Most programs will be held in the Decker Community Room of the Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton, AND offered concurrently on Zoom and Facebook Live. For those attending in person in the Decker Community Room, coffee, tea and cookies will be available at 6:30PM. Programs begin at 6:45PM.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
September 18,2024
Goodwill Theatre - 125th Anniversary, by Naima Kradjian
Note: This program will be held at the FIREHOUSE STAGE of the Goodwill Theatre in Johnson City.
The program WILL NOT BE CARRIED ON ZOOM, and will not be livestreamed to the BCHS Facebook page.
It will be video recorded and available for viewing here a few days after the event.
October 16
Sherman Phelps, the Phelps Mansion Museum, and the Phelps Women, by Joe Schuerch
Note: The program will be held in the Ballroom of the Phelps Mansion Museum, Court Street, Binghamton
November 20
North to Freedom: The Underground Railroad in the Southern Tier, by Brian Frey
Note: The program will be held in the studios of WSKG Public Broadcasting, Gates Road, Vestal.
January 15, 2025
The History of Boxing in Broome County, by George Basler
February 19
Broome County TRIVIA NIGHT
March 19
Willis Sharpe Kilmer - Swamp Root and his role as a Horse Breeder, by Bill Orzel
April 16
Notable Women of Windsor and Colesville, by Eileen Ruggieri
May 21
The American Revolution and Broome County, by Mark Burdick
June 18
The History of Diners in Broome County and the Southern Tier, by Michael Engle
WATCH VIDEOS OF PREVIOUS PROGRAMS
ODE TO OTSININGO
THE GREEN MAN OF BINGHAMTON
HIAWATHA ISLAND
TREASURES FROM THE VAULT
ROBERSON MANSION MUSEUM - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
HISTORY OF THE TOWNS OF BINGHAMTON AND FENTON
THE HISTORY OF IDEAL PARK/CASINO PARK
REAL STORY OF ANSCO's PURCHASE OF THE BRADY CIVIL WAR NEGATIVES
E-J'S TOWN - THE ENDICOTT JOHNSON STORY
THE HISTORY OF ROUNDTOP, 1000 A.D. TO THE PRESENT
225 YEARS OF IROQUOIS BEADWORK
200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWN OF VESTAL
THE TRAGEDY OF THE SALT BABIES
ABANDONED - BINGHAMTON'S DESERTED LANDMARKS
HISTORY OF THE TOWNS OF KIRKWOOD AND MAINE
HOW THE SCOTS CHANGED GREATER BINGHAMTON
NEW YORK'S FRONTIER IN THE 18TH CENTURY
RIVER ARKS AND LOG RAFTS
THE KU KLUX KLAN IN BROOME AND TIOGA COUNTIES
THE TAKING OF CANNONSVILLE
THE EARLY HISTORY OF BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
THE BINGHAMTON CLOTHING COMPANY FACTORY FIRE IN 1913
THE HISTORY RAILROADS IN BROOME COUNTY
THE HISTORY OF THE MYTERIOUS STONE PILES
THE HISTORY OF COLESVILLE ON ITS 200th ANNIVERSARY
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROD SERLING
SPANNING TIME 2
BINGHAMTON'S FOOD HISTORY
THE MYSTERIOUS FRENCH TRACT IN VESTAL AND BINGHAMTON
DEAD MEN WALKING - A Virtual Tour of Binghamton's Spring Forest Cemetery
ABEL BENNETT HISTORIC TRACT - A Virtual Walking Tour
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR - The Underground Railroads in the Southern Tier
CASTLE ON THE HILL - A History & Virtual Tour of the New York State Asylum at Binghamton
SPANNING TIME - Stories Ripped from the Pages of the Newspaper
FORGOTTEN BROOME - A Tribute to Special Places of the Past
PUBCRAWL THROUGH HISTORY - 200 Years of Beer in the Tier
A history of brewing and speakeasies in the Southern Tier, on the 100th anniversary of prohibition.