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189: 171:, Dr. Arthur W. Booth, President of the local chapter, recommended that a historical association be founded within Elmira to preserve many of historical documents and other items found throughout the city for future generations. At this preliminary meeting to form this new historical society, Dr. Arthur W. Booth, who presented the society's new proposed Constitution and By Laws, and was joined by Harry Hoffman, Chester Howell, Jabin Secor, Harrison Chapman, Joseph H. Pierce, H. H. Bickford, and Edward B. Billings. Following this, the society was organized by volunteers who formed small archival and artifact collections. 56: 201:. It originally had two and a half stories, and a third story was added in 1868. The building is a brick structure with stepped gables, which is notable, as most of the buildings at the time in Elmira were made of wood. The bank expressed a Greek revival idiom with transitional Federal-style elements. The entrance to the building was a stone stoop with steps adorned with an ornamental wrought iron railing. The building was remodeled in 1903 by the architectural firm Pierce and Bickford when the Chemung Canal Bank merged with the Elmira Trust Company. In December 1920, the 234:. There are four main gallery spaces in the museum: The Bank Gallery, The Brick Barn Gallery, The Howell Gallery, and the Frances Brayton Education Room. The long-term exhibit which was redone in early 2014, located in the Bank Gallery, which features an overview of Chemung County history and an in-depth view of Mark Twain's Elmira. The Barn and Howell Galleries are home to the museum's rotating exhibits which change several times a year. 174:
In 1947, the society was chartered by New York State and, in 1977, the Board of Trustees reorganized their by-laws. At this time, it was also agreed upon that the society needed to expand and into a bigger space to meet their educational, curatorial, and administrative needs. The former Chemung Canal
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The Chemung County Historical Society is located at 415 East Water Street in Elmira, New York in the former Chemung Canal Bank Building. The society operates two facilities in that building: the Chemung Valley History Museum, located on the first floor, and the Booth Library and archival repository,
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The Booth Library contains more than a million items, including 2,500 books, 14,000 photographs, 30,000 manuscripts, and 11,000 maps, and architectural records. These collections date from the late eighteenth century to the present and include personal papers of Chemung Valley residents, resources
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Challenge Grant, renovations to the museum and head office building were completed in 1993. During the renovation process, the society was first accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1986. The society was re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1999. At present the society
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At the heart of the Chemung County Historical Society lies its collection of documents, photographs, books, maps, and artifacts. Currently the three-dimensional collection consists of more than 18,000 artifacts including a large textile collection.
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located on the second floor. From 1834 until 1920, the current museum building served as the Chemung Canal Bank headquarters and then as various offices, notably the Sayles-Evans law office. The building is listed on the
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The Chemung Valley History Museum generally has upwards of 200 items on display, slightly less than 2% of the total collection. Popular items found in the collection include many items pertaining to
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The Chemung County Historical Society has earned many grants, achievements and awards. These include a 14-year grant cycle with the state
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Bank building at 415 East Water Street was selected, both for its space and its historical value. After seventeen years of planning and a
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A National Award of Merit was presented to the society from the Retirement Research Foundation for the video,
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in the Chemung Valley region, along with many more resources pertaining to daily life within Chemung County.
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for the exhibit "Til Death Do Us Part: Wedding and Funeral Traditions in Chemung County" in 2013 from
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moved to a new facility and the Bank building came under the ownership of the Arnot Realty Company.
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has five staff positions. The society also has members from across the United States and in Canada.
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concerning Mark Twain's life in Elmira, published regional histories, documents related to the
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and was selected as one of six Mid-Atlantic region museums to participate in their
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United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites
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List of Confederate soldiers buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York
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Chemung County Historical Society Museum : dedication May 15, 1982
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Outsiders All: Nineteenth Century Prisons, Mental Hospitals and Asylums
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for Chemung Valley History Museum exhibitions and programs including:
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Banknotes: The Newsletter of the Chemung County Historical Society
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Elmira Star-Gazette; Chemung County Historical Society (2001).
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Association for the Study of African American Life and History
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A Heritage Uncovered: the Black Experience in Upstate New York
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Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
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Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
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Postcard of the Original Exterior of the Chemung Canal Bank
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C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience
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Chemung Valley | Chemung County Historical Society. Web.
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Booth Library of The Chemung County Historical Society.
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Never Done: Women and Work in Chemung County, 1880-1920
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Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society
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Society for Historians of the Early American Republic
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Mark the Mammoth's, the Museum's Mascot, Twitter Page
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Elmira: The Chemung County Historical Society. Print.
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Elmira, New York
American Alliance of Museums
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Chemung Canal Bank Building
Elmira, New York
Chemung River Valley
chartered
New York State
American Alliance of Museums
non-profit
Sons of the American Revolution
National Endowment for the Humanities

National Register of Historic Places
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Abolitionist Movement
Underground Railroad
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