Month: April 2023
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Annual Membership Meeting
John Pulos, author of a recently published book about his fascination with the RMS Titanic, will be the featured speaker at the Historical Society’s annual membership meeting. Pulos will speak following a brief business session and the election of officers and trustees to the Society’s board. Historical Society membership is not necessary to attend the…
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Thank you Walmart Watkins Glen!
A new computer system donated by Walmart in Watkins Glen has made a huge difference in the work our volunteers are doing to digitize Schuyler County newspapers from the past. Volunteer Barb Chapman is at the project’s work station in the Brick Tavern Museum in Montour Falls. (We can always use more volunteers!) The project…
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John Pulos: “Titanic: My Story”
Former Montour Falls resident and Chef’s diner owner John Pulos has written a book about his interest in the history of the Titanic and its tragic sinking. The book, “Titanic: My Story,” is now available in the Brick Tavern Museum Gift Shop. It also can be purchased online at the Historical Society’s online bookstore. John…
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“The Vietnam War, Honoring Those Who Served”
On this National Vietnam War Veterans Day we honor those who served during a tumultuous time in history. We offer our reverence and gratitude for their service and sacrifice. Please join us tonight at the Brick Tavern Museum from 4 pm to 6 pm for a reception of “The Vietnam War, Honoring Those Who Served.”…
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Next Director
Heather O’Grady-Evans of Burdett has been appointed by the SCHS Board of Trustees as incoming executive director of museums. O’Grady-Evans succeeds Glenda Gephart, who is retiring effective March 31. O’Grady-Evans is a Schuyler County native. After graduation from Watkins Glen High School, she spent one year as a Watkins-Montour Rotary Club exchange student in Budapest, Hungary.…