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Monday, February 8, 2021
Elmira's First Black Firefighter
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By Susan Zehnder, Education Director In 2007, Thomas J. Reid, Jr. was interviewed about his status as Elmira’s first Black firefighter. His...
Monday, October 19, 2015
The Amusing Instructor
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by Erin Doane, curator Board games have been around since the earliest days of human civilization. By the late 19 th century, familie...
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Monday, September 7, 2015
Celebrating the Automatic Continuous Clothing Closure (a.k.a. the Zipper)
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by Erin Doane, curator There are so many little conveniences in life that we take for granted. Do you ever give much thought to the zipp...
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Monday, July 28, 2014
The Eccentric and Tragic Life of Inventor and “Weather Prophet” Henry Clum
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By Kelli Huggins, Education Coordinator, and Sean Bailey, 18 News Meteorologist Henry Clum was a genius. Yet, as is often the case with...
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