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Historic Ithaca
Jul 5, 20221 min read
Historic Metal Truss Bridges
Metal truss bridges embody the dramatic evolution of the transportation network in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Maintenance...
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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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Historic Ithaca
Jun 28, 20221 min read
First Old House Fair
Historic Ithaca held its first Old House Fair in June of 1993. This two-day event, the first of many held once a year, brought together...
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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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Historic Ithaca
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Van Buskirk Gulf Road Bridge
The Van Buskirk Gulf Road Bridge in the town of Newfield, a ca. 1818 stone arch bridge, is the oldest known bridge in Tompkins County. By...
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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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Historic Ithaca
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Significant Elements
In Spring of 1991, Historic Ithaca opened Significant Elements, its architectural salvage warehouse, advertising its mission with the...
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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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Historic Ithaca
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Ag Quad Battle
Through much of the 1980s, Historic Ithaca was deeply embroiled in a battle over the fate of Cornell’s Agricultural Quad. In 1979,...
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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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Historic Ithaca
May 31, 20221 min read
St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Slaterville Springs
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1893, is a well-executed and intact example of the Victorian Gothic style that was popular in rural...
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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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Historic Ithaca
May 24, 20221 min read
"Inquire Within: Rental Housing in Ithaca 1870-1920"
In 1985, Historic Ithaca was awarded a grant to research the history of rental housing in Ithaca. Mary Raddant Tomlan acted as both...
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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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Historic Ithaca
May 17, 20221 min read
History Happens Here: Guidelines for Teaching Local History
From 1986 to 1988, Historic Ithaca received grants under NYSCA’s Arts-in-Education Initiative to develop a local history curriculum, in...
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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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Historic Ithaca
May 10, 20221 min read
Architectural Heritage Honor Award from Preservation League of NY State
In April 1986, Historic Ithaca and the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission were joint recipients of the Preservation League of New...
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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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Historic Ithaca
May 3, 20221 min read
Clinton Hall
Clinton Hall, neighbor to the Clinton House, was built between 1837 and 1846 and is the most significant example of Greek Revival...
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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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