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This week at CCHS
October 25-30
~THANK YOU!~
We want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the 15th Annual Ghost Walk a great success!
Thank you to our partners, the Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery and the Elmira Little Theatre!
Thank you to all the actors, docents, volunteers, and staff!
And thank all of YOU who purchased tickets and
joined us on the VIP tour!
Scripts from this year’s Ghost Walk are now
available to read online by clicking here.
On Display
Mark Twain’s Elmira
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, spent 20 summers living and writing in Elmira. Learn about the people he knew here and the places he visited in the exhibit Mark Twain’s Elmira.
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In the Gift Shop
The Elmira Years: A Mark Twain Anthology
Read about Mark Twain’s time in Elmira, the Langdon Family, and the writer’s gravesite in this collection of articles from The Chemung Historical Journal. You can purchase one online by clicking here or stop by our gift shop Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm to buy your copy.