Chemung County Historical Society

10/15/2026

Flashback to 2025: Featured ghosts were Lucy Diven, Doctors Goodman & Seeley, The Dumars, and Julia Eldridge Stancliff Reynolds. 2026 will be 20 years of local history told live. Who will the ghosts be this year?

10/14/2026

Flashback 2024: The Hungerford Bros were among that year's featured ghosts telling the story of their amazing rocket car.

10/14/2026

New to the Collection - Jake and Billy: The Orphan's Christmas by David P. Sullivan, published in Elmira, 1986.

10/13/2026

WOW! Friday and Saturday tours are now SOLD OUT! If you're interested in tickets, we have space on Sunday, October 18 in the late afternoon. Curious? See our website for more details about the event and to purchase your tickets ChemungValleyMuseum.org

10/13/2026

CCHS Shares: 1950s - The Northeast corner of West Church and Walnut streets in Elmira featuring a home razed in 1959.

10/13/2026

Flashback 2023: John W Jones was a featured ghost who told his life story and accomplishments as a treasured citizen of Elmira.

10/12/2026

Flashback 2021: It rained but cleared up just in time for that year's Elmira Ghost Walk. A good reminder that this event takes place rain, shine, snow, wind, or moonshine! Our guides and 'ghosts' are tough! ,

10/12/2026

In 2015, we posted information on another kind of society Read that one here in this repost: https://chemungcountyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-kelvin-scientific-society.html

By Kelli Huggins, Education Coordinator A couple of weeks ago, we posted the cover of a dance card from the Kelvin Scientific Society in...

10/11/2026

Flashback 2020: Yes, we were even able to hold the Elmira Ghost Walk during COVID! Our trustworthy Friends of Woodlawn guides led the way through the cemetery to meet the featured ghosts from that year: Alice Shaw, I. Rood Taylor, Lucius Robinson, and Louise Stiles. Were you there?

10/10/2026

Flashback 2018: That year, Lewis Gilmore was a featured ghost on the Elmira Ghost Walk. His story, set in 1893, told about life as a small business owner who was hounded by Anthony Comstock.
If you like local history, we have a limited number of tickets left! For more information on the event and to purchase your tickets, head to our website ChemungValleyMuseum.org