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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life trucks up close, along with memorabilia and historical documents pertaining to the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
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