Remembering Memorial Day
05/16/2018 Memorial Day falls on May 28 this year and many of us are starting to plan what we will do with our day off….
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Women’s Aviation History Novelist Making Appearance at Glenn Curtiss Museum
05/03/2018 Theasa Tuohy to sign new “Flying Jenny” book, meet the public on June 23 The author of a new novel about the history…
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History Close to Home
03/12/18 February break has come and gone. My daughter is in second grade and brought home four new books the Friday it began. Within…
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Palmyra – A Proud Community
03/09/2018 story and photos by James P. Hughes In 1945 regional writer Arch Merrill hailed Palmyra as the “Grand Dame of the Towpath” and…
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New Exhibit Opens in March at Ganondagan’s Seneca Art & Culture Center
03/01/18 “Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation” Opens March 24 A timely new exhibit at Ganondagan State Historic Site opens to the public…
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Cato District Number 2 Schoolhouse
02/15/2018 story and photos by Rich Finzer Imagine for a moment that it’s 1861, and you are a first-grade student in the small town…
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World’s Largest Pancake
02/15/2018 by Julie Cummins Pancakes! Yum! Who doesn’t love them with melted butter and maple syrup sliding over the sides? Pancakes are so popular…
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Bringing Harriet Tubman to Life
02/15/2018 by Laurel C. Wemett Harriet Tubman, former slave and famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, helped numerous others escape slavery before the Civil…
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Best Seat in the house
02/15/2018 story and photos by James P. Hughes During any Finger Lakes ramble, an interesting fact or two is certain to turn up. It…
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All Frederick Douglass All the Time
Participate in the Frederick Douglass Instagram Exhibition You can check out photos from the opening reception “No Soil Better” here. If you missed the…
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