On Thursday, October 6th at 7:00 PM, the Chemung County Historical Society
will hold a lecture by Mr. Rob Edelman on "From Rosie the Riveter to Harriet
the Happy Homemaker: Women on Screen During and After World War II." During
his lecture, Mr. Edelman will use a range of clips from films of the 1940s
and 50s to examine the changing roles for and expectations of women before
and after World War II.  This lecture is free and open to the public and is
made possible through the New York Council for the Humanities' Speakers in
the Humanities program.

Rob Edelman is a Lecturer in film history at SUNY University at Albany. He
is a film critic and commentator on WAMC (Northeast) Public Radio, and a
contributing editor of Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, a 1600-page
annual publication, offering capsule reviews, ratings and credits of over
19,000 films. His books include People at the Center of Watergate (2005),
People at the Center of the Korean War (2005), and People at the Center of
the Vietnam War (2003).

Since its launch in 1983, the Council's Speakers in the Humanities program
has linked distinguished scholars with diverse audiences through the
presentation of lectures on a broad range of topics.  All Speakers events
are free and open to the public.  Each year, hundreds of cultural
organizations and community groups take advantage of this program, which
offers the best in humanities scholarship to thousands of people at in
virtually every corner of New York.

The New York Council for the Humanities is a private, not-for-profit
organization working to ensure the presence of humanities in the cultural
life of New York State.  The Council's programs train teachers; encourage
excellence in student scholarship; support public programs at New York
State's cultural organizations; and forge relationships between young
people, their families, and New York's extraordinary range of humanities
institutions.

This lecture will be the first of three free lectures held as part of the
month-long United We Stand Lecture Series at CCHS.  For more information,
please contact Jason Harmon, Education Coordinator, Chemung County
Historical Society, 415 East Water Street, Elmira, NY 14901, (T)
607-734-4167, ext. 205, educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org

The dinner will feature Beef or Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes,
green bean almondine, custard corn, coke salad, and Blueberry Angelfood
Delight for dessert.

This years program will feature Guy & Marti Abell, who will present a
chapter of a book they are compiling about Barclay Mountain. This
program, entitled "HEMLOCKS, Laquin Lumber & Tanning Bark", will focus
on the uses of the hemlock tree in the lumber operation at Laquin,
Bradford County, PA.

Also included during the evening will be a short meeting highlighting
the work completed by the museum during the last year, significant
artifact donations, financial status, and much more. Door prizes will
be given away, and the very first "A.T. Lilley Community Service Award"
will be given to a person who has provided invaluable service to LHM in
the past year.

Members are welcome to attend. The reservation fee is $12 per person.
Non-members may also attend by first becoming a member of LeRoy
Heritage Museum, Inc. Visit the LHM website at
www.leroyheritage.blogspot.com to see a list of membership catagories,
or email the museum at leroymuseum@frontiernet.net for more
information. LeRoy Heritage Museum, Inc. does not profit from this
event, as it is exclusively a benefit of membership.

RESERVATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005.

Letters to the Home Front showcases letters from the Civil War, World War I and World War II, written by soldiers on the war front.  Some letters include: the Personius Brothers and the Beers Family and letters from Warren Snyder to Pauline Leahy.  This exhibit is an extension of our new exhibit "United We Stand: Expressions of Patriotism in Chemung County" and October's "United We Stand" Lecture Series. 

Letters to the Home Front will be on view through October 31, 2005.

