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Happening in the Neighborhood
A Fireside Chat with Dorothy Berry in Ithaca
Dorothy Berry is a big deal in libraryland, having been named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker and appointed the Digital Curator for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Cornell University is bringing Dorothy Berry to Ithaca on September 19, and local librarians are invited to attend an informal discussion and reception with the University Librarian, Elaine Westbrooks.
Metallica, Golf, Art, and Nature near Auburn
The owners of a golf course and country club in Auburn have sold it to West Lake Conservators with the help of Pleasant Rowland's philanthropic foundation. The former bassist of Metallica tried to buy it, but West Lake won the bidding war at $1.45 million. Most of the land will go to the town of Owasco for a nature preserve, but the 13,500 square foot clubhouse building will become a resource center and headquarters for West Lake Conservators, which has been reforming as a nonprofit this year. They plan to do extensive educational and public-facing programs in Cayuga County with this new space.
Success and Challenges in Oneonta
The Greater Oneonta Historical Society just noted in their newsletter to the membership that they've received over $60,000 this year from grants, and they look forward to successful fundraisers in October, including their annual auction and dinner. Congratulations to Marce and her team! GOHS also shared some supremely frustrating news: the NYS Senate has unofficially declined the disbursement of their 2017 Community Capital Assistance Program grant of $250,000, which had been awarded to GOHS for the restoration of the third-floor ballroom and building exterior.
Expanded Digital Access in Ithaca
The History Center in Tompkins County was busy in August, adding maps to HistoryForge, uploading a fully transcribed and searchable spreadsheet of 1,600 books and memoirs about the Finger Lakes region, and sharing the two decades' worth of history columns they'd written for the Ithaca Journal (which are otherwise behind a paywall). If you're near Ithaca, the History Center also has some amazing looking in-person exhibits and programs planned for this month, including a boat tour.
Colors in Corning and Chenango
Did you know such a thing exists? Corning Museum of Glass offers EnChroma color blind glasses to museum guests, which are advertised as helping people see the vibrancy of colors. Meanwhile, Chenango County Historical Society and Museum will be giving tours of historic Norwich during the Colorscape Chenango festival. Details are here.
Tours in Cortland
Cortland County Historical Society has planned some in person walking tours, as so many of you have, but they've also uploaded tours to PocketSights! Check them out here.
Delicious History in Penn Yann
What a cool idea! Chefs Ellie Lewis Molina and Jeremiah Molina are cooking up an 1823 era dinner for the Yates County History Center in honor of the Yates County Bicentennial.
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