"Mark Twain married an Elmira girl, and that fact, even without all those books, is good enough for Elmira."

Postcards, Photos, and Memorabilia

Eldridge Park
Chemung Canal
Elmira, New York - My Kind of Town
Hometown Elmira
Old Time Elmira Music

History of Chemung County

100 Years Ago in Elmira
175 Years Ago in Elmira
Why "Chemung"?
The Classifieds
Lost and Found
Crazy Headlines
Slabtown - Elmira, New York
Madame X's Wild Times on Railroad Avenue,
Heyday on the Avenoo
The Very Last Labrador Duck - Elmira, New York
TRIVIA - In Pursuit of Chemung County TRIVIA
Baby Boomer Memories of the 1940s, 50s & 60s
Chemung Canal
Chemung County History Timeline - 1779 to now
RAILROADS in Chemung County
Town and Neighborhood Names
Delaware Lackawanna Western Railroad DL&W
Our Neighborhoods
Turn of the Century
The Peek-A-Boo Gang

Floods

The Great Chemung River Flood of 1889
The Great Chemung River Flood of 1902

Native Americans in Chemung County

Kanaweola - Head on a Pole - other Indian Villages
Local Indian Place Names

Famous People of Chemung County

Famous People of Chemung County
Matthias Hollenback, Elmira's First Merchant
Mark Twain in Elmira
Roy C. Fox, Elmira Artist
Charles X. O'Brien, Composer

Revolutionary War in Chemung County

General John Sullivan - Battle of Newtown

Civil War in Chemung County

Elmira Prison Camp
List of Confederate Dead in Woodlawn Cemetery
Corporal Michel Fortlouis, Pointe Coupee Artillery

New Local History Publications

Visit our Book Store
The Barnes Library

What to do in Chemung County, Elmira, NY

Double D's Driving Tour of Old Elmira
Visitor's Guide to Chemung County, Elmira, New York

Just for Fun!

Kodachrome Elmira