Gallery hours:  Tues - Sat 10:00AM - 5:00PM
                       Sun. 1:00PM - 5:00PM

Admission: $3.00 adults, $2.00 seniors, $1.00 children

Chemung Valley History Museum
415 East Water Street
Elmira, NY 14901

For more information contact: Kim Richards, Archivist at 607-734-4167, ext. 207 or via  email at archivist@chemungvalleymuseum.org

Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 PM - Did you know that in 1868, just one vote prevented President Andrew Johnson from being impeached? Mrs. Maureen Pugliese, President of the Chemung County Chapter of the League of Women Voters, will examine the connections between Patriotism and Politics during her lecture "The Power of One Vote."  This lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact: 
Jason Harmon , Education Coordinator 
Chemung County Historical Society 
415 East Water Street , Elmira, NY 14901 
(T) 607-734-4167, ext. 205 
(F) 607-734-1565 
educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org 

The Chemung Valley History Museum will hold its 3rd annual Reds, Whites and Blues Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on Friday October 21st from 5:30-7:30 p.m.  This major fundraiser for the History Museum is sure to be “The Event of the Fall.”  We’ll feature an interesting selection of wines, many “must have” silent auction items, and incredible live blues performed by Gerard Burke. 

This event is presented by: GCP Discount Liquors & Wines, F.M. Howell & Company, and Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. and is sponsored by: Arnot Realty Corp., Bobby-K Entertainment, Chemung Canal Trust Company, Chemung Supply Corp., and Gerould’s Professional Pharmacy.

Mark your calendar so that you can enjoy the fabulous wines while you bid on the auction items so you’re not left singing the blues!! 

Tickets are only $25.00/person and can be purchased in advance or at the door. All proceeds to benefit the Chemung County Historical Society. 
For more information please call (607) 734-4167.

Thursday, October 27th at 7:00 PM - Dr. Charles Mitchell, Professor of American Studies at Elmira College will explore the origin, history, definitions, and uses of the term patriotism in his lecture "Clinging Scoundrels and Sunshine Patriots: The Use and Abuse of a Ten Letter Word."
This lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Jason Harmon at 734-4167, ext. 205 or via email at educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org.

Carol Lackey rlct@ptd.net 

Folk music and dance will be featured at the Tioga Point Museum’s annual fall fundraiser Sunday, October 30, 2005 at the Keystone Theater in Towanda, PA. The lineup will include three groups well versed in traditional music, each sharing their own distinct style of Celtic, bluegrass, and old-time country music. 

"Laura Orshaw, The Cherry Flats Ridge Pluckers, and The Lonesome Road Ramblers are all local favorites and the afternoon promises to be exceptional entertainment for the ears and eyes", said Valerie Jacoski, director of the Tioga Point Museum and organizer for the event. "All of the performers have donated their time to benefit the museum and help us reach our goals. We’ve just completed a program for kindergartners and preschoolers, and have other school-age programs in the works. We are holding the fundraiser to support our programs and projects." 

Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine calls Laura Orshaw, "a significant emerging artist in the arena of traditional American music" while Sing Out! magazine writes, "Laura Orshaw is that rare player who certainly has the chops, but also plays with great emotion and drive". Laura, age 17, has recorded two highly acclaimed CD's and is known in old time music circles for her fiddling and singing throughout the US and Europe. Also joining Laura will be her father Mark and Grandmother, Betty Orshaw. This will be a rare opportunity to see all three generations of this well-known performing family together. 

The Cherry Flats Ridge Pluckers are a favorite at barn dances and festivals throughout the region. An old time Southern style dance band, they perform music as fresh and exciting today as when it was performed for countless dances throughout Appalachia over the last 100 years. The Markell family dancers will be on hand to entertain and demonstrate the old-time style of buckdancing borrowed by our ancestors from the natives they encountered upon settling this country.

Rounding out the show will be the Lonesome Road Ramblers, a four piece bluegrass band which has performed at dozens of festivals, fairs, live TV and Radio shows throughout the northeast. Playing bluegrass and old country music around a single microphone, they capture art of early TV and radio performance. 

"In addition to the musical entertainment, there will be gift basket raffles, 50/50s, and Yale’s Music Shop has donated an acoustic guitar package to raffle," said Jacoski. 

Tickets for the 2:00 show are $5.00 and are available at Yale’s Music Shop, Between Friends Gift Shoppe, the Tioga Point Museum, Spalding Memorial Library, and at the door. Any questions about the event can be directed to Valerie Jacoski, at 570-888-7225.