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Category: College Archives
At the heart of Geneva’s early basketball legacy was Charles O. Bemies, a multi-sport athlete and innovative coach. Bemies, who had attended Springfield College—the very place where Naismith introduced basketball—brought the game to Geneva shortly after its inception
July 28, 2026
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For a short time before it became a parking lot, one corner of campus was the place to cool off all summer long.
June 23, 2026
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Did you know the Periodicals Room in McCartney Library began as a theater? Read on to learn more about this room's intriguing history.
May 26, 2026
4 min read
Since our founding on April 20, 1848, Geneva College has prioritized the power of prayer.
April 28, 2026
8 min read
In November 1950, nearly three feet of snow fell on Geneva’s campus, shutting down the college and extending Thanksgiving break.
March 24, 2026
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In March 1939, Marie Curie's daughter Eve visited Geneva's campus to speak on "The Magic of Radium." Student journalists at The Geneva Cabinet had the privilege of interviewing Eve during her campus visit, reporting on her views of American colleges.
March 10, 2026
4 min read
Ever wonder what used to be on the lawn next to Alumni Hall, the site under construction to become the Dwight E. Wagner Welcome Center?
December 23, 2025
4 min read
"Miss Earhart made the listener feel, too, the joy of seeing a steamer at dawn, and of knowing that she was on the exact course. The thrill of seeing land and all the people assembled there to greet her were the listener’s experiences as she described them...”
November 25, 2025
4 min read
Did you know there used to be a six-foot gap in John White Chapel's stage? Or that the Old Main door facing towards the Student Center had no outdoor stairs for its first 65 years?
November 11, 2025
3 min read
Did you know that over 132 years before the College erected the John Paul Schaefer Memorial Observatory at the 33rd Street field (2013), Geneva students were fascinated by the subject of astronomy?
October 14, 2025
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