by Gary Emerson | Jul 24, 2026 | Chemung County, Civil War, Elmira, Historical Preservation
Over the next few years, the nation will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Our local area has a direct connection to that past as the Sullivan Campaign marched over our landscape in 1779. The many ubiquitous signs and monuments to that...
by Terri Olszowy | Feb 10, 2016 | Civil War, Elmira, Elmira College
Picture provided courtesy of the Chemung Valley History Museum. Fellow Travelers, Welcome to early 1861 in Elmira , NY. You have just disembarked from the Elmira & Williamsport Railroad cars and are about to take a whirlwind tour of the town. As we get our...
