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Happening in the Neighborhood
Clash in the Catskills
It's time for the annual Civil War Reenactment in Delaware County! June 21 and 22 will see two Civil War battlefield reenactments (Chamberlain's Charge* and the Battle of Honey Hill) in Delhi, plus a “day in the life of a new recruit,” living history demonstrations, cannon fire, kids’ drills, military surgeon, and more.
*As a Mainer, I believe I'm legally obligated to always brag about Joshua Chamberlain being one of ours.
Korean War Films in Cayuga
The Cayuga Museum has a new exhibit this summer, 6-25: Local Perspectives of the Korean War, marking the 75th anniversary of the war's beginning. A teacher of film and literature at Ithaca High School, Michael Reiff, will facilitate a series of free matinees in the Carriage House Theater about the Korean War this summer. This is a great opportunity to come see the newly renovated West End Arts Campus, which includes the Cayuga Museum and its neighbor, the Schweinfurth Art Center.
The Cayuga Museum is also now a Blue Star Museum (like the Corning Museum of Glass, the History Center in Tompkins County, and the Chenango County Historical Society).
They're running two summer camps happening this summer that I hope everyone in the region will try to emulate: C.A.S.E. Camp and Hands-On History Camp.
Library Research in Binghamton
Binghamton University Libraries just held its second Research Scholars Program, showcasing five library-focused research projects. Check out the amazing projects! I love the win-win-win model: the career center helped students to hone their research and job readiness skills and the library got thoughtful insight they can use to improve library services.
A Winning Wednesday in Corning
Watkins Glen International, the organization that inherited the legacy of racing of Watkins Glen, will bring NASCAR to the Corning Museum of Glass in early July. CMOG will have a special "You Design It; We Make It - Racing Edition" and racing-themed hot glass demos.
Speaking of Watkins Glen, the International Motor Racing Research Center was gifted a generous donation to continue digitizing their 8mm and 16mm films of 1950s and 1960s racing, to be uploaded to their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@imrrc.
Community Yard Sales in Andover
Allegany County Historical Society, which shares its building with the Andover Historical Society in Andover, was a participant in the Andover Community Yard Sale. Among their used treasures up for sale was an 1800s not-quite-working Melodeon, which, they clarified, was donated to the association with permission to sell for working capital. Broken or not, it's beautiful!
Unions and Prohibitions in Ithaca
The latest blog post from the History Center in Tompkins County reviews Al Davidoff's book, Unionizing the Ivory Tower, which discusses the history of unionization efforts by Cornell workers. The History Center is also running new tours about prohibition in Ithaca, and they have a very cute promotion that includes a coupon at The Strand Cafe after the tour.
Talking about Historic Homes
Historic Ithaca is hosting a very practical webinar on June 12: Historic Tax Credits for Homeowners. Is this something you could imitate in your community? Better watch and find out!
Yates County History Center had a program recently that sounds like it was fantastic. Jeffrey Gabal presented "Kit Homes and Catalog House Designs of the Keuka Lake Region." Again, consider how you might do something in your own neck of the woods like this!
The Problem with Olive in Auburn
Want to see the newly renovated Seward House Barn? June 13th's lunchtime lecture is the time to do it! Intern Alyssa Brown will present her senior capstone project about Olive Risley-Seward, who has a really fascinating life story and who went on to have a remarkable career.
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