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 "Ebenezer Tousey Turner...was born in 1864 in the old Williams house at 113 E. Seneca St., the son of Ebenezer T. Turner, a founder and first president of the First National Bank, and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Turner.:"

Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 12, 2026 16:26

"E.T. Turner, Former Ithacan, Dies," Ithaca Journal,  September 22, 1942, 3.

113 E Seneca St Ithaca (as of 1899) 13 E Seneca St Ithaca

East Lawn Cemetery Association, E C Stewart pres, E D Button sec-treas, 129 E Green St Arthur W Smith, radiator repairer, 129 E Green St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 02, 2026 20:16

Norton & Goodhue’s Ithaca City Directory for 1919-20 Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY

129 E Green St Ithaca

Tearing down houses for a bigger parking lot (on Sears St, extending parking for property on N Tioga St) The Ithaca Journal, Oct 24 1988, P. 10, Col. 4.   Letter "So Dr. Baker is at it again — tearing down a habitable residence at 119 Sears St. t...

Submitted by Caroline Arms on August 06, 2026 18:03

• Tearing down houses for a bigger parking lot. The Ithaca Journal, Oct 24 1988, P. 10, Col. 4. From Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/art...

119 Sears St Ithaca (as of 1899) 19 Sears St Ithaca

Dwelling No. 315, Family No. 364 John Sanders age 48, (born abt 1802) male, Mulatto, occupation carman, real estate 1000, place of birth Maryland, cannot read or write Sarah Sanders, age 36, female, Mulatto, place of birth Pennsylvania, cannot rea...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 13, 2026 19:42

1850 Census  in Milo, Yates County, NY

Lucy Irene Suzey

Chronology of property ownership for property known as 904 East Shore Drive in 1953 from 1923 until demolition ~1988 Deeds and maps referred to below are available from the online database service of the Tompkins County Clerk by clicking the link...

Submitted by Caroline Arms on January 14, 2026 15:32

• Deeds and maps referred to are available from the online database service of the Tompkins County Clerk by logging in as guest, and searching by I...

904 East Shore Dr Ithaca (as of 1953) XX3 Lake Rd Ithaca

John Skally, beer saloon, 80 S. Cayuga, h. same

Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 19, 2026 02:12

Ithaca General Directory, 1876 Ithaca Journal Directory Printing House, Ithaca, NY

332 S Cayuga St Ithaca (as of 1899) 78 S Cayuga St Ithaca (as of 1878) 80 S Cayuga St Ithaca

"That portion of Brooktondale Rd (Rte. 330) from the lower bridge in Brooktondale to the intersection of the Boiceville (West Slaterville) Rd. will become Valley Rd."

Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 23, 2025 16:32

"Easy St to Be No More," Ithaca Journal, October 17, 1957, 5.

506 Valley Rd Caroline (as of 1957) 506 Brooktondale Rd Caroline

Municipal Water and Sewer Dept - 510 First St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 15, 2026 15:48

Manning’s Ithaca Directory, March 1940 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

510 First St Ithaca

Ithaca author of books for boys and girls, Alice Geer Kelsey, The Ithaca Journal, May 11 1950, P. 8 (with photo) "AN ITHACA AUTHOR of books for boys and girls, Alice Geer Kelsey, looks over some of the new volumes on display at the Cornell Public...

Submitted by Caroline Arms on September 20, 2025 19:57

• Ithaca author of books for boys and girls, Alice Geer Kelsey, The Ithaca Journal, May 11 1950, P. 8 (with photo)

Alice G Kelsey

54th US Colored Infantry, Co N

Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 19, 2026 19:02

Elijah W Washington in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Ancestry.com

Elijah W Washington

“Mr. Geo. Small, of the firm of Van Houter & Small, is in England visiting his parents. This is the first time Mr. S. Has been home since he came to this country about seven years ago.” 

Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 13, 2026 02:35

“Personal,” Ithaca Daily Journal, July 31, 1877, 4, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18770731-01.1.4 

George Small

Liberty Roller Skating Rink, 622 W State St.

Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 16, 2025 19:13

Ithaca Directory 1922 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

622 W State St Ithaca (as of 1922) 620 W State St Ithaca

Family of Martina Allen, Dwelling No. 58, Family No. 72 Martina Allen, age 24, female, Black, head, born in Tompkins County, NY, married, laundress Charles Allen, age 6, male, Mulatto, child, born in Tompkins County, NY William Allen, age 4, male,...

Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 20, 2025 02:04

Family of Martina Allen, 1875 New York State Census, Ithaca, NY Election District 1, page 7, line 23, Ancestry.com

Martena Allen

Dwelling No. 597, Family No. 597 Sylvester Suzey, 21, male, Black, barber, personal estate $50, born in New York

Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 13, 2026 20:51

1860 US Census, Village of Waterloo, NY in the Town of Waterloo, Seneca County, NY, p80, line 6

Sylvester T Suzey

Letter from Joan Dall Patton Cornellians, Class of 1947 Notes, May/June 2023   'We received a wonderful letter from Joan Dall Patton, who fondly reflected on her life with husband Ed “Pat” Patton, BArch ’49. “After being married, we spent a year ...

Submitted by Caroline Arms on August 04, 2026 14:03

• Letter from Joan Dall Patton. Cornellians, Class of 1947 Notes, May/June 2023. [https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/class-notes-may-june-2023/]

Joan Dall

"New Barber Shop The undersigned would respecfully announce to the citizens of Dryden and vicinity, that he has opened a Barber Shop at Barton's Hotel, and will be on hand at all times."

Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 17, 2026 00:50

Advertisement, Dryden News, July 8, 1858, 3.

William H Lester

Edgar V Howland, meat market 10 Farm St and home 12 Farm St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on November 26, 2025 01:50

Ithaca General and Business Directory, 1880 Norton & Conklin Publishers, Ithaca, NY

116 Farm St Ithaca (as of 1899) 14 Farm St Ithaca (as of 1878) 54 Farm St Ithaca

Extracts from Wikipedia entry for Arthur Larson Accessed Dec 15 2025 "Lewis Arthur Larson (July 4, 1910 – March 27, 1993) was an American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United Sta...

Submitted by Caroline Arms on December 15, 2025 11:29

• Extracts from Wikipedia entry for Arthur Larson. Accessed Dec 15 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Larson]

Arthur Larson

Cornell Memorial Statement for Henri S. Sack. [November 25, 1903 — March 16, 1972] "In the death of Professor Henri S. Sack in Ithaca, New York, Cornell University lost a distinguished scientist, an educator of exceptional skill and insight, and ...

Submitted by Caroline Arms on September 19, 2025 01:19

• Cornell Memorial Statement for Henri S. Sack. 1972.  [https://hdl.handle.net/1813/18071]

Henry S Sack

George H Baker, meat market, 128 S Cayuga St  Charles M Clinton Mrs. Marinda Taber

Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 05, 2026 01:44

Norton & Hanford’s Ithaca City Directory for 1899 Ithaca, NY

128 S Cayuga St Ithaca (as of 1899) 18 S Cayuga St Ithaca