly three dozen embossing seals in the museum’s collection and each one is a unique piece of h...