'Tis
the Season for our Annual Meeting
County Historian Carol Kammen will discuss her new book, Ithaca:
a Brief History. A question and answer session will follow.
Calling
all Quilt Lovers!
Read all about our quilt exhibit, quilting demonstration, book signing
and raffle!
Saturday
Family Program: Model Trains
The exhibit area of The History Center will contain a model train
display around Christmas trees.
Postcards
for Peace Tell a Future Generation What Peace Means to You.
Achieving
Equity: Where have we been, where are we now, and where can we go? A
three-part series that examines educational equity in the Ithaca schools.
An
Evening if Ice Cream and ‘Modern Marvels’ The History Center in
Tompkins County and the Tompkins County Visitor’s Bureau will be sponsoring
an evening of ‘Ice Cream and Modern Marvels’
Light
in Winter 2008: Identity Where do we draw the line between
humans and our creations?
We all have overlapping identities—how do we represent ourselves
to the world?
How do our forays into the world change our understanding of our place in it?
Reading
Between the Lines. Branding of Place is the topic for this upcoming
book discussion program for adults.
From
Downtown to South Hill: Ithaca College Is Ithaca's
College, an exhibit celebrating the long standing
partnership between the Ithaca community and Ithaca
College.
From
Steamboat Captain to Wine Steward: Summer Work
in the Finger Lakes. Examine the historic nature
of vacation work - from transportation to food
provision to service jobs and retail.
The
Proof is in the Sundae! Ithaca's ongoing "Sundae
War" with Two Rivers, Wisconsin, may have just
ended, thanks to new evidence uncovered by The
History Center's Corson Fellows Laura Willemsen
and Meredith Buchberg.
Downtown
Ithaca: A Changing Landscape See how The History
Center's collections can help you learn about the
development of the city's landscape.
Fellowship
celebrates outstanding youth The History Center
is proud to announce its 2006-2007 Corson Student
Historian Fellows, Meredith Buchberg and Laura
Willemsen, seniors at Ithaca High School.
Women
Making a Difference A new on-line exhibit honoring
nine notable women who touched the lives of many.
Inspired by the work of the Women's Fund of the
Community Foundation of Tompkins County featuring
Margaret Bourke-White and Belle Sherman, among
others.
Around
Town -- The Journal Years of Sol Goldberg was
the brainchild of Kendal resident and Cornell
University President Emeritus, Dale Corson.
Dale, a generous benefactor of The History
Center in Tompkins County, sought to highlight
the Center’s remarkable photo collections
in an exhibit at Kendal.
Gateway
to History Window Project Unveiled At a ribbon cutting celebration
on Monday, November 28, The History Center unveiled its newest project showcasing
remarkable historical photographs from its Photo Archives.
Farmboy
links local agricultural industry with 20th
century national trends This
exciting new film documents the transformation
of the Depression-era agricultural industry
in upstate
New York
, based on THC's publication, Farmboy, by John
B. Babcock.
