Youth Program Resilience, and Community Archives and Exhibits

FAIN: AH-275850-20

History Center in Tompkins County (Ithaca, NY 14850-4400)
Julia Taylor (Project Director: May 2020 to March 2021)
Donna Eschenbrenner (Project Director: March 2021 to October 2021)

Retention of four key staff members who will work to enhance youth programs, increase archival digitization, and expand online exhibits for the public.

Adapt youth programs for a socially distanced world, and sustain humanities staff through archival digitization and virtual exhibit development

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Overcoming Barriers to Vote: Woman Suffrage Movement in Tompkins County (Exhibition)
Title: Overcoming Barriers to Vote: Woman Suffrage Movement in Tompkins County
Curator: Cindy Kjellander-Cantu
Abstract: An exploration of the contirbutions of women in Tompkins County towards the suffrage movement. The exhibit pulls on arhcival materials in The History Center of Tompkins County, while also highlight music and imagery related to the suffrage movement.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://indd.adobe.com/view/9bd7206b-a428-42b9-bf65-9bc79874e3e7

Patterns: Quilting in Tompkins County (Exhibition)
Title: Patterns: Quilting in Tompkins County
Curator: Cindy Kjellander-Cantu
Abstract: This digital exhibit brings The History Center in Tompkins County's quilt collection to life.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: http://https://indd.adobe.com/view/fd4c680f-d132-4add-a5c8-986a4781ab04

Welcome to the Class of 1918 - Episode 1 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy" (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Welcome to the Class of 1918 - Episode 1 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy"
Writer: Roger Segelken
Abstract: Welcome to the Class of 1918 - Episode 1 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy." Congratulations! You are accepted for flight instruction in Ithaca’s Thomas School of Aviation. Just one catch: The year is 1918.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxj9l06N-58&t=1s
Access Model: Organization's YouTube Channel
Format: Web

Tour the Aeroplane Factory with Mr. Oliver Thomas - Episode 2 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy" (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Tour the Aeroplane Factory with Mr. Oliver Thomas - Episode 2 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy"
Writer: Roger Segelken
Producer: Shira Evergreen
Abstract: Tour the Aeroplane Factory with Mr. Oliver Thomas - Episode 2 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy." Now that you're flying a Tommy, let's see where these magnificent machines are built!
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r6mE9YsVgE&t=2s
Access Model: YouTuve
Format: Web

How to Act in Silent Films with Airplanes - Episode 3 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy" (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: How to Act in Silent Films with Airplanes - Episode 3 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy"
Writer: Roger Segelken
Abstract: The Old Time Flight Instructor and silent movie star Mrs. Edith Day meet-up in Renwick Park (now Stewart Park) to talk about the role of airplanes in Ithaca's film making history! Tune in for tips and gossip from “A Romance of the Air” film star Edith Day! Visit thehistorycenter.net/learn-tommy for additional activities, handouts, and pop-quizzes for each episode! *This is Episode 3 of a five-part series. . . . Video by Shira Evergreen, Uplifted Ithaca. Acting & Script by H. Roger Segelken (Heritage Ambassador for Tompkins County & Docent with The History Center in Tompkins County), also starring Aurora Ricardo. Archival footage courtesy of the Wharton Studio Museum. This film, and all of the digital Learning to Fly with Tommy resources (2020), were made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities CARES Act funding. Episode 3 was co-produced with the Wharton Studio Museum. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this film, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. © 2020 The History Center in Tompkins County
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQF0ioDM4w&t=2s
Format: Web

Episode 4: Celestial Navigation Through the Canals of Mars (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Episode 4: Celestial Navigation Through the Canals of Mars
Writer: Roger Segelken
Abstract: Lansing’s eccentric astronomy professor explains extraterrestrial agriculture. Visit thehistorycenter.net/learn-tommy for additional activities, handouts, and pop-quizzes for each
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA1XsWZkWfU&t=3s
Format: Other

Dispatches from the War Front - Episode 5 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy" (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Dispatches from the War Front - Episode 5 of "Learning to Fly with Tommy"
Writer: Roger Segelken
Abstract: Will our hometown hero, the fearless flying ace, remember to write? Visit thehistorycenter.net/learn-tommy for additional activities, handouts, and pop-quizzes for each episode! *This is Episode 5 of a five-part series. . . . Video by Shira Evergreen, Uplifted Ithaca. Acting & Script by H. Roger Segelken (Heritage Ambassador for Tompkins County & Docent with The History Center in Tompkins County), and Aurora Ricardo. This film, and all of the digital Learning to Fly with Tommy resources (2020), were made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities CARES Act funding. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this film, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities."
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt4_6FNc9QU&list=PLoz4lGKRiTuIh0SQleUVO3BOTHEi-_5yN&index=5&t=2s
Format: Web

History and Art in Downtown Ithaca (Web Resource)
Title: History and Art in Downtown Ithaca
Author: The History Center in Tompkins County
Abstract: A walking tour of murals in downtown Ithaca that explore local history, and historic figures with ties to Ithaca and Tompkins County. Explore historic snippets of Tompkins County through this public art walking tour of downtown Ithaca. Murals were created by different artists over more than two decades. Not all murals featuring local history are listed, and we encourage everyone to explore and enjoy all the public art downtown.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Ithaca-History-Art-in-Downtown-Ithaca-5131

