OSWEGO - The Oswego County Historical Society (OCHS) will host a special presentation at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 in the community room of the historic Oswego Public Library at 120 E. Second St. in Oswego. Read More ⇒
A back-to-school look back at local history Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - The Central Square Community Historical Society will hold a history talk (topic TBD) and open museum viewing on Sept. 19 at the village municipal office, 3125 East Ave., Central Square. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The H. Lee White Maritime Museum will recognize Patriot’s Day, from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 by being open to the public free of charge. Read More ⇒
DEXTER — The remains of a sailor who lost his life aboard the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941 were returned to this village last month, but the Navy isn’t done honoring those who lost their lives aboard the ship when Pearl Harbor was bombarded by the Japanese. Read More ⇒
VOLNEY - A joint celebration of the Friends of Great Bear and the town of Volney History Center was held Aug. 12 to dedicate a Legend and Lore Roadside Marker honoring the legend of how the Great Bear Recreational Area got its name. Read More ⇒
Sean P. McCracken loves a good mystery. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO – The Fort Ontario Special Resource Study being conducted by the National Park Service (NPS) will be the subject of the next ‘History on Tap’ program. It begins at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 1, at G.S. Steamer’s Restaurant in Oswego. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A signature blue-and-yellow historical marker from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation has been staked for the first time in Canton. Read More ⇒
CHAUMONT — A recent identification of a shipwreck by a pair of veteran divers and historians has shown that regardless of decades of revelations and explorations, there are more secrets to be uncovered under the waves of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. Read More ⇒
DEXTER — A graveside service with military honors was held at Dexter Cemetery on Saturday afternoon to honor a sailor who was among 2,400 Americans who lost their lives in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — ALL ABOARD! The Railway Historical Society of Northern New York gave visitors the opportunity to ride the rails during the annual Iron Horse Day on Saturday. Read More ⇒
NORFOLK — For the United States, the Vietnam Era is considered to have encompassed Feb. 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975. But, even after the decades that have since passed, Vietnam veterans have not been forgotten. Read More ⇒