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Museum Object Series: Victorian Hair Album

Ever since the Cortland County Historical Society was founded in 1925, it has collected, preserved, and interpreted countless artifacts from all around the county. Their latest exhibition was a major project to help celebrate their 90th anniversary by exhibiting and interpreting 90 unique artifacts from throughout Cortland County. I spoke with Director Mindy Leisenring and asked a difficult…

Museum Objects Series: The Inglenook

It’s why I think we’re so lucky about our museums here [in Cortland]. Even if you’ve lived here your whole life, been here for an event, or you’ve gone around for a tour, there’s always something new to discover. There are many interesting objects found throughout the 1890 House Museum. There’s a hair wreath in the East Parlor, large brass cranes…

Museum Object Series: Brockway or Bust

CNY Living History Center Museum Object: 1925 Brockway Fire Truck Brockway Truck Museum Luke Biondi, Executive Director. ...they [Argentinian firemen] just wanted to bring it up and get it replaces because they used it for so long, almost forty years. I guess that’s part of the reason that I like the truck their perseverance just to get it all the way up here. For us [CNY Living…

From the Trenches: New Exhibition at the CNY Living History Center

This year, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the United States entering World War 1. Trench warfare along the Western Front was a brutal life for soldiers who could spend weeks at a time there. Luke Biondi, Executive Director at the CNY Living History Center took us through this full-scale WW1 Trench on exhibit now. Part of his Master's Thesis, Luke with the help of board members and volunteers…

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