Historic Schools of Tompkins County (Web Resource)
Title: Historic Schools of Tompkins County
Author: Historic Ithaca
Abstract: A driving tour of historic schoolhouses built from the mid-1800s to early 1900s in Tompkins County. These schoolhouses were originally built to serve small local communities, and many of the buildings have since been preserved as historic landmarks or reused and updated to accomodate the changing times and needs of the county's residents. --- Research compiled by Historic Ithaca in the fall of 2020. Pictures provided by The History Center in Tompkins County. This project was made possible in part through grant support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the History at Home learning materials, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Ithaca-Historic-Schools-of-Tompkins-County-5103

History & Art - Driving Tour of Tompkins County (Web Resource)
Title: History & Art - Driving Tour of Tompkins County
Author: The History Center in Tompkins County
Abstract: A driving tour of public murals across Tompkins County that explore local history, and historic figures with ties to Ithaca and Tompkins County. Explore historic snippets of Tompkins County through this public art driving tour that takes you from Trumansburg to Brooktondale. Murals were created by different artists over more than two decades. Not all murals featuring local history are listed, and we encourage everyone to explore and enjoy the natural beauty and changing landscape of Tompkins County as they drive. Murals may be best appreciated by parking and walking to see them more closely.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Ithaca-History-Art-Driving-Tour-of-Tompkins-County-5075

Welcome to the 8 Square Schoolhosue (Web Resource)
Title: Welcome to the 8 Square Schoolhosue
Author: Julia Taylor
Abstract: The recorded video component to compliment the resource packet built for the virtual field trip to the 8 Square Schoolhouse. The video is shared primarily through our partner Kids Discover the Trail for classroom use, but we have uploaded the video to YouTube as the easiest method for sharing with NEH. The primary URL link is unlisted, but should be open and available to click through.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=540yVJzT34I

COVID-19 Pandemic Photographs (Acquisitions/Materials Collection)
Name: COVID-19 Pandemic Photographs
Abstract: This represents the first digitization phase of our COVID-19 collection. The digitization efforts will run continuously as our collection continues to grow, but this is the first, discrete piece that has been digitized. Please see the final report for additional information.
Director: Donna Eshenbrenner
Year: 2020
Address: The History Center in Tompkins County 110 N. Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850
Primary URL: https://nyheritage.org/collections/covid-19-pandemic-photographs

COVID-19 Pandemic Summaries and Resources (Acquisitions/Materials Collection)
Name: COVID-19 Pandemic Summaries and Resources
Abstract: This collection contains PDF files that were converted from emails sent to several listservs around Tompkins County. The emails were painstakingly compiled by Tompkins County Legislator, and, since November 2020, New York State Assembly Member, Anna Kelles. They were started in March 2020, in the early days of the crisis, and contain information on local, regional, state, and national pandemic responses, as well as myriad topics of concern to the public. They all contain links to further detailed information on the main topics covered. As of January 1, 2021 Kelles embarked on her first term as an Assembly Member for the 125th District of New York State.
Director: Donna Eschenbrenner
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://nyheritage.org/collections/covid-19-pandemic-summaries-and-resources

Tompkins County Schoolhouse Photographs (Acquisitions/Materials Collection)
Name: Tompkins County Schoolhouse Photographs
Abstract: This collection includes black and white photographs of Tompkins County school buildings, classes, and assorted groups. The work of many different, mostly unknown photographers, these images range from small 19th century one-room school houses with a scattering of students, to large class groups of hundreds of students in mid-20th century public schools.
Director: Donna Eschenbrenner
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://nyheritage.org/collections/tompkins-county-schoolhouse-photos

Ithaca Public Schools Archival Collections (Acquisitions/Materials Collection)
Name: Ithaca Public Schools Archival Collections
Abstract: The Ithaca Public Schools archival collections span multiple collections within our archives. The finding aid project can be found on The History Center's website, and covers collections numbers V-6 2-1 A through V-6 2-1 F.
Director: Donna Eschenbrenner
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://thehistorycenter.net/Finding-Aids

8 Square Schoolhouse COVID-19 Resources (Web Resource)
Title: 8 Square Schoolhouse COVID-19 Resources
Author: Julia Taylor
Abstract: These are the materials provided to 4th grade teachers in Tompkins County to create a virtual visit to the 8 Square Schoolhouse, as a substitute for the in-person field trip. The virtual materials needed to be usable for zoom classrooms, as many of the participating classrooms continue to be entirely virtual. The materials were distributed in a variety of different methods, depending on the security requirements of each school district. For NEH Access, we've created a shared drive with the 8 Square Schoolhosue materials. The link should provide access.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kGMno_665bM3J0yV87EkMRr72P7yQ2bd?usp=sharing

Event Resources (Web Resource)
Title: Event Resources
Author: Zoe Van Nostrand
Abstract: This is a link to a shared drive with some photographs from in person events when available, resource kits/guides, event flyers, and captures social media posts. It was difficult to figure out the best way to share this content. We have uploaded everything as a shared drive that should be accessible with the provided link. Please let us know if we should share this a different way.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DnLBWvN1WGA95H0IFwRS1fg0i0f39Z7Q?usp=sharing

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