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Photo of the week! Paving Main Street in Cortland

Photo of the week!

Paving Main Street in Cortland in 1898. The National Bank was located on the corner of Main and Court Streets. Charles F. Brown was a druggist and dealt in oils and paints from his shop at 53 Main, and J.J. Glann & W.F. Clark sold boots and shoes out of 51 Main on the left.

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"On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor America’

"On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today. I encourage everyone to celebrate and recognize the many Indigenous communities and cultures that make up our great country."

Specifically we honor the people of the Haudenosaunee (also referred to as the Iroquois or the Six Nation Confederacy) on whose land Cortland County is settled. The Haudenosaunee consist of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations.
For more information - https://www.onondaganation.org

“Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People. Now our minds are one.”
EXCERT FROM THANKGIVING ADDRESS THAT THE HAUDENOSAUNEE RECITE WHENEVER THEY GATHER
image: Tioughnioga River
History in Your Backyard, ©2020

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Photo of the week! Port Watson Street with Hyatt

Photo of the week!

Port Watson Street with Hyatt Street to the right, in Cortland c.1923

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Check out this latest blog post (link in bio) Lea

Check out this latest blog post (link in bio)
Learning about the inventiveness and initiative of the earlier settlers of Cortland County is an inspiration to face our future!
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On October 6, you can catch “The History of Chai

On October 6, you can catch “The History of Chair Caning” with Christine Barnes at CCHS. This program is strictly an in-person event with a very limited number of seats available. Call us at 607-756-6071 or email us at info@cortlandhistory.org to sign up.

Photo of the week! The description provided with

Photo of the week!

The description provided with this photo says that it is of a cheese factory on Clock Road, north of Freetown Corners. Unfortunately, there is no further detail on when it was taken and who owned the factory.

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Newest Streets of Cortland blog post. . Willow A

Newest Streets of Cortland blog post. .

Willow Avenue is named after the 14 willow sprouts that were planted on both sides of Otter Creek by Horace Dibble sometime between 1847 and 1852. That is a very short street story, so maybe we should take a look at Horace Dibble, the man responsible for the trees. To learn more about Horace Dibble check out the blog post on our website (Link in bio)
First image is Horace Dibble’s Carding Mill which was located on North Main Street Photo in the collection of Cortland County Historical Society

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Photo of the week! c.1896. G.F. Beaudry's store,

Photo of the week!

c.1896. G.F. Beaudry's store, located at 73 Main Street in Cortland, offering confectionary goods, groceries, tobacco, and bicycle sales and repair. The two boys on the tandem bicycle are J. Leon and G. Frederick Beaudry, sons of Mr. G.F. Beaudry.

For more images of bicycling in Cortland, see this post from 2014: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=708343462566635&id=151334518267535

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The latest “Streets of Cortland” story explore

The latest “Streets of Cortland” story explores the search for information on the elusive D. F. Dunsmore and Dunsmore Park. Check the latest blog post on our website. (See link in bio)

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Photo of the week! The Homer National Bank in 191

Photo of the week!

The Homer National Bank in 1911. The man in the photo is unidentified.
In our collections we have a bank sign that looks just like the one in the window! The sign is supposed to have been painted by Edward Chase Clute and originally hung in the Randall Bank.

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The latest Streets of Cortland story is close to h

The latest Streets of Cortland story is close to home! Right around the corner from Cortland County Historical Society is a peaceful side street called Jewett Avenue, named after Dr. Homer Octavius Jewett. Dr. Jewett owned much of the land which makes up the street today. Dr. Jewett was a long practicing and respected physician in Cortland in the 19th century. Check out the complete story on our Blog (link in bio)

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May we never forget. #cortlandcounty #cortlandhis

May we never forget.

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Photo of the week! May 30th, 1899 at the Dexter H

Photo of the week!

May 30th, 1899 at the Dexter House in Cortland. The ladies in the photo are identified as Marie Grady, Inza Bulkley, Grace Warren, and Anna Thompson.

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Photo of the week! c.1900. School is back in sess

Photo of the week!

c.1900. School is back in session, so I thought it would be appropriate to share this image of a luncheon on the lawn of the original Cortland Central School! The Central School was built around 1891, and as the population continued to grow and more space was needed it went through renovations and additions until it became the building used today as the Cortland County Administration offices.

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Have a great Labor Day weekend!! #cortlandcounty

Have a great Labor Day weekend!!

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Are the names Miles Standish and John Alden famili

Are the names Miles Standish and John Alden familiar? Can you trace your ancestors to the Mayflower? In this week's Streets of Cortland post we find that some very prominent Cortland County settlers have distinguished relatives! Read the fascinating story about the Samson family, their contributions to Cortland and the street named after John Melvin Samson. follow the link in our bio to this week's blog post!

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Photo of the week! I went on quite a hunt for inf

Photo of the week!

I went on quite a hunt for information concerning this photo but was unable to find anything definitive! On the back is written "J.C. Eaton, Willet," and a bit of research did reveal that there was a John C. Eaton born in the town in 1827 and lived there his whole life until he died in 1916. He was the son of Peter Eaton who settled in Willet in 1815 and had a number of children that raised their own families in the area.
I am unsure of the exact date or location of this photograph, but find the small scale of the building rather fascinating.

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Streets of Cortland: VanHoesen Street Find the v

Streets of Cortland: VanHoesen Street

Find the very interesting story about the search for information about this street name on our blog this week. (Link in bio)

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Photo of the week! c.1930 Schine Theatre on North

Photo of the week!

c.1930 Schine Theatre on North Main Street in Cortland under construction; the theatre opened on December 4, 1930 with a showing of "The Life of the Party" starring Winnie Lightner.

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