from generation to generation
The History Center in Tompkins County is the gateway for learning about the people, places, things, and stories that have shaped our past. You are invited to examine history through a local lens by exploring thousands of historic photographs, documents, diaries, scrapbooks, genealogies, maps, and more in The History Center’s research library. Be sure to visit our Eight Square Schoolhouse and Living History Program. Built in 1827 and located on Hanshaw Road, it draws over 700 Tompkins County students each year to spend a day as a student in 1892. Discover the excitement of exploring the past at The History Center in Tompkins County.
