Auburn student: Why the Schine should be restored

Published: 07/05/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Schine Theater in Auburn, smack dab in the heart of the city’s downtown, with its Art Deco architecture and historical presence has been a part of downtown Auburn for almost 80 Years. Many lifelong residents of Auburn can recall happy memories while visiting this ornate Theater. Auburnians have mixed feelings on whether or not the building should be saved... more

Cato Hotel reopens as country rock restaurant

Published: 06/30/2017 @ 04:00 am

On May 18, 2017, the Cato Hotel made a post on Facebook: “Who wants to see the doors reopen at The Cato Hotel?” it said. Built in 1876, the historic site had originally opened its doors as a hotel on West Main Street and, over the next century, it served as a popular gathering place for locals and travelers. But... more

VoteTilla to get a Taste of Wayne County at Newark event

Published: 07/03/2017 @ 04:00 am

The VoteTilla will arrive in Wayne County on Monday, July 17th as part of a week-long navigational celebrating 100 years of women’s voices and votes in New York State that will take place along the Erie Canal. With a core of five rented, 10-passenger, canal packet boats, VoteTilla will set out from Seneca Falls and travel to Rochester, finishing the... more

FLL 360: Some assembly required in Hammondsport

Published: 06/16/2017 @ 04:00 am

ummer is a great time to visit the Finger Lakes Region of New York. There’s plenty to do and certainly an ample number of world class wineries to visit. If the menfolk get bored with visiting the wineries, there’s the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY which holds a lot of history for those of us who are interested in... more

50 years later, Vietnam vet receives medals for service

Published: 06/17/2017 @ 04:00 am

Like many Vietnam veterans at the time, David Tatich did not seek praise after returning home from the war. “I didn’t talk about it a lot. I just came back and went to college,” Tatich recalled. “There were a lot of (anti-war) demonstrations, but they didn’t bother me. I was married with two kids by then, so I just wanted... more

18th-century Cornell University Library map details Seneca & Cayuga villages

Published: 06/07/2017 @ 04:00 am

A newly acquired 18th-century map of what is now New York state, showing Seneca and Cayuga villages and native footpaths in addition to natural features, offers insights into colonial life that will enhance learning and research at Cornell. The manuscript, drawn by prominent Albany-based mapmaker and surveyor John Rutse Bleecker, is now part of the American history and culture collections... more

Harriet Tubman Pilgrimage Celebration to include rededication of Auburn church

Published: 05/24/2017 @ 04:00 am

This year’s Harriet Tubman Pilgrimage Celebration, the 43rd annual, will be the first since the ground on which it takes place was formally established as a national historical park in January. The pilgrimage begins with a rededication of the Thompson AME Zion Church at 7 p.m. Friday, May 26, at the Parker Street church. One of three properties comprising the... more

Historic arch is back in good standing in Geneva

Published: 05/22/2017 @ 04:00 am

It’s said that all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again. But the same cannot be said for an iconic piece that once again stands over a historic city cemetery. Eight years after a city public works truck inadvertently knocked it down, the cast-iron arch at the entrance to the Washington Street... more

Harriet Tubman Pilgrimage Celebration to include rededication of Auburn church

Published: 05/24/2017 @ 04:00 am

Historic arch is back in good standing in Geneva

Published: 05/22/2017 @ 04:00 am

Smithsonian reveals plans for Harriet Tubman photo it bought for $161K

Published: 05/12/2017 @ 04:00 am

Smithsonian reveals plans for Harriet Tubman photo it bought for 1K

About a month after it acquired a recently discovered photo of Harriet Tubman at a New York City auction, the Smithsonian has released a statement outlining its plans for the artifact. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture joined with the Library of Congress to pay a total of $161,000 for the album containing the photo, which... more

Fleming supervisor: Harriet Tubman lived in town, not Auburn

Published: 05/09/2017 @ 04:00 am

Fleming Supervisor Gary Searing is reminding local residents that famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was a resident of his town, not the city of Auburn. In a letter dated Jan. 25 that was provided to The Citizen Tuesday, Searing noted that there’s “documented proof” Tubman lived in Fleming. He said that information has been shared with the National Park Service. The... more

Exhibit collects odd items found in Auburn and Owasco homes

Published: 11/06/2016 @ 04:00 am

The two display cases at the Owasco Town Hall during the month of November are titled “If Walls and Floors Could Talk.” Many Owasco residents have provided material for this display, and I want to thank them here. The Auburn Citizen – Life: Read More more

Remnant of days gone by in Yates County back country

Published: 11/07/2016 @ 05:00 am

The last of cool days of Autumn unfold remnants of days gone by in the back country of Yates County near Branchport. Photo by Nancy L. Wright. more

WAY BACK WHEN: Capable surveyor just got it wrong

Published: 11/08/2016 @ 05:00 am

The line defining the eastern boundary of the vast Genesee Tract (6 million acres, give or take) was drawn during the summer of 1788. more

WAY BACK WHEN: Piano and pleasantries for 90-plus years

Published: 11/08/2016 @ 05:00 am

The Tuesday Piano Quartette is one of the interesting stories of Geneva’s musical history. For more than 90 years a group of women has played together once a week. A piano quartet (the Geneva group founders preferred the French spelling)… Read More at FLTimes.com Finger Lakes Times – Lifestyle: Read More more

Capable surveyor just got it wrong in Yates County

Published: 11/08/2016 @ 05:00 am

The line defining the eastern boundary of the vast Genesee Tract (6 million acres, give or take) was drawn during the summer of 1788. When making a large survey such as this one, the first line is drawn along the boundary between known and unknown lands. This is called the base line of the survey, and from this a grid... more

Piano and pleasantries for 90-plus years in Ontario County

Published: 11/08/2016 @ 05:00 am

The Tuesday Piano Quartette is one of the interesting stories of Geneva’s musical history. For more than 90 years a group of women has played together once a week. A piano quartet (the Geneva group founders preferred the French spelling) usually refers to a piano and three string instruments. Less common is two pianos played by four people, also called... more

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