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Madison County Historian Matthew Urtz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spring is right around the corner, and there are lots of\ngreat 2020 events coming up \u2013 we hope to see you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 2:45 p.m. Cazenovia College\nwill host a special presentation entitled \u201cNative America and the Problem with\nMuseums.\u201d Dr. Scott Manning Stevens, an associate professor of Native American\n& Indigenous Studies at Syracuse University, will talk about several issues\nthat museums face when displaying Native American content. Stevens is a citizen\nof the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. The lecture is the 2020 Washburn Distinguished\nLecture and will be held at the McDonald Lecture Hall in Eckel Hall. There is\nno charge for this event. For more information, contact Dr. Grazyna Kozaczka at\n315.655.7302.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m., the Smithfield Community\nCenter will host a 19th-century suffrage history in Peterboro. At 1 p.m. noted\nauthor Norman K. Dann will open the festivities with a program on Smithfield\u2019s\nWomen Reformers, including the introduction of a new publication \u201cGod, Gerrit\nand Guidance: The Life of Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith.\u201d Following Dann, I will\npresent \u201cWoman Suffrage in Madison County.\u201d The talk looks the movement within\nMadison County\u2019s borders, starting with the pro-suffrage convention. Next up,\nLaura Costello and Laura Martino from the Madison County Board of Elections,\nwill explain the recent New York state legislation on voter pre-registration\nfor 16- and 17-year-olds. David Homes, voter statistics researcher, will\nprovide statistics and trends of women voters in Madison County. Jody Luce, the\n\u201cTailor of Peterboro,\u201d will demonstrate \u201cHow to Dress Like a Suffragist\u201d\ninexpensively. Following the event, Dann will offer a guided Women\u2019s Rights\nWalk at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark. The public is\nencouraged to attend this program and additional programs that commemorate the centennial\nof women\u2019s right to vote. For more information, visit peterboroNY.org, nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org\nor call 315.280.8828.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m., the Oneida County History\nCenter will host a special presentation entitled \u201cSeward Feminism.\u201d Jeffrey\nLudwigh will speak about the women of William Henry Seward\u2019s family and how\nthey contributed greatly to the spirit of reform that swept through mid-19th\ncentury New York. There is no charge for this event, although donations are\nencouraged. For more information, visit oneidacountyhistory.org or call 315.735.3642.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m., the Fabius Historical\nSociety will host a special presentation at the Fabius Community Center. Dale\nVedder will portray a Revolutionary War minuteman. There is no charge for this\nevent. Light refreshments will be served following the event. For more information,\ncontact Sandra Beglinger at 315.683.5878.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, March 10, at 7 p.m., the Canastota Public\nLibrary will host a special presentation entitled \u201cFamily Life on the Canals.\u201d Joe\nDiGiorgio, of the Canastota Canal Town Museum will present on how families\nlived on the canal and what their everyday life was like. There is no charge\nfor this event. For more information, call 315.697.7030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., the Oneida Public Library\nwill host a special presentation entitled \u201cWoman Suffrage in Madison County.\u201d There\nis no charge for this event. For more information, call 315.363.3050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m., the Oneida Community Mansion\nHouse welcomes Jim O\u2019Mahony for a special concert in the big hall. A constant\npresence in the CNY music scene, O\u2019Mahony is known for his guitar- and piano-playing\nin a variety of styles. He will bring his unique music talents to the Oneida\nCommunity Mansion House for this special event. Tickets are $12 in advance or\n$15 at the door. For more information, call 315.363.0745 or visit oneidacommunity.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, March 16, at 7 p.m., the Cazenovia Public Library\nwill host a special presentation entitled “Why the Census is Important.”\nLibrary Archivist Elisha Davies, Certified Genealogist Laine Gilmore and I will\ntalk about why the census is important, how researchers utilize information\nfrom past censuses and how the census impacts your everyday life. There is no\ncharge for this event. For more information, call 315.655.9322.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 21, at 1 p.m., the Oneida County History\nCenter will host a special presentation entitled \u201cThe Great Oneida Carrying\nPlace.\u201d John Carmody will lead the presentation. There is no charge for this\nevent, although donations are encouraged. For more information, visit oneidacountyhistory.org\nor call 315.735.3642.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Homeville\nMuseum invites Vietnam veterans and their families to join them for a short program\nhonoring their service. The event is to honor Vietnam Veterans Day March 29. Refreshments\nwill be served following the event. There is no charge for this event. For more\ninformation, call 607.299.4185 or email cnylivinghistory@gmail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 28, at 1 p.m., the Oneida County History\nCenter will host a special presentation entitled \u201cIn Search of What She Left\nBehind.