Cayuga Museum

Visit us to foster an appreciation of Cayuga County's fascinating history, the arts, and the invention of sound film- right in our backyard!

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Exhibit opening tomorrow! Make sure to stop by and see us between 5-8 PM while trying some free products from Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing Company and see the new exhibit Proof Positive. Preview the exhibit on our website at: https://t.co/9QkFgQAVwW
#NYCraftBeverage #AuburnNY

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We are opening two new exhibits this Saturday! Learn more about our new CNY Emerging Artist Project, featuring the work of Terry Plater in her show "Legacies of Harriet’s World" here: https://t.co/NUwrfj7haw

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We are opening two new exhibits this Saturday! Learn more about our new history exhibit "Flashbulb: Experiencing Memory" here: https://t.co/R7gPNFM49L

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Suzanne Ford is the daughter of Susan Riford, founder of Auburn Children’s Theater. The Theater inspired Suzanne’s career, with the actress appearing in over 100 stage productions in New York, Los Angeles, and around the country. #WomensHistoryDoubleFeature #CayugaCountyActresses

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From a small town (Cato) girl to successful stage actress, Kittie Rhoades broke barriers as an actress in the late 1800s. Kittie rose from her rural origins to become a major force in the arts, performing regularly at the Academy of Music (Burtis Opera House) #WomensHistoryMonth

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Marijane Meaker (1927) is one of the pioneers of the lesbian pulp fiction genre. She went on to write many more novels of various genres under several different pen names including Vin Packer, Anne Aldrich, M.E. Kerr, and Mary James #WomensHistoryMonth #womenwriters #LGBTQfiction

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Harriet Tubman lived in Auburn, NY from 1859 to 1913. During those 54 years, she would have seen enormous changes to the city she chose as her home.

Images: Genesee & South St. 1859, Genesee St. 1910, Genesee & South St. 1910-1920

#HarrietTubmanDay #AuburnNY #ShiningALight

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We’re officially open, and got to say hello to our first guests of 2021! It was great seeing community members in here again. Make your reservation here: https://t.co/ZLVEuxLPGm. See you soon!

#openingday #memoryproject #soundfilm #historyhappeningnow #localhistory #AuburnNY

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Next Wednesday, March 3, the Cayuga Museum will be opening to the public again for our 85th year! Learn more about our new exhibit, "The Memory Project" here: https://t.co/R7gPNG3F1j

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Charles Hardy was the first and only Black member of the Auburn Fire Department. After scoring high on his civil service exams, Hardy faced many barriers to prevent his hiring, but he persevered, taking his fight to Albany and eventually winning his appointment #blackhistorymonth

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Happy #NationalLoveYourPetDay to all! Pets have been our companions for over 10,000 years, providing love, comfort, and warmth in some of our darkest times. We decided to share some collection images to show just how long Auburnians have been loving their furballs!

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“No community can be greater than its smallest minority, if we believe that no chain is greater than its weakest link.”-Eleanor Hardy, director of the Booker T. Washington Center and major local civic leader

Check out her story: https://t.co/L62PvDbZPf

#blackhistorymonth

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It's happening! We will be open again in exactly two weeks! Come explore our brand new exhibit "The Memory Project" and help us kick off our 85th year of operation! Check out our new hours and reservation details here: https://t.co/ZLVEuxLPGm

#reopening #welcome #welcomeback

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If anyone needs the excuse to have breakfast for dinner, then leap for joy because it's #NationalPancakeDay! We found some classic pancake recipes in our collection that are so dated that they weren't commonly called pancakes yet. Give them a try! Happy cooking!

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all! We hope you are enjoying the day with your loved ones. To commemorate the occasion, take a look at some of these Valentine’s cards in our collection. Which sentiment fits you most closely?
#ValentinesDay #ValentinesCards #HistoricValentines #AuburnNY

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Today is #NationalInventorsDay, and we are celebrating the innovators and dreamers of Cayuga County. From Ted Case, the father of sound film, to Willard LeGrand Bundy, seen below with his famous clock our residents have forged scientific thought and progress in our nation!

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Moses Hopkins was the first black graduate of Auburn Theological Seminary, and founded a church and academy in NC. He was the first formerly enslaved person to be appointed to a US diplomatic position as Minister Resident of Liberia in 1877 #CayugaCountyBlackHistoryHighlights

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#OTD in 1826 Abigail Powers and Cayuga County resident/future US President Millard Fillmore married.

Images: Print of Millard Fillmore from Cayuga Museum Collection, Mrs. Abigail Fillmore by H.B. Hall LOC Collection

#HistoricValentines #presidentialhistory #CayugaCounty

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Calling all lovers of the written word! Come participate as a speaker in our new virtual poetry series, “Versed in Line.” Our first theme is haikus. You can submit up to three haikus to present.

If you are interested in being a speaker, reach out to [email protected]

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#CayugaCountyBlackHistoryHighlights Jerome “Brud” Holland was an All-American Cornell football player, ambassador to Sweden, president of two universities, and a director of the New York Stock Exchange.

Images: Jerome Holland, Jerome Holland Football Card

#blackhistorymonth