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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 HOMEVILLE TRACTORS OF
MUSEUM MUSEUM YESTERYEAR
Originally founded as Brockway Carriage The Homeville Museum offers American and The T.O.Y.S. collection gives life to the
Works in 1875, the Brockway Motor Company local military and railroad history collections agricultural history of Central New York and
played a key role in the manufacturing history from the Civil War era to the present. WWII all of rural America. Explore the items used
of Cortland County. Examine these larger than veteran Ken Eaton spent more than 35 years on farms 50 to 150 years ago, from antique
life trucks up close, along with memorabilia assembling this collection of over 10,000 tractors to plows, corn shellers to beef cutters.
and historical documents pertaining to the items. Explore the impressive military collec- The collection also includes butter churns,
manufacturing of the trucks. tion that tells the rich history of Central New ox yokes, flat irons, shoulder water carriers,
York’s place in America’s military history. 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 can 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.

KELLOGG MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER CORTLAND COUNTY
The Kellogg Memorial Research Center serves as a repository for information related to HISTORICAL SOCIETY
the history of Cortland County. The Collection includes maps, censuses, city and county 25 Homer Avenue, Cortland
directories, cemetery records, genealogies, histories, vital records, surname files, military (607) 756-6071
records, photographic files, scrapbooks, newspapers, and more. www.cortlandhistory.org

THEN & NOW CHILDREN’S ROOM
Learn about the history of Cortland County through the power of play! This space has been
designed to teach children about the past through hands-on activities. Explore the child-sized general
store and log cabin where kids can be the shopkeeper or the customer in the store or pretend to
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