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CNY LIVING HISTORY CENTER


                                                          A massive museum complex with a diverse collection from larger than
                                                          life Brockway Trucks, including a 1925 Brockway Fire Truck that traveled
                                                          back to Cortland from Argentina, to the massive collection of antique
                                                          tractors, and an impressive 10,000 items collected and curated by the
                                                          late Ken Eaton illustrating America’s Civil War to rare items of local and
                                                          national political significance.

                                                          CNY LIVING HISTORY CENTER
                                                          4386 US-11, Cortland
                                                          (607) 299-4185
                                                          www.cnylivinghistory.org





            BROCKWAY TRUCK MUSEUM
            Originally founded as Brockway Carriage Works in 1875, the Brockway Motor Company
            played a key role in the manufacturing history of Cortland County. Examine these larger than
            life trucks up close, along with memorabilia and historical documents pertaining to the
            manufacturing of the trucks.



            HOMEVILLE MUSEUM
            The Homeville Museum offers American and local military and railroad history collections
            from the Civil War era to the present. WWII veteran Ken Eaton spent more than 35 years
            assembling this collection of over 10,000 items.  Explore the impressive military collection
            that includes a M-60 Battle Tank, a nearly full size replica of a Lackawanna 2-8-2 “Mikado”
            Locomotive #2107, and the rich history of central New York.



            TRACTORS OF YESTERYEAR
            The T.O.Y.S. collection gives life to the agricultural history of Central New York and all of
            rural America. Explore the items used on farms 50 to 150 years ago, from antique tractors to
            plows, corn shellers to beef cutters.  The collection also includes butter churns, ox yokes, flat
            irons, shoulder water carriers, scythes, and cradles used in old rural America.






            Cortland County Historical Society


            Founded in 1925, the Cortland County Historical Society collects, preserves, and
            interprets artifacts and documents representative of Cortland County’s history.

            SUGGETT HOUSE MUSEUM
            Home to exhibits related to Cortland County, visitors have an opportunity to see the items
            that have shaped our history over the last 200 years. From Brockway Trucking Company to
            Wickwire Brothers, the businesses, industries and people of Cortland County are reflected in
            their collection and exhibits.                                         CORTLAND COUNTY
                                                                                   HISTORICAL SOCIETY
            KELLOGG MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER                                       25 Homer Avenue, Cortland
            The Kellogg Memorial Research Center serves as a repository for information related to    (607) 756-6071
            the history of Cortland County. The Collection includes maps, censuses, city and county    www.cortlandhistory.org
            directories, cemetery records, genealogies, histories, vital records, surname files, military
            records, photographic files, scrapbooks, newspapers, and more.                                             7
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