|
|
|
A past image of children at AME Zion Church
|
According to psychologists Robyn Fivush, Jennifer G. Bohanek and Marshall Duke,
A Sense of Personal and Cultural (Community) History Is The Root Of Self-Awareness, Which Is One Of The Traits That Makes Us Human.
"...our sense of self is not tied solely to personally experienced events. Who we are and how we understand our personal experiences is also shaped by how we understand others' experiences. This is true in at least two senses. First, incorporating others' perspectives on those experiences enriches understanding of our own past experiences...Second, and perhaps more intriguing, hearing the experiences of others changes our perspective of our self. Stories of the past we did not experience still provide powerful models, frameworks, and perspectives for understanding our own experiences. We construct a sense of self through time that relies both on an evaluative perspective of our own personal history, as well as how our history fits into larger cultural and historical frameworks."
The History Center in Tompkins County is committed to working with county residents to develop a sense of personal and community history.
Executive Director
|
|
Bookstore & Gift Shop Highlights
*Items to be purchased in The History Center book store
Mention our newsletter and get 15% off from these selected titles!
Wood Hicks and Bark Peelers
by Ronald E. Ostman and Harry Littell
The History Center's bookstore now includes a recently published visual history of Pennsylvania's Railroad Lumbering Communities - Wood Hicks and Bark Peelers: The Photographic Legacy of William T. Clarke.
Discovered in a shed in upstate New York and a barn in Pennsylvania after decades of obscurity, Clarke's photographs offer an unprecedented view of the logging, lumbering, and wood industries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Booklet
|
|
|
50 Years of Ellis Hollow Quilting
by Beverly West
Recently, The History Center has received copies of newly published "50 Years of Ellis Hollow Quilting": a detailed book and a booklet. The booklet includes images of Ellis Hollow Quilts. The detailed book includes all the quilts along with plans, designs, and photos of the process and workers for each quilt.
|
|
SHOW THIS & SAVE 10%
|
|
Show this coupon at The History Center Book Store and get a 10% discount on any item.
Offer Expires 02/15/2017.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas-Morse Aviation |
Current Exhibition
Made in Tompkins County:
A Timeline of Local Enterprise
Through February 18th, 2017
This broad survey takes a look at the long sweep of enterpri
se in Tompkins County, from its earliest days to the 21st century. Read more here.
Sponsored by Tompkins Trust Company
Our Municipality Display Case
The A, B, C of James McLallen's Ulysses
On display through April 2017
The History Center is has a new display in the Exploring Tompkins County series featuring the Agriculture, Business, and Churches of James McLallen's Ulysses. We thank John Wertis, Town of Ulysses Historian, for providing the invaluable material, knowledge and time to bring this display to life.
|
Upcoming Events
|
|
|
"Drugs and Medicines: Schuyler's Store" Lithograph of an Ithaca street scene (1830) Henry Walton
|
Art in Tompkins County: Then & Now
January 4th-29th, February 4th-26th (at State of the Art Gallery, 120 Martin Luther King/West State Street, Ithaca, NY)
T
he State of The Art Gallery will be presenting two shows to celebrate the Tompkins County Bicentennial with the first show running in January and the second one in February.
"There are many forms of art and many today who make art. We live among a talented bevy of artists: Just take a tour on the Art Trail and see for yourself." -
Carol Kammen, Tompkins County Historian
Find out more at
soagithaca.org
.
Common Threads: Textile Traditions in Tompkins County
Saturday, January 21st, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (at The History Center)
Visit The History Center in Tompkins County between 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, for demonstrations by crocheter Saundra Goodman, embroiderer Enikő Farkas, and the Tompkins County Quilters Guild. Afterwards, folklorist Hannah Davis of the
New York Folklore Society and
New York State Council on the Arts will discuss her documentation of traditional arts and culture in Tompkins County. Attendees are encouraged to interact with demonstrators, ask questions, and provide feedback. Refreshments will be provided.
Celebrating History Awards 2016-2017
Sunday, January 29th, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (at Marcham Hall in the Village of Cayuga Heights) / With February 12 as a back-up date in case of inclement weather.
The History Center's trustees and employees view the awards as a way to honor those who are making history, engaging with local history, interpreting local history, and/or whose work resonates with our mission statement.
Awardees:
- Carol Kammen, Tompkins County Historian
- The Cayuga Heights History Project Team: Bea Szekely, Village of Cayuga Heights Historian, Pat Longoria, Carole Schiffman and Randi Kepecs
- Robert (Bob) Baxter, CEO, Dryden Mutual Insurance Company
- League of Women Voters in Tompkins County
- Eli Zhang, Youth Volunteer, John Marcham Research Library
- Francesca Chu, Youth Volunteer, John Marcham Research Library
First Friday Gallery Night. Ithaca Beer Co.: The Spirit of Finger Lakes
Friday, February 3rd, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
(at The History Center)
In conjunction with the current exhibit
"Made in Tompkins County: A Timeline of Local Enterprise", The History Center will host a 6:00 PM presentation on
Ithaca Beer Co
. Gregg Stacy, Marketing Director of Ithaca Beer, will talk about the history and current initiatives of the Company. Ithaca Beer & Soda tasting will be available at The History Center from 5:30 PM.
Panel discussion "Businesses in Our Midst that Value Place"
Saturday, February 4th, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (at The History Center)
There are Tompkins County businesses for which place matters from any number of perspectives such as location, workforce, access to technology, branding, entrepreneurial spirit, lifestyle and community connections. There will be a panel presentation followed by a discussion with the audience. Read more about the event
here.
Darwin Days 2017 Panel Discussion
Monday, February 13th, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (at The History Center)
Researchers from Ithaca College and Cornell University will speak on the evolution and history of primate and hominin social behavior. Rob Ross, PRI Associate Director of Outreach, will provide a brief introduction to the topic and speakers for the evening. Panelists will discuss their own experiences or interests in the topic, and then will take questions from the audience for open discussion. Panelists will include: Lisa Corewyn (Department of Anthropology, Ithaca College), Jennifer Muller (Department of Anthropology, Ithaca College), and Tom Volman (Department of Anthropology, Cornell).
|
|
|
|
An Ithaca Generator member practices controlling an LED light using sensors and an Arduino board. Courtesy of Ithaca Generator.
|
|
MakerSpace Program:
"We are a Community of Makers"
Saturday, February 18th, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Across the country, the maker movement has been spreading like wildfire, with makerspaces popping up in schools, libraries, museums, and industrial buildings. Fueled by media coverage of "MakerFaire" branded events, and a real need for new ideas about education and economic development, what started as a few far-flung experimental spaces has grown into a full-blown movement. Read more about the event
here.
|
From the Collection
Bentwood Cradle
|
|
|
Bentwood cradle
|
The rounded lines of this bentwood cradle seem to promise soft warmth and secure comfort. Cradles are thought to appeal to babies because the gentle rocking motion partially duplicates the motions felt prenatally when mothers move about their usual work.
There was a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when theories of child management suggested that babies and children should be kept to the strictest of feeding schedules and not be rocked or even held very much. (In 1895 the Montgomery Ward catalogue offered only two cradle models.) That was a fairly short-lived period in parenting history and mostly confined to the upper classes in Europe and North America. The rest of the world went on caring for their infants in more traditional ways.
Read more...
|
The History Center's trustees and employees thank you for your end of the calendar year donations which will help ensure that our core initiatives and programs are robust in 2017.
We will continue to provide you with multiple opportunities for engagement and discovery. We sincerely appreciate your support!
|
|
