ICYMI: ‘Possessing Harriet’ reservations due June 30
The riveting drama Possessing Harriet that debuted at Syracuse Stage in October 2018 will be presented at the Franklin Stage Company, Franklin NY in July 2019. The setting of the…
Treglia named new director of Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum
By Martha E. Conway (Chittenango) The Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum named a new director early this year. Joe Treglia, a part-time instructor and researcher at Syracuse University with a…
Preservation Month workshops on windows and exteriors
In observance of Preservation Month, the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark in Peterboro will be providing two workshops on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Land Office (circa 1804)…
A unique visit behind the scenes of the Oneida Community Mansion House
At 3 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019, and Saturday, May 18, 2019; and at noon Saturday May 18, visitors may discover what’s behind closed doors at the Oneida Community Mansion…
Pedestrian bridge dedication planned for June 7, 2019
Chittenango, in partnership with the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum and Creek Walk Committee invite the public to the dedication of the new pedestrian bridge from 4 to 6 p.m.…
COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
On Wednesday, April 3, at 6 p.m., the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum will host “Paint Time with Lisa.” In this two-hour class, local artist Lisa Billington will offer step-by-step…
March Canalside Talk features ‘Peter Smith of Peterboro: Furs, Land and Anguish’
The Canastota Canal Town Museum with the Canastota Public Library will offer another Canalside Talk at 7 p.m. March 27. Norman Dann will talk about his book, Peter Smith of…
Joe DiGiorgio to present “Take a Walk Back in History”
Talk covers Canastota’s contributions to the Erie Canal, commerce, industry and agriculture April 6 The Madison County Historical Society is proud to present Joe DiGiorgio’s program, “Take a Walk Back…
Mike Allen to talk on mules and the Erie at the OPL
Mike Allen, resident blacksmith and interpreter at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, stops by Oneida Public Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2019, to talk about “The Marvel…
Gerrit Smith: A Playwright’s Journey
Kyle Bass, the playwright of Possessing Harriet, returns to Peterboro to present “Inventing Gerrit Smith: A Playwright’s Journey” for the annual recognition of abolitionist Gerrit Smith’s birth in 1797. The…
COLUMN: Musings of a Simple Country Man
He was a man amongst men: A true local February Civil War story By Hobie Morris For many years the handwritten letter is a treasured family keepsake. Then sadly it…
Ukrainian Pysanka Egg workshop to be held Saturday, March 23, 2019
Ukrainian Pysanka Egg workshop to be held Saturday, March 23 Register today for Madison County Historical Society’s Heritage Handicrafts: A Leisure Arts Workshop Series: Ukrainian Pysanka Egg Decoration Saturday, March…