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    Falconry Comes to the Southworth Homestead on Dryden Homestead Heritage Fair Day
    Ithaca Heritage
    • 1 day ago
    • 2 min

    Falconry Comes to the Southworth Homestead on Dryden Homestead Heritage Fair Day

    By Mary Hornbuckle September 17, 2018 CLAIRE KUIKEN’S RED-TAILED HAWK AJAX Falconry, also known as hawking, is the sport of hunting with...
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    "Inquire Within: Rental Housing in Ithaca 1870-1920"
    Historic Ithaca
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    "Inquire Within: Rental Housing in Ithaca 1870-1920"

    In 1985, Historic Ithaca was awarded a grant to research the history of rental housing in Ithaca. Mary Raddant Tomlan acted as both...
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    Agriculture in Tompkins County – Evolving with the Times
    Ithaca Heritage
    • May 19
    • 3 min

    Agriculture in Tompkins County – Evolving with the Times

    By Monika Roth, Agriculture Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County September 21, 2018 FREEVILLE’S JERRY DELL...
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    History Happens Here: Guidelines for Teaching Local History
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 17
    • 1 min

    History Happens Here: Guidelines for Teaching Local History

    From 1986 to 1988, Historic Ithaca received grants under NYSCA’s Arts-in-Education Initiative to develop a local history curriculum, in...
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    Area Cemeteries Are Cultural Resources
    Ithaca Heritage
    • May 12
    • 2 min

    Area Cemeteries Are Cultural Resources

    By Patricia Longoria, Historic Ithaca Events and Community Engagement Coordinator October 16, 2018 In October, when the first frost...
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    Architectural Heritage Honor Award from Preservation League of NY State
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 10
    • 1 min

    Architectural Heritage Honor Award from Preservation League of NY State

    In April 1986, Historic Ithaca and the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission were joint recipients of the Preservation League of New...
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    HistoryForge: Connecting the Generations
    Ithaca Heritage
    • May 5
    • 2 min

    HistoryForge: Connecting the Generations

    October 03, 2017 Helen Henry, Irene Suzey, Susan Stephens, Fitch Stephens, Roger Williams, Caroline Williams, Gertrude Haviland, Clara...
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    Clinton Hall
    Historic Ithaca
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    Clinton Hall

    Clinton Hall, neighbor to the Clinton House, was built between 1837 and 1846 and is the most significant example of Greek Revival...
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    Caesar, the Ithaca Kitty, a Tompkins County Heritage Ambassador
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Apr 28
    • 2 min

    Caesar, the Ithaca Kitty, a Tompkins County Heritage Ambassador

    November 04, 2017 Caesar Grimalkin, a gray tiger cat with seven toes on each white front paw, lived with Celia and William Hazlitt Smith...
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    Barns
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 26
    • 1 min

    Barns

    Following its designation as a Rural Preservation Company by the State of New York in 1984, Historic Ithaca began to focus on barns in...
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    October is Silent Movie Month in Ithaca. Let me tell you why…
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Apr 21
    • 5 min

    October is Silent Movie Month in Ithaca. Let me tell you why…

    By Diana Riesman, Executive Director & Co-Founder/Wharton Studio Museum and Board Chair/ Friends of Stewart Park October 03, 2018 In...
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    Rural Preservation Company
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 19
    • 1 min

    Rural Preservation Company

    In 1984, the State of New York designated Historic Ithaca as a Rural Preservation Company. Under this program, NYS provided funding to...
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    A Revitalized Eddy Gate in Ithaca's Collegetown
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Apr 14
    • 2 min

    A Revitalized Eddy Gate in Ithaca's Collegetown

    May 03, 2018 PHOTO COURTESY THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY “So enter that thou mayest become more learned; more thoughtful; so...
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    Brick Cleaning Demonstration
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 12
    • 1 min

    Brick Cleaning Demonstration

    In 1984, plans to repave East State Street were in development, and the Mayor, Common Council, and Historic Ithaca were in disagreement...
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    Ithaca Inspired – Stories of Ithaca and Tompkins County’s Outsized Impact
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Apr 7
    • 3 min

    Ithaca Inspired – Stories of Ithaca and Tompkins County’s Outsized Impact

    May 16, 2017 About a million visitors a year come to Ithaca and Tompkins County. They come for a bunch of reasons - for Cornell and...
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    First Baptist Church
    Historic Ithaca
    • Apr 5
    • 1 min

    First Baptist Church

    When the City of Ithaca launched its Community Development program in 1975, it designated low-interest loan funding for the conservation...
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    Recognizing "Real Magic"
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Mar 31
    • 6 min

    Recognizing "Real Magic"

    July 07, 2018 PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH DAVIS. By Hannah Davis Armed with a camera and recorder, I’m spending the summer documenting the...
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    St. James AME Zion Church
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 29
    • 1 min

    St. James AME Zion Church

    St. James A.M.E. Zion Church was chartered in 1833 by a group of African American Methodists who had previously attended "colored class"...
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    Family Farms Keep Tompkins County's Rural Heritage Alive
    Ithaca Heritage
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    Family Farms Keep Tompkins County's Rural Heritage Alive

    July 12, 2018 PHOTO BY ROBYN WISHNA A mix of tradition and innovation. That’s what it takes to keep a family farm going in this era of...
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    Moving the Red House
    Historic Ithaca
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    Moving the Red House

    The moving of the “Red House,” in 1979, was Historic Ithaca’s first attempt at moving a building and was a remarkably smooth operation....
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