Antique hand woodworking tools on display through October
Since he was a young boy, Dean Wittwer was interested in things that could be made out of wood. “In high school, I took industrial arts and I really wanted…
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Since he was a young boy, Dean Wittwer was interested in things that could be made out of wood. “In high school, I took industrial arts and I really wanted…
Norman K. Dann, Ph.D., continues the series of programs he is presenting from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Coming up are: Sept. 1, 2021: ‘Elizabeth Smith Miller: Quiet Advocate’ Sept.…
At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, Senator Rachel May (NYS District 53) will describe the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic barns bill introduced in the New York…
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially started accepting online applications for Legends & Lore marker grants beginning today, Monday, Aug. 16, through Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. This application cycle is the…
By Milton C. Sernett, Ph.D. Donald Meinig, a geographer who taught at Syracuse University for many years, once said that “History is place.” In Deirdre Sinnott’s compelling work of historical…
Guided tours will follow program on 1850 Cazenovia Convention Cazenovia Heritage is finalizing plans for A Remembrance of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Cazenovia Convention to be held at 2…
From 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 31, the public will have an opportunity to check out some unique, locally made Franklin automobiles at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum.…
The New Woodstock Free Library is hosting an exhibit by the New Woodstock Historical Society about American Legion Post 1572 through July 31. The history of New Woodstock’s American Legion…
In its continued effort to emulate the Emancipation Days celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s in Peterboro by previous generations, the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark 11th annual Peterboro…
June 11, 1925, the Madison County Leader and Observer reported that the Citizens Club of Peterboro had decided to hold its first annual Emancipation Day on August 6. Rev. J.H. Harris of…
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, in partnership with the National Park Foundation and WCNY-TV, announced the premier showing of Floating Ideas: How the Erie Canal Helped Shape America 9 p.m. June…
A contingency of Madison County well-wishers welcomed a score of Free Them Walkers to the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum…