In collaboration with SmallTown 360, the Center for Mark Twain Studies has created an interactive map of 1901 Elmira. The map highlights the important people and places that shaped Mark Twain and the Langdon family during his summers in Elmira. Key points include Quarry Farm, the Langdon Mansion, and the Park Church. The map also points out lesser known places like the home of Darius Ford, friend of Twain and […]
Winners have been selected for the Quarry Farm Fireplace Creative Writing Contest sponsored by the Center for Mark Twain Studies. Two area students in grades 2-6 have been selected for their creative writings inspired by the fireplace tiles in the Quarry Farm Parlor: Treya Das Banerjee (Carder Elementary, Corning) and Elizabeth McNett (Finn Academy, Elmira). Mark Twain often encouraged his children to create and tell their own stories based off […]
Play and Lecture start at 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 29 at Quarry Farm.
Lecture takes place on Wednesday, 22 at 7:00p.m. in Cowles Hall at Elmira College.
The Center for Mark Twain Studies has announced the winners of the Annual Portraying Mark Twain Art Contest and the Mark Twain Essay Contest. First place prizes were awarded to Jamie Dorsey ’21 and Rebecca Heagy ’19, respectively. Jamie’s winning piece in the Art Contest was a photograph of the Mark Twain gravestone taken from a dramatic angle that emphasized “Twain.” His photo has already been used to advertise the […]
“Trouble Begin lecture on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 pm in Cowles Hall at Elmira College. The lecture is open to the public at no cost.
Wednesday, May 8 at 7:00pm at Quarry Farm. The lecture is open to the general public at no cost.
Kevin Mac Donnell’s review of an important resource tool for Twain scholars
CMTS hopes to see you at the lectures. All talks are at no cost and open to the general public.
Grant will be used to hire a collections and building assessors for Quarry Farm
