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Hauntingly Historic Fashion Challenge

The Cortland County Historical Society is hosting a Hauntingly Historic Fashion Challenge! ⁠ Calling all stitch witches and time-traveling tailors: we dare you to craft your very own Bloomer Ensemble based on a pattern inspired by CCHS’s own historic piece. Will you haunt the halls in a faithful reproduction or give your bloomers a bewitching, […]

Write This Down: Historical Journaling

Cortland County Historical Society 25 Homer Avenue, Cortland, NY, United States

What if your grocery lists, doodles, love notes, and late-night rants became the stuff of legend? While you're busy living an "ordinary" life, future historians might be dying to read all about it. Join the Cortland County Historical Society and Laurie Seamans for a hands-on workshop that will turn your everyday into a future artifact. […]

Sunday Stitcher’s Series

Magpie Custom Creations 75 E Court Street, Cortland, NY, United States

Something revolutionary is unfolding in Cortland County—one stitch at a time. Magpie Custom Creations, in alliance with the Cortland County Historical Society, invites daring dressmakers, costume historians, and curious souls to take part in the Bloomer Costume Challenge, a bold nod to the reformers of 1855. Participants will bring to life the iconic Bloomer ensemble—once […]

The Forgotten Stories Behind Victorian Trading Cards

Cortland County Historical Society 25 Homer Avenue, Cortland, NY, United States

Before hashtags and clickbait, there were trade cards—bold little messengers of the strange, the stylish, and the downright sensational. These brightly printed curios once fueled the dreams and desires of a nation, hawking everything from miracle tonics to must-have fashions... and leaving behind a trail of stories hidden in plain sight. Join collector and storyteller […]

Tick Tock and Tall Tales: A Horological Happening

J. M. McDonald Sport Complex 4292 Fairground Drive, Cortland, NY, United States

Time flies—unless you're at the Eastern States Regional, where it ticks, tocks, chimes, and occasionally cuckoos. This isn’t just any collector’s meet-up. It’s the 55th annual gathering of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, drawing horology enthusiasts from across the Northeast to marvel at mechanical mysteries, trade timeless treasures, and swap stories that […]