Chemung County Historical Society

Monday, January 29, 2018

Bad Meat: Elmira’s Time in "The Jungle"

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By Kelli Huggins, Education Coordinator   I set out to write this week’s blog post about the history of vegetarianism in Chemung Count...
Monday, January 22, 2018

Spanish Flu

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By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist Apparently, this year’s strain of flu is spreading faster than usual. Luckily for me, I’ve always made a poi...
Friday, January 12, 2018

Edwin Morris: Chemung County’s Last Civil War Veteran

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by Erin Doane, Curator In May 1943, Edwin Morris gave the welcome address at the annual Memorial Sunday service of Baldwin Post 6 G.A....
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Monday, January 8, 2018

A Universal Language: Volapük in Elmira

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By Kelli Huggins, Education Coordinator   Can you read the following phrase and figure out what it means? Del  binon jönik No? I...
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Entering the New Digital Age

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By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist Like historical music? How about old radio broadcasts or oral histories? CCHS has them all. In fact, we hav...
Monday, December 25, 2017

A Rambling Man: Rufus Stanley

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by Erin Doane, Curator Rufus Stanley moved to Elmira in June, 1886 to work as the Secretary of the Boys Department of the Y.M.C.A. On ...
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Chemung County Historical Society
The Chemung County Historical Society seeks to deepen its audiences’ understanding of the past and the role of history in our futures by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history and material culture of Chemung County and the surrounding region.
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