In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Tompkins County Public Library and the Tompkins County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission have announced a five-year partnership to provide opportunities for informed discussion and increased awareness about the divisive “War Between the States.”
Beginning this spring, TCPL and the Commission will provide Library patrons and community members with at least two annual opportunities to learn, from regionally-recognized experts, about the people, issues, themes and lasting impacts of the War.
The inaugural program is scheduled for Monday, April 11 at 6:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room and will feature a discussion by Pearl Ponce, assistant professor of history at Ithaca College. Held on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sumter, Ponce’s program, “Signposts on the Road to Disunion,” will offer insight into the key events leading up to the war--- from the Compromise of 1850, through Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and the election of 1860.
Other programs being planned include a look at Civil War nurses, Northern Democrats, the Elmira Prison Camp, a panel discussion on African Americans in Upstate, NY prior to the War, an exhibit of Civil War photographs and a discussion on the legacy of war.
For more information about Library programs, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org or (607) 272-4557 extension 248. For information about the Tompkins County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission, contact Tompkins County Historian Carol Kammen at ckk6@cornell.edu.
Beginning this spring, TCPL and the Commission will provide Library patrons and community members with at least two annual opportunities to learn, from regionally-recognized experts, about the people, issues, themes and lasting impacts of the War.
The inaugural program is scheduled for Monday, April 11 at 6:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room and will feature a discussion by Pearl Ponce, assistant professor of history at Ithaca College. Held on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sumter, Ponce’s program, “Signposts on the Road to Disunion,” will offer insight into the key events leading up to the war--- from the Compromise of 1850, through Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and the election of 1860.
Other programs being planned include a look at Civil War nurses, Northern Democrats, the Elmira Prison Camp, a panel discussion on African Americans in Upstate, NY prior to the War, an exhibit of Civil War photographs and a discussion on the legacy of war.
For more information about Library programs, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org or (607) 272-4557 extension 248. For information about the Tompkins County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission, contact Tompkins County Historian Carol Kammen at ckk6@cornell.edu.
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