You have come to the end of your journey through The History Center with this Family Guide. Here you will find the answers to some of the activities.

Word Jumble for Enterprise1. Thomas Brothers Aeroplane Company2. Ithaca Calendar Clock3. Fall Creek Milling4. Ithaca Gun Company

Match 1 True or False Match 2A. 3 1. False 1. DB. 6 2. True 2. CC. 1 3. False 3. BD. 2 4. True 4. AE. 4F. 5

Family Guide

Here at The History Center in Tompkins County, we like to center our explorations of history around the idea of PLACE.

Now what is PLACE? Here we use an acronym made up of five things:

PeopleLandArchitecture CultureEnterprise

What does place mean to you?

Now, proceed to the Atrium (Lobby by the entrance from the Commons)

Our adventure today starts 13,000 years ago, in what is now known as Tompkins County. The Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga Nation) inhabited (and still do) this land. The landscape looked very different back then, but the Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼ stewards of the land. The Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼ people are still here.

Draw an artifact from the tower you find the most interesting? Why did you find this interesting?

Did you know the Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼ have five clans? Bear, Heron, Snipe, Turtle and Wolf.

Match 1! Try to see if you can match these Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼ words with their English counterparts. If you need help, head to the Docent’s desk (where you picked up this guide) and use the iPad which will teach you how to pronounce these Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼwords.

A. ____Gayogo hó꞉nǫʼ 1. Spring

B. ____Sge :nǫ’ 2. SummerC. ____gagwidehji:hah 3.

CayugaD. ____ge nhehneh 4. WinterE. ____go hsrehneh 5. FallF. ____ge ne nagehneh 6. Hello

Did you know that the Haudenosaunee people are a matrilineal society, with each Nation having different clan mothers?

What does matrilineal mean?

You might already be in the Exhibit Hall, but, just in case, walk through the doors

towards the area where you picked this guide up.Welcome to our Exhibit Hall! There is a lot to see, but why don’t we start the next part of our adventure by flying through the clouds.

This is our Tommy Plane, a World War I era plane used to train pilots. Grab a flashlight from the basket and explore the different parts of the plane, climb the stairs and look into the cockpit.

True or False

______1. Ithaca’s first airplane, the Thomas T-2, first flew in 1910.

______2. The Tommy plane’s most recent flight was on September 29, 2018.

______3. The Tommy plane was brought into the History Center in one piece.

______4. The city of Ithaca gave the Thomas brothers use of Cass park as a flying field.

Fun Fact: Ruth Carol Taylor, the first African American flight attendant, worked her debut flight on Mohawk Airlines flying out of Ithaca, NY.Draw yourself as a pilot, how would you decorate your plane?

Now as pilot of the Tommy Plane use it to fly from tower to tower to learn more about Tompkins County history.

Welcome to the People tower. The History Center would like to introduce you to two families whose history and lives shaped Tompkins County.

Find Mrs. Tarbell’s wedding dress, how is it different from clothing now?

What are some jobs and/or hobbies that Mabel Webb Van Dyke had during her life? Which would you like to do?

Land is necessary for the survival of anyone. Our Land tower gives us an introduction to different farming practices and the variety of landscapes in Tompkins County.

What produce did early Indigenous people of this area grow?

What geological feature/event created this region?

What is this artifact?

What was it used for?

What is this artifact?

What was it used for?

Architecture is something we are around every day, but not everyone is aware of the impact it has on our history. The Architecture tower tackles the idea of how it shapes our landscape and ideas.

Find what object this picture belongs to by looking into the computer next to it.

What is it? What is it?

What was it used for? What was it used for?

Culture defines who we are. When looking at the Culture tower you are looking at a snapshot of what life during a certain time period was like. It shows the different interests of the community.

Imagine that the film industry stayed here in Ithaca. Create a tagline for a movie you are producing about Tompkins County. and/or

Write a verse for a song about Tompkins County.

Last, but not least, our Enterprise tower dedicates its space to the rich history of hard work and businesses in Tompkins County.

Find the following words hidden in the puzzleWords are hidden up, down, or diagonally.

Bridges Ithaca GunCalendar Clocks Ithaca KittyFilms MillingFurniture Stoneware

Glass Tommy PlaneGrey Rag TypewriterUnscramble the following phrases to learn about four Tompkins County businesses.

1. ASHMOT HOTBSRER EOEALPARN MOPCANY

2. CTHIAA RCALEDNA OCKCL

3. LLFA EKREC NLIMLGI

4. TAIHAC GNU NOAMYPC

Make your way up the ramp by the docent’s desk and enjoy Tompkins County history through our timeline.

Match the following images with what they represent.

1. 2.

3. 4.

A. Welthea Marsh of GrotonB. Levi Spaulding, ca. 1920sC. Model from 1850 of the steamboat

EnterpriseD. Morse Chain employees, ca. 1944

Once outside of the timeline, you will find yourself transported back in time to the Eight Square Schoolhouse in 1892.

Our adventure now takes us to a time long ago where life for children was very different. Take a look at the items in the Schoolhouse. How is it different from than your school?

Use the items from the dress-up box to help you blend in with the local children of the past. Play with any item in the area and have fun going to school.

Did you know that in 1892, kids went to school from 8 am to 4pm but did not have any homework?From the Eight Square Schoolhouse it is a quick walk to our Story Vault. Fun Fact: both the Timeline and the Story Vault are inside old bank vaults from when this building was the Tompkins Trust Company.

What do you think we keep in there?

If you guessed stories, you are correct. But unlike the stories you might hear before bed, these are a little different. They are called Oral Histories.

What is an Oral History?

Oral History are stories that are recorded to preserve the life and experience of a certain person.

Now that you know what an Oral History is, step into our story vault and record your own story following the prompt: What is your favorite place

to go to in your hometown and why do you love it?

Fun activity at home: Sit down with a family member and ask them questions about their life, where they grew up, and the story of how they came to Tompkins County (or wherever they call home).

If you walk across the hall from the Tommy plane, you’ll find yourself right in front of our Artifact Wall.

Find four artifacts with a circle:1.

2.

3.

Draw one of them:

Find an artifact used to write stories.

The animal treadmill was used to power many different apparatuses such as butter churns. What object in your home would you power with the animal treadmill?

Which artifact do you think is the most unique?

Explore the rest of the Exhibit Hall and choose a painting that you find the most intriguing.

Does the painting have one (1), two (2), or more people?

A. Who is the central character(s)? How can you tell?

B. Using words or a sketch, what do you think the character(s) are thinking, saying, or doing?

C. Circle the words that represent the mood of the painting. Mood is a word used to describe the feeling and/or atmosphere of a painting.

Happiness AmazementUrgency ExcitementFrantic FearSerious Other: _________

D. Draw or describe a part of the painting that shows the mood(s) you have chosen.

E. What does this painting tell you about local history?