Celebrating Cincinnatus 1910 Author Elizabeth Lee Blunt:  Speaker Beth MacRae will share selected passages from the fascinating book, When Folks Was Folks This year is our ELEVENTH year of providing lunchtime learning opportunities for our community, and we hope you’ll join us to learn more about local and regional history! What to know: ~This event will […]

From 2020 to 2022, Gerald Rehkugler documented 499 silos in Cortland County and turned his discoveries into a book covering the history and operation of silos as well as the dairy industry culture and transitions from the 1850s to today. This year is our ELEVENTH year of providing lunchtime learning opportunities for our community, and […]

This illustrated talk explores the surprising connection between the American sculptor William Couper (1853-1942) and the city of Cortland, New York. Late in life Couper moved to Cortland to live with his son, the painter William Alan Couper, who had established a home at 94 Tompkins Street. During his final years there, Couper had largely […]

Come celebrate the dedication of our new Pomeroy Marker on Saturday, April 25th at 1:00pm! Help us celebrate this milestone in the history of our museum. Free and open to the public.   We hope to see you there!

An unforgettable Civil War-era coming-of-age saga of family, sacrifice, and the hard-won courage to hope. Waldo Potter has spent his life in the shadows of Solon Pond—working the fields, tending to chores, and carrying the weight of his family’s expectations on a farm that barely survives. In upstate New York on the brink of the […]

Join us for a special presentation to find out about the Victorian Tattoo Craze and the New Electric Method, by Paul Roe of James Street Parlour, Syracuse, NY. There will be a reception with Mocktails and Charcuterie following the talk. Price per person is $20 (18 and over only, please), and there will be a […]