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Early Tioga County was a "Land Before Time" This spring, The Tioga County Historical Society at 110 Front Street, Owego, NY, will exhibit rare early clocks that were made in Tioga County in the 1830's and 1840's. When the first settlers travelled here in the late 1700's, they brought a lot of things with them. To start a new life in the wilderness they needed tools to clear land, cut trees and build homes. They needed guns to hunt for food until crops could grow. They needed some pots and cooking utensils, and extra clothes for cold weather. All of these things had to be brought with them; there was nothing here but the land, trees, the river, and some wild animals. A few settlers brought oxen or pack animals to help with the load, but many carried everything they brought on their backs. Something that none of the early settlers brought was a clock. There were clocks in existence; many wealthy home-owners in the east coast area owned one. There were even clocks in the towers of some churches and public buildings. But 18th Century clocks were expensive, fragile, and scarce. Practically all clocks were made in Europe, adding shipping expenses to the high costs of making clocks. All clocks were hand-made, requiring many skills in working with a variety of different metals, forming tiny precision moving parts that were extremely difficult to assemble into a complete clock. America did not yet have a ready supply of the many different kinds of metal used in clocks, nor did we have the machinery to manufacture the metal parts. Things changed in the early 19th Century, when some Connecticut craftsmen developed techniques to use American hard woods to replace metal. We didn't yet have metal foundries, but we had virgin forests and skilled woodworkers. European immigrants who had made clocks before coming here learned to use the native materials at hand to make
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Bible Guides will help provide you CLIP THIS AD AND MAIL TODAY with answers you can trust. Bible YOURS FOR THE ASKING prophecy will come to life as you study these beautifully illustrated, Name _______________________________ easy-to-read guides. Mail to: Discover Bible School PO Box 116 Owego, N.Y. 13827 reasonably accurate inexpensive clocks. This was revolutionary! Within a few decades, almost every household had a clock. At the same time, Tioga County had reached a point when settlers were moving from log cabins into the first local mansions. Local villages were receiving charters. With civilization, came high schools, fire companies, and commercial transportation. Just looking at the sun's position in the sky was no longer good enough, but with the first of at least eight Tioga County men turning out clocks with Connecticut wooden works, local people were finally able to answer the question, "What time is it?" Opening March 5, 2011, and continuing into August, the Tioga County Historical Society Museum at 110 Front Street in Owego will be exhibiting clocks of local importance. The feature of the exhibit will be more than a dozen wooden works clocks assembled in Tioga County between 1830 and 1850. The exhibit will be titled "Time and Tines" and will also include silverware that was made in Tioga County before the Civil War. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Visit our website at www.tiogahistory.org or call 607687-2467 for more information.
Black Cat Gallery Artist of the Month The Black Cat Gallery, located at 179 Front Street, in Historic Owego, NY, is featuring Chris Knickerbocker, multi-media collage artist in the month of February. Chris quotes her grandmother, “My grandmother always said "Make do with whachu got". She helped to engage my curiosity and sense of wonder by helping me to see that a button can become an eye, and a rock might look like a mushroom. We were a family of "Junkers" who loved going to the dump and "repurposing" what someone else threw away. My best friend's mom continued to nurture this by introducing me to yard sales, decorating, and gardening. I honor both of these wonderful women by continuing the path, although my path is lined with interest in oddities, absurdities, and things that make you laugh, cry or
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go "hmmmm". Visit Chris’s eclectic work throughout the month of February and for Owego’s 3rd Friday Art Walk, on Friday night, February 18, from 5-9 at the Black Cat. The Black Cat has a large variety of visual art, textiles, jewelry and other creative work in its beautiful Front Street location. Find something a little funky and irresistible amongst the many unique items in the shop. We are always searching for talented artists to join our group. Our purpose is to help artists become more visible in the community, while growing creatively and economically in a beautiful art space; please call or stop in for an application, 607-761-5278.
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