Join local author and former Tompkins County Historian, Carol Kammen, for a reading from her book, Smut, which details an 1883 obscenity trial in Ithaca, New York

Author Carol Kammen’s involvement in local history goes back 60 years. Her interest and commitment to expanding the scope of local history involved her in a variety of roles, including teaching (Ithaca High School, Tompkins Cortland Community College and Cornell) and a prolific writing career. She was the Tompkins County Historian for a quarter century, retiring at the end of 2025.