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100 Years of State Parks!
2024 is the centennial of the establishment of NY State Parks as a statewide system. It’s also the 100th anniversary of the opening of Robert H. Treman State Park. To celebrate, we, the Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park, partnered with interpretive staff from the Finger Lakes State Parks Region and the History Center of Tompkins County. This team installed exhibits about our state parks in Tompkins County, particularly focusing on Robert H. Treman and his remarkable leadership and contributions to the creation of our parks early in the last century. We hope you’ll stop by the History Center and check out these new exhibits. We are particularly proud of our exhibit about Robert H. Treman State Park, originally known as Enfield Glen State Park. |
These were our NYS Parks Centennial exhibits in the Tompkins Co. History Ctr.
The exhibits have been taken down in preparation for a new installation about Tompkins County's history.
Below is the Friends of Treman exhibit panel. It included six short videos on an attached touch screen, corresponding to the finger-on-button icons on six of the photos below. You can see the six videos here! Just scroll down.
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The Treman Show!
Our series of short videos with stories and news from parks.
(See all episodes on our Treman Show channel)
Check out this recent episode about the greatest flood to hit the park (so far)!
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Park Centennial Continues!
In 1920, Robert and Laura Treman deeded nearly 400 acres surrounding the former hamlet of Enfield Falls (now the upper park) and extending to where the lower park is today to the State of New York for the creation of the first state park in the Ithaca area. But that was just the beginning. It took four years to get the park ready to open. So our centennial continues!
Robert H. Treman became chairman of the Enfield Glen Reservation Commission, and in 1924 he became the first chairman of the Finger Lakes State Park Commission. He held that post, guiding the creation and development of state parks throughout the region until his death in 1937. The next year, the NY State Legislature passed a law renaming Enfield Glen State Park in honor of its benefactor.
In 2024, New York State Parks celebrates the 100th anniversary of the creation of the New York State Park system. The Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park will be participating in this historic milestone!
Robert H. Treman became chairman of the Enfield Glen Reservation Commission, and in 1924 he became the first chairman of the Finger Lakes State Park Commission. He held that post, guiding the creation and development of state parks throughout the region until his death in 1937. The next year, the NY State Legislature passed a law renaming Enfield Glen State Park in honor of its benefactor.
In 2024, New York State Parks celebrates the 100th anniversary of the creation of the New York State Park system. The Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park will be participating in this historic milestone!
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15 half-hour TV episodes about Robert H. Treman State Park!
Check out these episodes about Treman Park on Walk in the Park, an Ithaca public access cable TV series on channel 13. You can watch them here anytime. A great resource!
15 half-hour TV episodes about Robert H. Treman State Park!
Check out these episodes about Treman Park on Walk in the Park, an Ithaca public access cable TV series on channel 13. You can watch them here anytime. A great resource!
Who are the Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park?
Friends of Treman meet in the CCC exhibit room in the Old Mill on Heritage Day, October 2012.
The Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park was incorporated as a 501(c)3 educational, non-for-profit organization. It is chartered through the State Education Department of the State of New York. Its purpose is to conduct educational and history-related programs, services, and activities in keeping with the nature of the park, to assist in fund raising activities, the purchase of objects, equipment, and supplies for the benefit of the park, and to support this park for the benefit of the local community, the residents of the State of New York, and the general public.
In addition to monthly meetings at the park (and virtually during the past year), the Friends organization holds a winter lecture series, gives tours of the Mill and the Upper Park, publishes video newsletters, provides a bird list for park visitors, and prints a “family work sheet” for parents and children visiting the mill. The Friends have created several short park orientation videos (see the the tab or button above). Since 1998, the Friends have worked in partnership with students from Cornell University and Professor Sherene Baugher to undertake archaeological work focusing on the former hamlet of Enfield Falls located in the Upper Park. This partnership has resulted in new permanent exhibits in the historic mill and the creation of permanent outdoor archaeological exhibits and a walking tour brochure.
The Friends also have hosted annual Fall Heritage Days at the park with tours of the mill, the gorge with its waterfalls, and the archeological sites. The Heritage Days include information about the years 1933 to 1941, when the CCC Company 1265 Camp SP6 was located near the mill. The CCC boys learned carpentry and masonry to help create park buildings and the many trails that make the park special. They were also crucial to cleanup and repair at the park and in the city of Ithaca after the Flood of July 1935. Visit the CCC room on the first floor of the mill to learn more.
The Friends' funds come from membership dues ($10 per year) and donations as well as the group project to sort and recycle bottles and cans left at three Ithaca area state parks (Robert H. Treman, Buttermilk Falls, and Allan H. Treman Marine Park). Members volunteer their time to accomplish this task, which often raises over $1000 in a summer. In addition to giving general support to the park, the Friends apply for grants to fund exhibits in the mill museum, create publications, and do preservation projects on the Old Mill itself, such as fire protection, painting, and roof restoration.
For just ten bucks, you can renew or join the Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park. With your membership, you support our free educational programs throughout the year, you can attend our monthly planning meetings, you have an opportunity to participate in our fundraising projects; and you know that you are supporting the enrichment of the visitors’ experiences at the park and helping protect the park’s resources, including the mill. Our membership year runs from April 1 through March 31 of the next year. Dues paid in January, February, or March will cover membership through March of the following year. Dues and contributions to Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park are tax-deductible!
To join or renew,
just download our membership form.
In addition to monthly meetings at the park (and virtually during the past year), the Friends organization holds a winter lecture series, gives tours of the Mill and the Upper Park, publishes video newsletters, provides a bird list for park visitors, and prints a “family work sheet” for parents and children visiting the mill. The Friends have created several short park orientation videos (see the the tab or button above). Since 1998, the Friends have worked in partnership with students from Cornell University and Professor Sherene Baugher to undertake archaeological work focusing on the former hamlet of Enfield Falls located in the Upper Park. This partnership has resulted in new permanent exhibits in the historic mill and the creation of permanent outdoor archaeological exhibits and a walking tour brochure.
The Friends also have hosted annual Fall Heritage Days at the park with tours of the mill, the gorge with its waterfalls, and the archeological sites. The Heritage Days include information about the years 1933 to 1941, when the CCC Company 1265 Camp SP6 was located near the mill. The CCC boys learned carpentry and masonry to help create park buildings and the many trails that make the park special. They were also crucial to cleanup and repair at the park and in the city of Ithaca after the Flood of July 1935. Visit the CCC room on the first floor of the mill to learn more.
The Friends' funds come from membership dues ($10 per year) and donations as well as the group project to sort and recycle bottles and cans left at three Ithaca area state parks (Robert H. Treman, Buttermilk Falls, and Allan H. Treman Marine Park). Members volunteer their time to accomplish this task, which often raises over $1000 in a summer. In addition to giving general support to the park, the Friends apply for grants to fund exhibits in the mill museum, create publications, and do preservation projects on the Old Mill itself, such as fire protection, painting, and roof restoration.
For just ten bucks, you can renew or join the Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park. With your membership, you support our free educational programs throughout the year, you can attend our monthly planning meetings, you have an opportunity to participate in our fundraising projects; and you know that you are supporting the enrichment of the visitors’ experiences at the park and helping protect the park’s resources, including the mill. Our membership year runs from April 1 through March 31 of the next year. Dues paid in January, February, or March will cover membership through March of the following year. Dues and contributions to Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park are tax-deductible!
To join or renew,
just download our membership form.
