COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
October 2024 On Thursday, Oct. 3, at 5 pm, Johnny’s Pier 31 restaurant on Oneida Lake will host the final “History Where you Eat” of 2024. Come and hear Oneida…
New York State Military Museum news
“From New York to the Nuclear Navy,” a new exhibit showing history of nuclear Navy in New York, opened June 29 at the state Military Museum in Saratoga Springs The…
Canastota Italian American Festival Aug. 10
Event runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 The Canastota Italian Ancestry Organization will host the annual Italian American Festival on North Canal Street in Canastota from 11…
DAR dedicates marker to Sophronia Shaver Case
Daughters of the American Revolution honor ‘Real Daughter’ with historic marker in Chittenango’s Oakwood Cemetery The Fayetteville-Owahgena Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a “Real Daughter” historic…
Eaton celebrates 229th anniversary
The Old Town of Eaton will be celebrating its 229th year Memorial Day Monday. The weekend follows a traditional cerebration held in the town each year – a town whose…
Gat Miller: First in USA for soccer and Holsteins
Peterboro Heritage projects will open the 2024 season with the annual Gerrit Smith Birthday Party at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Smithfield Community Center in Peterboro. (He was…
Black History Matters 2024
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum presents its fourth February series for Black History Matters. Each day at 12:01 a.m. the daily presentation will be posted at YourTube.com/@AbolitionHallofFame…
Black History Matters first week events
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro provides descriptions of the Black History Matters free online videos for the first week of February 2024. The programs will…
Twelfth annual Peterboro Watch Night
“On the night of Dec. 31, 1862, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the new year and await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had…
The Railroad that Never Was
By Richard Palmer The United States from its earliest times has been a country on the move. The settlement of the frontier continually demanded new ways to move people and…
MCHS Open House Dec. 10, 2023
On Sunday, December 10, The Madison County Historical Society will host its Christmas Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. The festively decorated Madison County Historical Society’s doors open to…
Oneida Community Mansion House news
The Oneida Community Mansion House will showcase historic silverware patterns, items made for the war effort and some of the quirkiest objects saved from the Oneida Ltd. Sales Office nearly…