Save the date: Black History Matters 2023
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro announced its third Black History Matters series, which will be released at midnight each day of February 2023 for a…
COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
On Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 10 am to 3 pm the All Things Oz Museum in Chittenango will host a special Santa Clause meet and greet. Ripped from the pages…
Pomeroy Foundation Grants available
Program expands eligibility timeframe for history markers to date back to 1683 The next regional round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program is…
COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
History-related events continue through the end of 2022 By Matthew Urtz On Monday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. the Town of Madison Historical Society will host a special presentation of…
Abolitionists inducted to Hall of Fame
Descendants and sponsors traveled from across New York state, as well as from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas to participate in the…
Historic Marker Program to Commemorate Revolutionary America
Daughters of the American Revolution and William G. Pomeroy Foundation collaborate in newly established program coinciding with nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United…
COLUMN: Events of Historical Note
On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m., the Town of Marshall Historical Society will host a special presentation entitled “Honoring World War Casualties of Madison County, NY.” Madison County Historian…
Mansion House reveals Historic Places sign
The Oneida Community Mansion House unveiled its brand-new National Register of Historic Places sign Oct. 6, 2022, on the front lawn of the Mansion House, courtesy of the William G.…
Oneida County Black Farming Association program planned
A program on Stephen Myers’s communal farming settlement in Oneida County will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, at 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro. In 1846 a…
Final ‘History Where You Eat’ Oct. 26, 2022
The Madison County Historian’s Office is hosting its final History Where you Eat event for 2022, with a special twist; the Hamilton Inn will host this event Wednesday, Oct. 26,…
Peterboro: Launching the Abolition Road
On Oct. 21, 1835, 600 abolitionists met in Utica to form an antislavery society. Twice the 600 delegates were confronted by angry mobs and thrown out of the Bleeker Street…
Stephen Myers of Albany to be inducted to Abolition Hall of Fame
Stephen Myers will be inducted into the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro during Induction Weekend Oct. 21 to 23, 2022; the induction weekend for Myers, Robert…