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The future of Elmira’s First Arena has been in question for most of 2016, but there could be answers within the next month.First Arena is home of the…

Today’s throwback Thursday photograph, taken in 1889, shows the fair grounds in Elmira, New York. From 1842 to 1889, the New York State Fair traveled…

Today's throwback Thursday photograph shows Baldwin Street at the intersection of East Water Street in Elmira, New York, from around the turn of the 20th…

John W. Jones was born in 1817 on a plantation in Virginia. At the age of 27 he and four others fled their plantation and made a hazard filled 300-mile…

The Cantata Singers of Elmira perform selections from the 1601 book of madrigals, 'The Triumphs of Oriana', a collection of music by various contemporary…

Eileen Collins was born in Elmira, New York where she attended Elmira Free Academy. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1978, Collins was one of…

Simeon Benjamin was born on Long Island in 1792. The son of a farmer, Benjamin opened his first business in 1812 and within a few years acquired a…

Artist Chris Longwell has created a ceramic mural that welcomes visitors to theTanglewood Nature Center in Elmira. The mural depicts pond life in all…

Editor’s Note: WSKG has asked faculty and graduate students in the History Department at Binghamton University to explore the history behind PBS’s new…

In today's throwback Thursday photograph, President Kennedy greets the 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. The photo was taken at a reception…