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REMEMBERING SAMPSON: It’s been 75 years since the Navy built its training station on the shores of Seneca Lake

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REMEMBERING SAMPSON: It’s been 75 years since the Navy built its training station on the shores of Seneca Lake
No one can say Seneca County didn’t do its fair share for America during World War II and the Korean War. In 1941, the federal government bought out hundreds of farms, homes and businesses in Varick and Romulus to create the 10,700-acre Seneca Army Depot. Hundreds were displaced, forced to move after being required to accept the government’s payment for... more

Organizers highlight new events scheduled for ‘It’s a Wonderful Weekend’

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Organizers highlight new events scheduled for ‘It’s a Wonderful Weekend’
With just 6 weeks left for preparation, organizers of It’s A Wonderful Life Festival are busy preparing for the nearly 15,000 visitors expected during the 3 day December festival. Many new events have been planned to add to the already full three-day schedule as Seneca Falls transforms into Bedford Falls, the fictional town made famous by Frank Capra’s 1946 film... more

It’ll be a Wonderful (busy) Life in Seneca Falls

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It’ll be a Wonderful (busy) Life in Seneca Falls
Plans are being finalized for the annual It’s A Wonderful Life Festival on Dec. 8 through 10. The festival emphasizes the belief held by many in this community that the Bedford Falls setting for the classic 1946 Frank Capra movie was Seneca Falls, a place Capra visited in the 1940s. The similarities between Seneca Falls of the 1940s and Bedford... more

U of R acquires unknown Susan B. Anthony letters found in old barn (video)

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U of R acquires unknown Susan B. Anthony letters found in old barn (video)
The picture most people know of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the women’s suffrage movement in America is one painted in broad strokes and grand designs. Beyond the vision, grit, and heroism, however, the workaday details of how the movement was actually run—the backroom negotiations, convention planning, grassroots organizing—are largely unknown to history. Until now. A recently discovered... more

CEO of Tubman home in Auburn named to Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission

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CEO of Tubman home in Auburn named to Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission
The head of an Auburn landmark is one of 14 people who will serve on the national Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. Karen Hill, president and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home, was appointed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand supported Hill’s selection. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., called Hill a “champion for women’s rights.” “Her dedication to preserving Harriet... more

1979 Cornell hockey game viewed as the most legendary in the history of Lynah Rink

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1979 Cornell hockey game viewed as the most legendary in the history of Lynah Rink
The only loss in the last month was to Providence – the same team that had bounced the Big Red from the ECAC Tournament the previous year. So, of course, when the 1979 quarter-final matchups were announced, it was the Friars who would be coming to Lynah Rink. Providence jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period as... more

LOOKING BACK: A historical look at Geneva’s Brook Street

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LOOKING BACK: A historical look at Geneva’s Brook Street
We view modern neighborhoods through several factors: current real estate prices, conditions of surrounding properties and personal knowledge or perceptions. It can be enlightening to look at neighborhoods in their original context and learn more about how they were developed. Today we look at Brook and North Brook streets on the northwest side of Geneva. Geneva was settled around and... more

DELAYED: White deer tours at depot won’t start until November

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DELAYED: White deer tours at depot won’t start until November
The hope and expectation was that tours would begin by mid-October. On Tuesday, Seneca White Deer, Inc., announced that the start of those widely-anticipated bus tours at the former Seneca Army Depot would be delayed. “We had hoped to start our tours in mid-October, but it looks as though we won’t be able to start until early November. We’re pushing... more

Former Tyburn Academy principal to be honored by Auburn group

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Former Tyburn Academy principal to be honored by Auburn group
Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate Principal Maura DelFavero believes if one were to seek out a model woman, Catholic, educator and human being in general, they’d be hard-pressed to find better than Jeanne Hogan. Those who have worked with Hogan, a former principal of Tyburn, would agree, DelFavero said. Hogan will be honored by the local Cultural Italian American Organization... more

World Canals Conference attendees visit Seneca Knitting Mill by boat

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World Canals Conference attendees visit Seneca Knitting Mill by boat
About 55 people attending the 2017 World Canals Conference in Syracuse arrived, appropriately, by boat Wednesday to visit the new home of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the former Seneca Knitting Mills. They traveled up the Cayuga-Seneca Canal from the west through the canal locks and docked on the south side of the canal, close to the historic limestone... more

Carrying the torch announced for Seneca Falls

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Carrying the torch announced for Seneca Falls
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Friends of Women’s Rights National Historical Park, The National Women’s Hall of Fame, and The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways is proud to announce an historic event to commemorate the New York State Women’s Suffrage Centennial while celebrating how today’s girls carry the torch through civic engagement. The “Carrying the Torch” Girl Scout convention will... more

BIG LITTLE CHANGES: Bee’s in Seneca Falls moves to larger, former-Zuzu’s space on Fall St.

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BIG LITTLE CHANGES: Bee’s in Seneca Falls moves to larger, former-Zuzu’s space on Fall St.
Bee’s Cookies & Cakes has taken their talents to Fall St. in downtown Seneca Falls. The move to a larger space, significantly so, in fact, was one that customers felt was long-overdue. For Chris and Debbie Boulter, the move happened quickly, who only began considering a relocation from their State St. storefront a few months ago. “We started looking at... more
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