The most recent addition to the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York, is the “Engine Factory Exhibit.”
The permanent display focuses on the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. factory and the engines it built in World War I, its evolution as the war progressed and the company’s most important products.
The museum itself is home to a collection of items related to early aviation, motorcycles and local history. It also celebrates the life and accomplishments of Curtiss, the father of naval aviation and a pioneer in motorcycle manufacturing.
The “A Call to Arms” exhibit, also new, features an assortment of antique firearms, many from collections of gunsmiths in the Finger Lakes region. Each item on display was used in battles between 1770 and 1945.
Scheduled for Sept. 15–16 is the Wings and Wheels in Hammondsport event, a celebration that includes the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum’s Seaplane Homecoming and the Hammondsport Classic and Exotic Car Show. Groups can see seaplanes taking off and landing at the lakefront, meet the pilots, and visit the souvenir and food vendor booths. Visiting pilots will take part in the “Salute to Glenn Curtiss” seaplane parade around Keuka Lake, extending their southern loop directly over Curtiss’ gravesite in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The car show will feature classic and exotic vehicles including vintage autos and muscle cars.
The event goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and is free to the public.
For more information, email the museum’s Benjamin Johnson or go to glennhcurtissmuseum.org.
Top photo: Glenn H. Curtiss Museum seaplane
Photo by Randall Tagg Photography – taggphotography.com
