Before GPS and gas stations, there were muddy turnpikes, bumpy coaches, and taverns where you might hear a ghost story and get a hot meal—if you were lucky. Join author and history-sleuth Richard F. Palmer for a deep dive into the dusty days of stagecoaches and roadside inns in 19th-century Cortland County. With rare photographs, […]

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 […]

March is Women's History Month and LWV Cortland County is celebrating with a special discussion led by Sara Catterall, author of Amelia Bloomer! We'll start with an optional dinner starting at 4:45 p.m. ($18/person) and continue with a discussion at 6 p.m. (free). Both activities are open to everyone! Please consider joining us for this […]

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!

The Kellogg Free Library in Cincinnatus invites the community to an afternoon of poetry with local poet Raven Magill on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Rogers House. Guests will begin the program by listening to Raven Magill read several of her original poems. Following the reading, participants will take part in […]

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 […]