MADRID — The annual Civil War Reenactment Weekend that has traditionally been held at Robert Moses State Park in Massena will have a new home starting this year. Read More ⇒
During the height of the silent movie era, “A Fool and His Money” took the Thousand Islands area by storm when part of it was filmed in the region in 1920. The feature film, starring Eugene O’Brien, was one of about 11,000 silent films produced. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - At 6 p.m. on Friday, March 6, Friends of Fort Ontario will host a fundraising dinner program featuring the recipes and life of Garibaldi M. Lapolla at the American Foundry in Oswego. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A few years ago, downtown Massena seemed like it was on life support. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - town of Hastings and village of Central Square historian, Heather Stevens, along with the Central Square Community Historical Society will hold an interactive history talk from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19. It will be held at the village of Central Square Municipal offices lo… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — During the days of Prohibition, those tasked with enforcing it were at times as creative as the scofflaws who ignored and resisted it. Read More ⇒
While growing up in Champlain, Clinton County, Lawrence P. Gooley was given some words of advice by his mother. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Two long walls, fully lined with emblems of local history, will be empty in mid-January, as Traditional Arts in Upstate New York retires its Wall of Fame and prepares to enter a new age of exhibition. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Red means life, orange is healing. Yellow for sunlight, green for nature, blue for serenity and violet for spirit. Read More ⇒
I was recently in Brooklyn on business when I met Renee Baucom Salmieri, 65, of Harlem. She asked me where I was from and so I gave my standard answer for downstaters who likely think Albany is the boondocks: “Up near Syracuse.” But for some reason I added, “It’s a little place called Watertown.” Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Seventy-three years after he starred in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Jimmy Hawkins came to the Richardson Bates House Museum to do research on a film he’s co-producing about another wonderful life, that of Oswego’s Civil War heroine, Dr. Mary Walker. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — One hundred years ago, in December of 1919, J. L. Bedford, 506 Dimmick St., knew a good business opportunity when he saw one. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - From 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 the Central Square Community Historical Society will host its holiday open house. It will be held at the village of Central Square municipal offices located at 3125 East Ave. (Route 49) Central Square. The museum (located upstairs) will also … Read More ⇒
MASSENA — It wouldn’t be Christmas without toys, and there are plenty of them to be found at the Celine G. Philibert Cultural Centre and Museum in Massena. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In a sign that some things haven’t changed, a billboard on Public Square 100 years ago turned some heads with its brashness. Read More ⇒
Maurice Isserman is particularly known for his books on mountains and the people who climb them. So it was a natural step for the longtime history professor at Hamilton College in Clinton to eventually turn his attention to the 10th Mountain Division. Read More ⇒
Pine Camp in Jefferson County was selected by the Army for a major expansion during World War II, with the addition of 75,000 acres of land. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - The town of Hastings and village of Central Square historian, Heather Stevens, along with the Central Square Community Historical Society will hold a history talk from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the village of Central Square Municipal offices located at 3125 East Ave (Ro… Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A Massena landmark will be closing its doors for good on Friday. Read More ⇒
As we head toward Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — the Oswego County News and Oswego Shopper would like to honor those men whose names are on the 12 American Legion posts in Oswego County. Read More ⇒
FULTON - Appreciation for the craftsmanship of guns made in Fulton in the first half of the 20th century has triggered a special annual event that was celebrated again this year at the 9th Hunter Arms Homecoming held Aug. 23-24 at the Pathfinder Fish and Game Club. Read More ⇒
Four days after he left the radio station in retirement, Alan Walts returned to WTNY-AM 790 and found himself back in the studio for a “Sunday Portrait” interview. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A week after William “Bill” Tinsley had settled into his duties as the new host of WTNY-AM’s “Watertown’s Morning News” program, he expressed some remorse. 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 ⇒
In the summer of 1969, the New York State Department of Education passed a “liberalized” dress code for public schools. It basically said that each student had the responsibility of how he or she should be dressed at school. Read More ⇒
FULTON - Jim Kennard has discovered some of the most historic Great Lakes shipwrecks in his more than 40 years’ exploring New York’s waterways, and he’ll recall his experiences in an upcoming presentation at Cayuga Community College. Read More ⇒
SANDY CREEK - The Sandy Creek History Center is having an open house from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Oct. 19. Read More ⇒
