HistoryForge: Mapping Your Family History (Virtual Program) w/ Eve Snyder WHEN: Tuesday May 2nd at 2:30pm WHERE: Virtual PRESENTER: Eve Snyder, HistoryForge Project Director Register for free on The History Center website HistoryForge began with the idea of using historic maps as portals to information about a community. Its integration of historic maps, census information, photographs and archival documents provides ... Read More

Ithaca College Students from HIST/ENVS 720 Join us for a CHAT (Community History Across Tompkins) with student presentation's from Professor Michael Smith's 'History of American Environmental Thought' class. Each year students work with our archivist to do an intensive research project using our archival collections and focusing on local environmental issues including energy use, urban development, public health, water management, ... Read More

Legacies of Canoes - Book Talk & Screening w/ Trent Preszler and Hickory Edwards WHEN: Saturday May 6th 2023, 6:45-8:45pm WHERE: Cinemapolis, 120 Green St Ithaca NY 14850. PRESENTERS: Trent Preszler author of Little & Often: A Memoir, and Hickory Edwards (Onondaga) from Haudenosaunee Canoe Journey Kick off ITHACA CANOE FEST (May 7th @ Cass Park) with a combined book ... Read More

Community Quiltmaking for Good w/ Brooktondale Community Center, Dryden Thimble Therapy, and Ellis Hollow Quilters WHEN: Thursday May 11th - 4-5:30pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace Gallery (First Floor) in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850. PRESENTERS: Brooktondale Community Center, Dryden Thimble Therapy, & Ellis Hollow Quilters, moderated by ... Read More

Gallery Night: Friday, June 2, 5pm to 8pm. Present Conversations is A Visual Expression of Culture and Art featuring a group of POC and Indigenous artists. The exhibit interprets the past, present and future through each artist’s unique culture. The June 2023 Show features Al Tejera, Brandon Lazore, Cayetano Valenzuela, Cruz Newman, Loreto Molina, Priya Sirohi, Samantha Jacobs, Suzanne Onodera, ... Read More

WHEN: Wednesday June 7th, 5:15-6pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace, Located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca NY 14850 PRESENTER: Eve Snyder, HistoryForge Project Director Where was the Pocketbook Factory? Who were the sewing machine agents of the 20th century and what can they tell us about home sewing habits? How can you identify a ... Read More

WHEN: Friday June 16th, 5:30-6:30pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace, Located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca NY 14850 Q&A: With members of Lavender Hill; David Hirsch & Yvonne Fisher In 1973, a motley group of young writers, artists, political activists, and recent college graduates purchased over 80 acres of land outside West Danby, New ... Read More

P.L.A.C.E. Textile & Garment Workers Through HistoryForge w/ Eve Snyder WHEN: Wednesday June 28th, 5:15-6:15pm - Rescheduled from - Wednesday June 7th, 5:15-6pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace, Located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca NY 14850 PRESENTER: Eve Snyder, HistoryForge Project Director Where was the Pocketbook Factory? Who were the sewing machine agents of ... Read More

Tickets are $15/person. Pre-registration requested. Join us as we explore stories of our P.L.A.C.E. (People, Land, Architecture, Culture, Enterprise) in the history of Ithaca. This tour is an excellent introduction to many facets of local community, intriguing personalities, and historic sites downtown. This one-hour walking tour is led by Alan Cohen, a docent at The History Center in Tompkins County. ... Read More

Barn Quilt Painting Workshop WHEN: Wednesday August 30th - 10am-5pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace, Located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca NY 14850 PRESENTER: Marie Warda, 11th Hour Barn Quilts REGISTRATION LINK: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hctompkinscounty/items/479621/?full-items=yes&flow=no 11th Hour Barn Quilts will be teaching a barn quilt painting class in downtown Ithaca this August! Led by Marie Warda ... Read More