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Time: Sunday, September 7th, 2003, 1:30-3pm
Location: Chemung Valley History Museum Education Room,
415 East Water Street, Elmira, 14901
Grandparents, celebrate National Grandparent’s Day by bringing your grandchild for an afternoon of recording family memories and making a memory book that your grandchild can treasure for years to come. Coordinator of Research Collections Jason Harmon will provide introductory genealogy information in case you’d like to add a family tree to your memory book and Education Coordinator Maureen Reynolds will help you assemble your memory books. Bring pictures of you and your grandchild, you at your grandchild’s age, or pictures of your grandchild through the years.
Reservations needed by Thursday, September 4th, 2003, call (607) 734-4167, ext. 205 or e-mail Educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org for more information or to make a reservation
$13 for Members*, $16 for Non-Members*
*Price includes Blank Acid Free Memory Book (6X8) with 35 pages and decorative supplies for one grandparent and one grandchild, $3 extra for a second grandparent.
Maureen L. Reynolds
Education Coordinator
Chemung County Historical Society
415 East Water St
Elmira, New York 14901
Phone: (607)734-4167, Ext. 205
Fax: (607)734-1565
Educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org
Current Exhibitions at the Chemung Valley History Museum, 415 East Water
Street, Elmira, NY 14901, http://www.chemungvalleymuseum.org/ or (607)
734-4167:
June – December 2003: Fugitives No More: Chemung County’s
African Americans During the 19th Century. This exhibition explores
the differing roles of African Americans in Chemung County during the 19th
Century and how they made a difference in the lives of those they encountered.
January – November 2003: The High Line: A City Divided, A City United. This exhibition revolves around the photographic documentation of the elevated rail line construction through Elmira in the 1930's. The exhibit also features the words of local residents who were involved with the construction in the 1930's.
June – December 2003: The Great Car Thing. This exhibition features three automobiles from the Prohibition Era.
Permanent Exhibition: A Community Album. This exhibition focuses on two themes: "preserving the past" and "how lives were changed." Themes include: ethnic groups and neighborhoods, Elmira in the Civil War, and Mark Twain's Elmira. "Hands-on" interactive units, such as a listening station that features our music CD, help bring history alive!
Admission is: Adults - $2
Children and Senior Citizens - $1
Children under 5 - Free
Hours of Operations:
Galleries: Monday 12-5pm
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 1-5pm
Research: Monday-Friday 12-5pm
Maureen L. Reynolds
Education Coordinator
Chemung County Historical Society
415 East Water St
Elmira, New York 14901
Phone: (607)734-4167, Ext. 205
Fax: (607)734-1565
Educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org
Hi Everybody!
Below is information for the August events at the
Chemung Valley History Museum...thank you for your help in publicizing
these events! Please let me know if have any questions.
This year's final History on Wheels Bicycle Tour is right around the corner. This year's final History on Wheels Bicycle Tours is "Elmira's Architectural Treasures". Join Quarry Farm Caretaker Richard Rolinski as he takes us on a tour of some of Elmira's architectural achievements! Join us Saturday, August 9th, 2003 from 8am-10am. Cost is $5 for Members, $6 for Non-Members, and a family of four for $16, with each additional member $3 a piece. A light breakfast will be served following the tour at the Chemung Valley History Museum. For more information to book a seat, call (607) 734-4167, ext. 205! Reservations must be made at least one day prior to each bike trip!
Paul Kingsbury of Kingsbury's Cyclery will act as tour leader for the bicycle tour.
AND....
Join the Chemung Valley History Museum for the third of our four Local History Bus Tours, on Thursday, August 21st with tour leader Gary Emerson as he takes us on a tour of parts of the original Chemung Canal route! The bus will stop briefly in Horseheads, Millport, Montour Falls, and Watkins Glen. There will be a minimal amount of walking. After the 2-hour tour, we will all convene back at the Museum for a light lunch provided by PDR's. The cost is $10 for Members and $12 for Non-Members and the tours leave the Museum promptly at 10am with a return for lunch at 12pm. If you have any questions or for people who want to book a spot either e-mail me back or call (607) 734-4167, ext. 205.
