Chemung County Historical Society
Monday, March 29, 2021
W. Clyde Fitch, A Father of the American Stage
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by Susan Zehnder, Education Director Playwright William Clyde Fitch once said he “would rather be misunderstood than lose his independence”...
Monday, March 22, 2021
Beauty Culture and the Rise of the Hair Salon
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by Rachel Dworkin, archivist In 1895, Joannie De Liebertie launched her business as Elmira’s first French hair dresser. Known as “Du...
Monday, March 15, 2021
The Fabulous Derby Sisters
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by Erin Doane, Curator left to right: Cora, unidentified, Annie, and Eva Derby, 1895 Sisters Cora, Eva, and Annie Derby were avid cyclists...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Elmira History Forge: Discovering Local Stories
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by Andrea Renshaw, Elmira HistoryForge Project Coordinator, and Missy Rozengota, Elmira HistoryForge volunteer [HistoryForge is a digital ...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Women Drivers
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by Susan Zehnder, Education Director While living in Vienna, Austria, German born Siegfried Marcus invented the first successful gasoline-po...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
Elmira Pioneers: What’s in a Name?
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By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist Since professional baseball first began in Elmira in 1888, the local team has gone through a lot of nam...
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