• A History of The Old Stone Heap

    The History Center in Tompkins County 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca

    Author Jean Cochrane will tell stories from her research about The Old Stone Heap, the oldest standing home in Ithaca. The many lives of this home, also known as Davenport’s Tavern, have engaged a full arc of community life across more than two centuries. From the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʔ to pioneer settlers on a farm that wrapped around the Cayuga Inlet to ... Read More

    Free
  • Opening Reception of INHS: Homes, Hope, and Opportunity Since 1976

    The History Center in Tompkins County 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca

    Since 1976, INHS has strengthened neighborhoods and changed lives by combining community leadership, housing opportunity, education, and investment to help people build stability, equity, and belonging. We are pleased to present INHS: Homes, Hope, and Opportunity Since 1976, an exhibit at the History Center in Tompkins County on INHS’s roots and impact, on display in the atrium from Nov. 21 ... Read More

    Free
  • INHS: Homes, Hope, and Opportunity Since 1976

    The History Center in Tompkins County 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca

    Since 1976, INHS has strengthened neighborhoods and changed lives by combining community leadership, housing opportunity, education, and investment to help people build stability, equity, and belonging. Come explore our history at the History Center in Tompkins County, where we are pleased to present INHS: Homes, Hope, and Opportunity Since 1976, an exhibit on INHS’s roots and impact, on display in ... Read More

    Free
  • Prohibition Walking Tour: Repeal Day Edition

    Prohibition Walking Tour: Repeal Day Edition
    The History Center in Tompkins County 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca

    Starts at The History Center, 110 N. Tioga St. Ends at The Strand Cafe, 324 E. State St. Ninety-three years ago this Saturday, the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition. Celebrate with a special run of The History Center’s Prohibition History Walking Tour, which follows Ithaca’s dry years through the streets where they happened. The tour finishes at The Strand Cafe at ... Read More

    $15