Reservations must be made at least one week in advance of each bus trip!
Thanks,
Maureen
Maureen L. Reynolds
Education Coordinator
Chemung County Historical Society
415 East Water St
Elmira, New York 14901
Phone: (607)734-4167, Ext. 205
Fax: (607)734-1565
Educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org
This year's second History on Wheels Bicycle Tour is right around the corner! Join us Saturday, July 19th, 2003 for Eldridge Park's Carousel". Join Town of Elmira Historian George Farr as he takes us on a exploration of one of Elmira's most famous landmarks! Join us Saturday, July 19th, 2003 from 8am-10am. Cost is $5 for Members, $6 for Non-Members, and a family of four for $16, with each additional member $3 a piece. A light breakfast will be served following the tour at the Chemung Valley History Museum. For more information or for people who would like to book a seat, call (607) 734-4167, ext. 205! Reservations must be made at least one day prior to each bike trip!
Paul Kingsbury of Kingsbury's Cyclery will act as tour leader for the bicycle tour.
Join the Chemung Valley History Museum for the second of our four Local History Bus Tours, on Thursday, July 17th with Town of Elmira Historian George Farr as he takes us on a tour of Historic Homes in the Elmira area! After the 2-hour tour, we will all convene back at the Museum for a light lunch provided by PDR's. The cost is $10 for Members and $12 for Non-Members and the tours leave the Museum promptly at 10am with a return for lunch at 12pm. If you have any questions or for people who want to book a spot either e-mail me back or call (607) 734-4167, ext. 205.
Reservations must be made at least one week in advance of each bus trip!
Maureen
Maureen L. Reynolds
Education Coordinator
Chemung County Historical Society
415 East Water St
Elmira, New York 14901
Phone: (607)734-4167, Ext. 205
Fax: (607)734-1565
Educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org
Good Afternoon everybody,
Summer is looking to be a busy time at the Chemung County Historical
Society so please help us spread the word about these wonderful programs.
Let me know if you have any questions and thank for your all of your help
with promoting our programming!
All my best,
Maureen
Thursday, May 29th, 2003, the final installment of our Civil
War Lecture Series, which is free and open to everyone -
“Women in the Civil War” – Join Allegany County Historian Craig Braack
as he discusses the roles women played in both the North and the South
during the Civil War. Their roles ranged from life on the homefront
to sending supplies to various battlefield participants. He will
show how the emotional effects the war forced these women to endure and
survive.
Also, beginning again this June, the Historical Society will be sponsoring the History on Wheels bike Tours, which will be held once a month thru August beginning on June 21st with "Elmira's Cemeteries" with Town of Elmira Historian George Farr. George will discuss the hidden treasures contained within Woodlawn Cemetery with the group. Cost for each bike tour is $5 for Members, $6 for Non-members or $16 for a family of four, and $3 for each additional person. Cost includes a light breakfast after the tour, which begins at the museum at 8:00am and lasts approximately 2 hours. The tour will be led by Paul Kingsbury of Kingsbury's Cyclery.
Also beginning in June is the first installment of our Local History Bus Tours, which will also be held once a month thru September, and will begin on June 19th with "Churches of Chemung County" with County Historian J. Arthur Kieffer. Archie will be taking the participants on a tour of some of Chemung County's architectural and religious treasures. Cost for each bus tour is $10 for Members and $12 for Non-members. Cost includes a light lunch which will be served upon return to the Museum after each tour. The tour begins at 10am and lasts approximately 2 hours. Reservations must be made at least one week in advance of each trip.
For more information contact:
The Chemung Valley History Museum
415 East Water Street
Elmira, New York 14901
607-734-4167 or
cchs@chemungvalleymuseum.org
Saturday, July 19, 2003 – “Eldridge Park’s Carousel” – Join Town of Elmira Historian George Farr as he explores one of Elmira’s most treasured landmarks.
