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Village of Quilts
The History Center is partnering with Village at Ithaca to present Village of Quilts. Beautiful contemporary home-made quilts will be on display in June and will be auctioned off to support Village at Ithaca's work!
Date: June 2 -30, 2012
Opening Night on June 1, 2012, 5 to 8pm
Historic Quilts Unwrapped
The History Center is collaborating with the Tompkins County Quilters Guild to present Historic Quilts Unwrapped and re-house gems from The History Center's quilt collection. Come and watch Guild members work on historic quilts on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons!
Date: March 3 - May 26
Ithaca and Tompkins County as Places for Living, Working and Thriving
Sponsored by Historic Ithaca and The History Center in Tompkins County
Why are Ithaca and Tompkins County places that people come to/move back to/stay in to play out their passions? Panelists will address what it is about Ithaca and the County that supports their goals and their dreams. Their stories encourage us to think about our interactions with our communities.
Date: June 7 and June 14, 2012, 7:00-9:00 p.m at Tompkins County Library Community Room (Borg Warner West)
Permanent Exhibits
The Map Room Visit our gallery and admire original historic maps that recount the evolution of Tompkins County and Ithaca's territorial zonings from 1853 to present day.
Tompkins County Timeline Retrace our local history from geological times to the present day through a permanent photo exhibit in our entry hallway.
The History of The History Center in Tompkins County
Discover our photo exhibit about the history of The History Center on your way to our main gallery space, in the elevator vestibule.
Open Storage
The "big shelf" situated in our main gallery shows an eclectic selection of curiosities from our main collection. Come and look at objects that people in Tompkins County used in their daily lives, from an old-fashion bicycle to a chamber pot....
The Spinny Wall
Located in a corner of our main gallery, a panel of spinning old photograph reproductions tell the stories of ordinary - and extraordinary - people who once lived in Tompkins County.
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