Chemung County Historical Society

Monday, September 23, 2024

A Friendly Family

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By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist   It’s fascinating the influence a single family can have on a town, or even a nation. In the 1850s, four b...
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Monday, September 9, 2024

New Project with the Smithsonian

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 by Susan Zehnder, Education Director There is no life that is not geographic. -Ruth Wilson Gilmore I heard this statement back in July ...
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Monday, August 26, 2024

At the Corners of Church and Main Streets

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by Erin Doane, Senior Curator Map of the City of Elmira from actual surveys by G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1865 Jervis Langdon was an entrepreneur...
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Monday, August 12, 2024

The Diarists of the 107th New York Volunteers

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  By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist The past is a foreign country, but, if you’re really lucky, you might just find a pen pal. As archivist at ...
Monday, July 29, 2024

Swimming in Wool

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by Erin Doane, Senior Curator There’s nothing better on a hot summer day than taking a dip in some nice cool water. For centuries people...
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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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