Saturday, August 9th, 2003 – “Elmira’s Architectural Treasures” – Join Quarry Farm Caretaker Richard Rolinski as he takes you on a tour of Elmira’s architectural treasures.
Thursday, July 17, 2003 – Town of Elmira Historian George Farr – “Historic Homes” - Join Town of Elmira Historian George Farr as he takes you to the places where some of Chemung County’s most famous citizens lived and worked.
Thursday, August 21st, 2003 – Gary Emerson “The Chemung Canal” – Join tour leader Gary Emerson as he takes you along portions of the original Chemung Canal route. You will briefly stop in Horseheads, Millport, Montour Falls, and Watkins Glen. There will be a very minimal amount of walking.
Friday, September 19th, 2003 – Allen C. Smith (with a little help from Diane Janowski) – “100 Years Ago – The Journal Comes Alive” – Join tour leader Allen C. Smith (with a little help from Diane Janowski) as they take you on a tour of some of Old Elmira’s notorious
Good Afternoon all, Just a quick reminder:
“An Afternoon with Archie”
J. Arthur “Archie” Kieffer will give a lecture on Sunday, June 8 at
2:00 PM at the Chemung Valley History Museum at 415 East Water Street in
Elmira.
The lecture is based on his new booklet The Bridges of Chemung County
from the Chemung County Historical Society’s “Chemung County Snapshots”
series.
Following the lecture will be a book signing. The event is free and
there will be books for sale on the day of the lecture.
For more information contact:
The Chemung Valley History Museum
415 East Water Street
Elmira, New York 14901
607-734-4167 or
cchs@chemungvalleymuseum.org
Good Morning Everyone,
Below you will find our Spring 2003 Lecture Schedule, which
will be focusing on the Civil War again this year. Please let me
know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Maureen
Good Afternoon All,
As one of my very perceptive colleagues pointed out, I forgot
to give a time for our lectures in May. They all start at 7pm!
Thanks,
Maureen
The Blue and the Gray
Thursday, May 1st, 2003 – George Farr – “The Voices of History:
The American Civil War, The Letters of Private Andrew Brockway 107th New
York Volunteers” – Join Town of Elmira Historian George Farr as he
takes you through the activities of the 107th Regiment beginning with their
mustering in at the Elmira Rendezvous and then through the major points
of their campaign, as portrayed in Private Brockway’s letters.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003 – Eileen Patch – Voice from the Civil War, A Living History Presentation – Dressed as her great grandmother, Sarah Englis in historically accurate 1880s clothes, Ms. Eileen Patch will look back 20 years to the war and read excerpts from her son’s letters, who was a member of the 89th New York. These letters were edited and compiled into a book entitled “This from George”. Copies of this book will be on sale in the Museum Gift Shop and Ms. Patch will be happy to sign them after her presentation.
Thursday, May 15th, 2003 – Douglas Oakes – “Elmira at Gettysburg” – Join the Chemung Valley Living History Guild’s Doug Oakes as he discusses different regiments, which included members from the Chemung Valley that fought at Gettysburg. He will explain where and when these regiments fought during that historic three-day battle.
Thursday, May 29, 2003 – Craig Braack – “Women in the Civil War” – Join Allegany County Historian Craig Braack as he discusses the roles women played in both the North and the South during the Civil War. Their roles ranged from life on the homefront to sending supplies to various battlefield participants. He will show how the emotional effects the war forced these women to endure and survive.
All lectures will be held at the Chemung Valley History Museum at 415 East Water St., Elmira, and are free and open to the public. They will last approximately one hour.
For more information please contact the
Chemung Valley History Museum at (607) 734-4167
or at Cchs@chemungvalleymuseum.org
Maureen L. Reynolds
Education Coordinator
Chemung County Historical Society
415 East Water St
Elmira, New York 14901
Phone: (607)734-4167, Ext. 205
Fax: (607)734-1565
Reynoldsm@stny.rr.com
