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Thursday, April 9, 2026
I catalogued new accession today. One of the donations had several pieces of artwork by Talitha Botsford, including this neat postcard size framed collage of horses.
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Thursday, April 9, 2026
I catalogued new accession today. One of the donations had several pieces of artwork by Talitha Botsford, including this neat postcard size framed collage of horses.
Watercolor of an eight Shetland pony hitch by Talitha Botsford, 1960, from the collection of the Chemung County Historical Society
Monday, March 10, 2025
As I continued my data cleanup of PastPerfect today, I came across this painting of a little schoolhouse by Talitha Botsford. It's labeled Hittown "School of Controversy." Hittown is the name of a road in Pine City, so maybe that's where this school was located. I wish I knew what the controversy was.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
I catalogued items from Trinity Episcopal Church today.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Today, I pulled out an assortment of paintings by Talitha Botsford and spread them out in our Education Room. Tomorrow, J.D. Iles will be here doing his Hidden Landmarks Live broadcast about Botsford and her work. I will be taking the day off because I accumulated a lot of extra time from last week’s Ghost Walk, but our executive director said he would supervise.
In other news, the decision was made to close the museum to the public until further notice starting tomorrow. Chemung County has seen a steep increase in covid-19 cases and has been designated an orange zone by New York State. We weren’t required to close, but are doing so for the safety of guests, volunteers, and staff. As of this moment, the staff will still be working in the offices, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we start working from home again.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
I got a request regarding paintings by local artist Talitha Botsford, so I reviewed what we have in our collection today. We have over 100 of her works, and you can see most of them in our online exhibit, Talitha Botsford: Elmira’s Lady of the Arts. One of my favorite series that she did was of water wells.
Watercolor by Talitha Botsford, 1950, from the collection of the Chemung County Historical Society
Watercolor of Jasper the Eldridge Lake sea monster by Talitha Botsford, mid-20th century, from the collection of the Chemung County Historical Society