\u201d Barbara Dunadee will lead the presentation. There is no charge for\nthis event, although donations are encouraged. For more information, visit oneidacountyhistory.org\nor call 315.735.3642.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m., the Limestone Ridge\nHistorical Society will host a special presentation on the Underground Railroad\nby author Norman Dann. Dann, author of \u201cPractical Dreamer: Gerrit Smith and the\nCrusade for Social Reform,\u201d \u201cWhen we Get to Heaven: Runaway Slaves on the Road\nto Peterboro\u201d and \u201cPeter Smith of Peterboro: Furs, Land and Anguish,\u201d will\npresent on the underground railroad in Central New York. There is no charge for\nthis event. Light refreshments will be served following the event. For more\ninformation call 315.821.8103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m., the Model A Club will host a special presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Lincklaen House. Norman Dann, author of \u201cPractical Dreamer: Gerrit Smith and the Crusade for Social Reform,\u201d \u201cWhen we Get to Heaven: Runaway Slaves on the Road to Peterboro\u201d and \u201cPeter Smith of Peterboro: Furs, Land and Anguish,\u201d will present on the underground railroad in Central New York. For more information, visit mohicanmodela.weebly.com\/ or email mohicanmodela@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m., the Canastota Public\nLibrary will host a special presentation entitled \u201cOneida Lake\u2019s East End: Canastota\u2019s\nAquatic Playground.\u201d Jack Henke will present on all the unique aspects of the\neast end of Oneida Lake. Henke is the author of \u201cFrom \u2018The Beach\u2019 to Brewerton:\nStories of Oneida Lake,\u201d \u201cOneida Lake: The \u2018Only Happiness\u2019 Place,\u201d \u201cTales of\nOneida Lake\u201d and \u201cOneida Lake: A History.\u201d The event is free. For more information,\ncall 315.697.7030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m., the Morrisville Public\nLibrary will host a special presentation entitled \u201cDowntown Hamilton in the\n1950\u2019s.\u201d Art Zimmer will take attendees on a virtual tour of downtown Hamilton,\nsharing photos and stories from the era. The event is free. For more information,\ncall the Morrisville Public Library at 315.684.9130.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, April 15, at 4:30 p.m., we will have our first\n\u201cHistory Where You Eat\u201d at the Canastota American Legion in Canastota. Come and\nhear the story of the original home of Milton Delano, a Madison County Sheriff,\nU.S. Congressman and local businessman in Canastota. The event will start with\na brief history of the home by Canastota Canal Town Museum Trustee Joe\nDiGiorgio and me. Following the history, attendees will get a tour of the\nbuilding and grounds, as well as some history on the Legion. The dinner is next\nwith a special spaghetti dinner with salad, rolls and water. All proceeds from\nthe event benefit the Canastota American Legion. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. For\nmore information or to make a reservation, call and leave a message at 315.697.5231.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, April 19, at 2:30 p.m., the Sullivan Free Library\nin Chittenango will host a special virtual tour of Chittenango. Chittenango Village\nHistorian Charlie Albee will take attendees on a historical tour of the village\nstarting in 1812 through today. Albee will chart a path through the downtown\narea of the village starting at Chittenango Creek and heading north will end at\nDr. West Park. Along the way he will utilize photos to show what the village\nused to be and the businesses that operated in it. There is no charge for this\nevent. For more information, call 315.687.6331.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m., the Limestone Ridge\nHistorical Society will host a special presentation on the Roxalana Druse by\nauthor Jim Greiner. Greiner, author of \u201cMurder & Mayhem in Herkimer County\u201d\nwill present Roxalana Druse, the last woman hanged in New York in 1887. There\nis no charge for this event. Light refreshments will be served following the\nevent. For more information, call 315.821.8103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m., the Oneida County History\nCenter will host a special presentation on \u201cPeter Smith.\u201d Norm Dann, author of \u201cPeter\nSmith of Peterboro: Furs, Land and Anguish,\u201d will present on Peter, prominent\nland speculator and father of noted abolitionist Gerrit Smith. The event is\nfree. Donations are encouraged. For more information, visit oneidacountyhistory.org\nor call 315.735.3642.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring is right around the corner, and there are lots of great 2020 events coming up \u2013 we hope to see you there! On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 2:45 p.m. Cazenovia College will host a special presentation entitled \u201cNative America and the Problem with Museums.\u201d Dr. Scott Manning Stevens, an associate professor of Native […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22367,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}