LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Tioga
County Historical Society, to be celebrated on March 21, 2014

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that the quality of
life of the citizens of the State of New York is greatly enriched by its
exceptional cultural, educational and recreational institutions; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to commend the
efforts of those organizations that seek to bring recognition to histor-
ical places within the State of New York, and in doing so, help to
ensure that the complete history of our State and Nation is preserved
and shared with present generations of citizens; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concerns, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 100th Anniversary of the Tioga County Historical Society; a
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, held in conjunction with the Tioga County Cham-
ber of Commerce to inaugurate new exhibits on county history, will take
place on Friday, March 21, 2014, at the Tioga County Historical Society
Museum in Owego, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Tioga County Historical Society (TCHS) was formed in
January 1914; and
WHEREAS, In celebrating its esteemed centennial, this venerable insti-
tution also pays tribute to the rich history of Tioga County, and that
of the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Special TCHS exhibits include a Civil War exhibit which show-
cases the coat of Navy Lt. Benjamin Loring, who was at Ford's Theater
the night President Abraham Lincoln was shot and who helped carry the
wounded president to a bed, among other artifacts from that time period;
the exhibit also presents the history of the 109th and 137th New York
Volunteers, two army units made up of soldiers from the region, and the
latter of which drew most of its soldiers from Tioga County; and
WHEREAS, in addition, three reproduction rooms are on display to mark
the 100th Anniversary of the TCHS Museum; a bedroom, a general store,
and a local one-room schoolhouse from the 1914 era; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for the Tioga Historical Society, and for
all of the individuals who have worked to preserve the historical record
of its community so that it may inscribe its place in the grand panorama
of the history of our State and Nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tioga County Historical Socie-
ty; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Tioga County Historical Society.