Chemung County Historical Society

10/23/2026

Cast your vote!

Posters designed for the Chemung County Historical Society - you can still vote for your favorite poster created by an Elmira College student! Winner will be announced next week.

10/23/2026

See answer in comments below. (remember these are from the 1890's!)

10/22/2026

CCHS Shares: 1950s - Paillard Bolex camera carried by Carl Proper, 1956

10/21/2026

New to the Collection - Unidentified photograph of boy and dog taken by E.M. Van Aken of Elmira, ca. 1870s.

10/20/2026

CCHS Shares: 1950s - Construction of Jones Court in Elmira, August 1951.

10/19/2026

On Monday, October 19, the Chemung Valley History Museum and Booth library are closed as we recover from Ghost Walk, but here's a new blog post on some of our newest additions to the collections. We reopen regular hours on Tuesday October 20th, 10 am - 5 pm

By Rachel Dworkin, Archivist The Chemung County Historical Society has over 30 collections from local clubs and organizations rangin...

10/19/2026

A HUGE round of applause for this year’s Elmira Ghost Walk’s featured ghosts: from our Mistress of Ceremonies, to Dr. Sara Green, Zebulon Brockway, William & Mary Lovell, & the dashing fighter pilot Alfred Stanley! You endured rain, chilly temperatures and finished it off with a sunny day! We can’t thank you enough for bringing local history to life in the 20th Elmira Ghost Walk

10/18/2026

Ready, set, go! Elmira's HistoryForge volunteers are ready to document local history. Their next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, October 21st from 6–8 PM at the Steele Memorial Library (NOTE this is a change in location). If you're curious and want to learn more about local history, we’d love to have you join us! If you have questions or need directions, please email [email protected]
Future meeting date - October 28th, November tba
(Lowman School 1940, CCHS archives)

10/17/2026

Reminder: if you’re on tours tonight, dress warmly! And did you hear about our book!?!

10/16/2026

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