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The Founding of the “Friends of the Ithaca City Cemetery”

Ithaca Heritage

Jun 30, 20225 min read

The Founding of the “Friends of the Ithaca City Cemetery”

by Julee Johnson October 09, 2017 In 1995 I visited a friend who’d just been appointed as the director of the Cornell in Paris Program....

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EXPLORE ITHACA: DAY THREE CULTURAL HERITAGE ITINERARY

Ithaca Heritage

Jun 23, 20224 min read

EXPLORE ITHACA: DAY THREE CULTURAL HERITAGE ITINERARY

Take a deeper dive into Ithaca and Tompkins County’s cultural heritage on Day Three of a visit to the county. ITHACA CITY CEMETERY LAKE...

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Ithaca Heritage

Jun 16, 20224 min read

Explore Ithaca Heritage: Day Two Cultural Heritage Itinerary

Lucky enough to have a second day to spend in Ithaca and Tompkins County? Once you’ve visited some of the attractions on the One-Day...

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Ithaca Heritage

Jun 9, 20223 min read

Explore Ithaca Heritage: A One-Day Cultural Heritage Itinerary

Just have a day to explore Ithaca and Tompkins County? You can discover its rich cultural heritage in this Ithaca Heritage-curated...

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Authentically Rural Weekend Highlights Freeville

Ithaca Heritage

Jun 2, 20222 min read

Authentically Rural Weekend Highlights Freeville

September 19, 2018 FROM HTTP://WWW.FREEVILLENY.ORG/GALLERIES/OLD-FREEVILLE-PHOTOS/ When Ithaca Heritage partners first started planning...

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Falconry Comes to the Southworth Homestead on Dryden Homestead Heritage Fair Day

Ithaca Heritage

May 26, 20222 min read

Falconry Comes to the Southworth Homestead on Dryden Homestead Heritage Fair Day

By Mary Hornbuckle September 17, 2018 CLAIRE KUIKEN’S RED-TAILED HAWK AJAX Falconry, also known as hawking, is the sport of hunting with...

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Agriculture in Tompkins County – Evolving with the Times

Ithaca Heritage

May 19, 20223 min read

Agriculture in Tompkins County – Evolving with the Times

By Monika Roth, Agriculture Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County September 21, 2018 FREEVILLE’S JERRY DELL...

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Ithaca Heritage

May 12, 20222 min read

Area Cemeteries Are Cultural Resources

By Patricia Longoria, Historic Ithaca Events and Community Engagement Coordinator October 16, 2018 In October, when the first frost...

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HistoryForge: Connecting the Generations

Ithaca Heritage

May 5, 20222 min read

HistoryForge: Connecting the Generations

October 03, 2017 Helen Henry, Irene Suzey, Susan Stephens, Fitch Stephens, Roger Williams, Caroline Williams, Gertrude Haviland, Clara...

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Caesar, the Ithaca Kitty, a Tompkins County Heritage Ambassador

Ithaca Heritage

Apr 28, 20222 min read

Caesar, the Ithaca Kitty, a Tompkins County Heritage Ambassador

November 04, 2017 Caesar Grimalkin, a gray tiger cat with seven toes on each white front paw, lived with Celia and William Hazlitt Smith...

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October is Silent Movie Month in Ithaca. Let me tell you why…

Ithaca Heritage

Apr 21, 20225 min read

October is Silent Movie Month in Ithaca. Let me tell you why…

By Diana Riesman, Executive Director & Co-Founder/Wharton Studio Museum and Board Chair/ Friends of Stewart Park October 03, 2018 In...

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A Revitalized Eddy Gate in Ithaca's Collegetown

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Apr 14, 20222 min read

A Revitalized Eddy Gate in Ithaca's Collegetown

May 03, 2018 PHOTO COURTESY THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY “So enter that thou mayest become more learned; more thoughtful; so...

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Ithaca Inspired – Stories of Ithaca and Tompkins County’s Outsized Impact

Ithaca Heritage

Apr 7, 20223 min read

Ithaca Inspired – Stories of Ithaca and Tompkins County’s Outsized Impact

May 16, 2017 About a million visitors a year come to Ithaca and Tompkins County. They come for a bunch of reasons - for Cornell and...

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Ithaca Heritage

Mar 31, 20226 min read

Recognizing "Real Magic"

July 07, 2018 PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH DAVIS. By Hannah Davis Armed with a camera and recorder, I’m spending the summer documenting the...

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Family Farms Keep Tompkins County's Rural Heritage Alive

Ithaca Heritage

Mar 24, 20221 min read

Family Farms Keep Tompkins County's Rural Heritage Alive

July 12, 2018 PHOTO BY ROBYN WISHNA A mix of tradition and innovation. That’s what it takes to keep a family farm going in this era of...

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Tompkins Center for History and Culture Awarded $1.365 Million by NYS

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Mar 17, 20223 min read

Tompkins Center for History and Culture Awarded $1.365 Million by NYS

January 03, 2018 The New York State Regional Economic Development Council’s (REDC) Southern Tier region awarded two grants totaling...

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Heritage Ambassador Joe Schill Digs into House Histories

Ithaca Heritage

Mar 10, 20225 min read

Heritage Ambassador Joe Schill Digs into House Histories

February 07, 2018 TOMPKINS COUNTY HERITAGE AMBASSADOR JOE SCHILL (PHOTO FROM ROPER CENTER) Fall Creek resident Joe Schill joined the...

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"Civil Warriors" Uncovers African American History

Ithaca Heritage

Mar 3, 20224 min read

"Civil Warriors" Uncovers African American History

February 15, 2018 Historic Ithaca and The History Center in Tompkins County, (together under the Ithaca Heritage banner), along with the...

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From “Dryden’s Homestead Heritage Fair Day Honors Rural Heritage”

Ithaca Heritage

Feb 24, 20221 min read

From “Dryden’s Homestead Heritage Fair Day Honors Rural Heritage”

The Southworth Homestead became the headquarters of the Dryden Town Historical Society in 2012. It had been the home of Dryden’s...

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Ithaca Heritage

Feb 17, 20223 min read

Ithaca is ICY, Part 2: The Frozen Lake

December 18, 2017 Cayuga Lake as a Frozen Ice Rink By Louise Bement, Town of Lansing Historian COLLECTION OF THE HISTORY CENTER IN...

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