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The 25 students in the History of Environmental Thought class researched topics at The History Center ranging from the typhoid epidemic of 1903 to the efforts to stop the construction of a nuclear power plant along Cayuga Lake in 1968. The students presented their findings at The History Center on Dec. 11.

Students present research at The History Center

By Alex Hartzog, Staff Writer • December 11, 2019
Students in the History of Environmental Thought class researched topics at The History Center and presented their findings Dec. 11.

College and City: Feb. 6

February 5, 2014

Tompkins Library to host presentation on Mandela The Tompkins County Public Library, in partnership with Cornell University’s Africana Studies and Research Center, the John H. Clarke Africana Library...

Gossa Tsegaye, assistant professor of television-radio, organized a reenactment of Frederick Douglass' speech at the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in collaboration with The History Center in Tompkins County and Roy H. Park School of Communications. Tsegaye is also producing a film of the re-enactment with the help of Ithaca College students that will communicate the importance of the speech for future generations.

Community collaboration brings Frederick Douglass’ words back to Ithaca

By Karly Placek, Staff Writer • October 20, 2012
A re-enactment of a Frederick Douglass speech was put together by The History Center in Tompkins County, the Roy H. Park School of Communications and St. James AME Zion Church with funding from the Park Foundation.
Ithaca History Center opens exhibit about 1900’s Spanish flu epidemic

Ithaca History Center opens exhibit about 1900’s Spanish flu epidemic

By Kelsey O'Connor, Editor in Chief • October 10, 2012
Typically, the seasonal flu is most likely to affect children and the elderly who have weaker immune systems. This was not the case for the more recent H1N1 flu, which affected people in the “healthy adult” age bracket, most between the ages of 18 and 64. The Spanish flu was a similar story.

Architect remembered for key designs

By Emily Dunn, Contributing Writer • October 11, 2011
Before Cornell University offered a degree in architecture, it had already graduated one of Ithaca’s most recognized building designers.
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