CLEVELAND - These photos were submitted by Mary Warzecha, who starting her teaching career 50 years ago at the Cleveland Elementray school. Warzecha stated “…this first class has always held a special place in my heart. They taught me more about being a teacher than I probably taught them. I… Read More ⇒
MASSENA — As St. John’s Episcopal Church prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, a new 90-page book by Massena Town Historian MaryEllen Casselman details the history of the church and provides biographies of the 37 individuals who have served as rectors at the church. Read More ⇒
PHOENIX - Ed Hogan, trapper and environmentalist, tells the story of fur trapping from early times to the present with numerous interesting displays. He also traces the influence fur trading had upon early settlements in New York state. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The building was abandoned after WWII and stood vacant until the early ‘60s. Well so it seemed. Actually a number of squirrels, birds, and a few other four legged creatures had taken over and made it their home for a long time. It was a sad empty shell of a building. Then in 1961 th… Read More ⇒
FULTON - The first presentation in Cayuga Community College’s new Hometown History Series will illuminate the story of the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, the only location in the United States to accept refugees fleeing the Holocaust during World War II. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The Oswego County Historical Society will host a history walking tour of the Montcalm Park Historic District in Oswego at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. The walking tour will be part of the yearly lecture series program. The Montcalm Park Historic District is the neighborhood that b… Read More ⇒
MASSENA — St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 Main St., Massena, will celebrate its past — all 150 years of it — on Sunday. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Visitors to Oswego’s historic Fort Ontario will get to see past and present merge, thanks to an augmented reality project by a SUNY Oswego graduate student. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — More than two dozen exhibitors will be featured Saturday at the fifth annual History and Genealogy Fair at the Jefferson County Historical Association. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A new volunteer group is being created by the St. Lawrence County Historical Association to help with activities ranging from gardening to archival research. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — It was by happenstance and curiosity that, while exploring the basement relics of the Potsdam Museum map room, Historian and Museum Curator and Director Mimi Van Deusen found a rare gem. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO – New York State Parks, Friends of Fort Ontario, and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum host a 75th anniversary event to commemorate the open house held at the fort on Sept. 3, 1944. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Jefferson County New York Genealogical Society celebrated its 25th anniversary Aug. 8 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Ives Street. Read More ⇒
COPENHAGEN — The village’s 150th anniversary celebration that took place Thursday, Friday and Saturday was punctuated on Saturday evening by the sounds of the re-enactment of the 1869 J.H. Raymond’s Cornet Band as it made its way up and down Main Street in the original bandwagon drawn by two… Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — One hundred and thirty years ago to the day, Potsdam still can’t look away from “the great circus train wreck of ‘89.” Read More ⇒
Masonry expert explains Fort Ontario’s construction and the history of masonry forts of the northern frontier Aug. 28 Read More ⇒
COPENHAGEN — A passion for music, a unique collection of rare brass instruments, and a big bass drum with “J.H. Raymond’s Cornet Band” emblazoned on its wooden rim have led a gymnastics coach from California to create a once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunity during the village’s 150th an… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - Fun games, prizes, ice cream sundaes and a scavenger hunt of the Richardson-Bates House Museum will all take place from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Annual Family Fun Day. The public is invited to come and take part in this summer fun activity for children and adults alike on … Read More ⇒
COPENHAGEN — The little Lewis County village named as a protest against a British attack in the early 1800s is throwing itself a 150th anniversary celebration Aug. 22 to 24 to mark its incorporation as a village. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The Oswego County Historical Society will host the next lecture of the 2019 season at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 11 in the Richardson-Bates House Museum located at 135 E. Third St., Oswego. The event is free and open to the public. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — On Aug. 5, 1944, 982 refugees from World War II were allowed into the United States as guests of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Now, 75 years later, the Holocaust refugees and their family members returned to their safe haven to remember new beginnings in the port city with a reun… Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Nine-year-old Gus Lombardi sat proud in his yellow 1976 Chris Craft Saturday, showcasing it alongside dozens of antique boats rocking in the slips at the Antique Boat Museum for its annual show. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - A special event commemorating the Aug. 5 1944 arrival of 982 Holocaust refugees at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, and likely the last reunion of the shelter’s surviving refugees, is planned by the 75th Anniversary Planning Committee for Monday, Aug. 5. Read More ⇒
