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Geographer Traces 125 Years Of Change

From ‘Old Main’ To Campus Of Today

SUNY Oneonta's Ben Dixon, center, shared his findings on the history of the college culled from historic newspapers and Milne library photo files this afternoon at the Oneonta History Center. The associate professor of geography, who walked an audience through 350 slides in a hour, is flanked by, from left, GOHS President Janet Potter, Education Professor Emeritus Madeline Berry, Mary Lynn Benson, Milne Library head of reference, and GOHS Executive Director Bob Brzozowski. As part of the campus' 125th anniversary, Dixon's topic was "Our SUNY Oneonta Campus, 1889 to Today." "I've wanted to know about every place where I've worked," he explained, "because it enriches your appreciation ... I just don't see today's buildings; I know how they came about." Dixon's speciality is tracing how places have evolved over the years, in how they look and their use. He is currently working on a book tracing the evolution of the Gettysburg Battlefield National Monument. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)
SUNY Oneonta’s Ben Dixon, center, shared his findings on the history of the college culled from historic newspapers and Milne library photo files this afternoon at the Oneonta History Center. The associate professor of geography, who walked an audience through 350 slides in a hour, is flanked by, from left, GOHS President Janet Potter, Education Professor Emeritus Madeline Berry, Mary Lynn Benson, Milne Library head of reference, and GOHS Executive Director Bob Brzozowski. As part of the campus’ 125th anniversary, Dixon’s topic was “Our SUNY Oneonta Campus, 1889 to Today.” “I’ve wanted to know about every place where I’ve worked,” he explained, “because it enriches your appreciation … I just don’t see today’s buildings; I know how they came about.” Dixon’s speciality is tracing how places have evolved over the years, in how they look and their use. He is currently working on a book tracing the evolution of the Gettysburg Battlefield National Monument. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)

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