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A Friendly Family
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 brothers immigrated to America from Bavaria, Germany. They were the...
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Grand Pictures
by Susan Zehnder, Education Director If you’ve had a chance to wander through our exhibit “Grand, Domestic and Truly Comfy,” you’ve seen recreations of some of the rooms from the Langdon Mansion, once...
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Hallowe’en in 1924
by Erin Doane, Senior CuratorIf you lived in Elmira 100 years ago, on October 31 you would not see children in costumes trick-or-treating. Going house-to-house collecting candy and other goodies on...
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Ghost Walk 2024
by Susan Zehnder, Education DirectorOver 500 people joined us for our 18th annual Ghost Walk in Woodlawn Cemetery. This event has a lot of moving parts, and once again, we’re grateful for the help and...
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Honk If You Love Bumper Stickers
By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist It’s election season and political bumper stickers are out in force. They’re taking over my office too. We were recently donated 20+ bumper stickers for local, state, and...
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