{"id":61614,"date":"2015-05-07T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=61614"},"modified":"2015-05-05T20:25:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T00:25:28","slug":"history-of-hamilton-theater-1940s-music-and-more-historical-events-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=61614","title":{"rendered":"History of Hamilton Theater, 1940\u2019s Music and More Historical Events in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Matt<\/a>By Matthew Urtz, Madison County Historian<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(May 2015) On Friday May 8\u00a0from\u00a06 pm until 8 pm\u00a0the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park will host a tour of the historic Riester Hilltop House built in the late 1960\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0Tour guide Carl Stearns will tell the story of the built in the late 1960\u2019s by founder Dorothy Riester and her husband Bob Riester.\u00a0 In 2014 the home and studio were placed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architectural and artistic significance.\u00a0 Refreshments will be served on the patio.\u00a0 For more information please visit\u00a0www.sqhap.org<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0315-655-3196.<\/p>\n

On Friday May 8\u00a0at 6:30 pm the Morrisville Public Library welcomes Madison County Historian Matthew Urtz who will present \u201cFemale Faces of Madison.\u00a0\u00a0Urtz will tell the stories of 20+ women with ties to Madison County who impacted American History.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call\u00a0315-684-9130.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday May 13\u00a0at 7 pm the Oneida Community Mansion House hosts the final part of its \u201cBuildings by Design: Your Neighborhood Architects\u201d series.\u00a0 Giles Wayland-Smith will speak on Theodore Skinner.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please visit www.oneidacommunity.org<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0315-363-0745.<\/p>\n

On Saturday May 16\u00a0at 7 pm the Town of Madison Historical Society will host a traditional country dance featuring the Rhythm Aires with Ray Randel.\u00a0Two sets of square dancers will be available as well as line dancing and more.\u00a0 It\u2019s fun to watch or to take part.\u00a0 During a break sample a slice of pie or a grilled hotdog or burger.\u00a0 Door prizes too.\u00a0 A suggested donation of $8 for the Town of Madison Historical Society is appreciated.\u00a0 For more information please call\u00a0315-893-7910.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday May 20 at 7:00pm, the Town of Onondaga Historical Society will host a talk on the \u201cSims Gang\u201d at the Town Hall on Ball Road.\u00a0\u00a0The “Sims Gang” notorious in the crime scene of Camillus in the middle 1800’s.\u00a0There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 After the talk light refreshments will be served.\u00a0 For more information please call\u00a0315-214-2383\u00a0or email\u00a0tohsociety@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n

On Thursday May 21\u00a06 pm to 9 pm the Chittenango Middle School will host a community event entitled \u201cVoices of the 1940\u2019s.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Come and listen to the music of the 1940\u2019s performed by the middle school choirs and Jazz Band, recognize local veterans and servicewomen.\u00a0 Keynote speaker Marian Blumenthal Lazan will talk about her memoir entitled\u00a0Four Perfect Pebbles, which speaks about her experiences as a young Jewish girl in Germany during World War II.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss this once in a lifetime experience.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday May 26\u00a0at 6 pm Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum will host \u201cTuesdays on the Towpath.\u201d\u00a0 Come and enjoy a 10 mile bike ride along the canal.\u00a0 All riders are welcome, helmets required.\u00a0 For more information please call315-687-3801\u00a0or email\u00a0info@clcbm.org.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday May 26\u00a0at 6:30 pm the Pine Plains Cemetery in Clay will be offering a guided tour of the Civil War Veterans interred at the cemetery.\u00a0 Village of Morrisville, and noted Civil War Historian, Sue Greenhagen will lead the tour discussing the lives of several veterans including little known facts and stories.\u00a0 Light refreshments will be served.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please contact Cindy at 935-4365 or\u00a0emailcredhead@twcny.rr.com.<\/p>\n

On Thursday May 28\u00a0at 6:30 pm the Madison County Civil War Series welcomes Madison County Historian Matthew Urtz to the Hamilton Public Library.\u00a0 Urtz will present \u201cSamuel Beckwith; Grant\u2019s Shadow.\u201d \u00a0Urtz will tell the story of Beckwith who was born and raised in Hamilton, NY and worked as the cipher operator for Ulysses S. Grant and at the end of the war President Lincoln.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call\u00a0315-366-2453.<\/p>\n

On Thursday May 28\u00a0at 7 pm the Friends of Lorenzo welcome Ann-Isabel Friedman, Director of the Landmarks Conservancy in New York, to the St. Peter\u2019s Episcopal Church.\u00a0 In celebration of preservation month Friedman will present \u201cSaving New York\u2019s Sacred Properties.\u201d\u00a0 Friedman will showcase both past support and future funding opportunities as made possible by Sacred Sites, a grant program that has helped more than 720 houses of worship throughout New York.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please visit www.lorenzony.org\u00a0<\/a>or call Diane Voss at\u00a0315-655-3200, ext. 100.<\/p>\n

On Saturday May 30\u00a0at 10:30 am the Hamilton Movie Theatre welcomes Madison County Historian Matthew Urtz who will present on the history of the theatre and the fire of 1895.\u00a0\u00a0Urtz will show the history of the theatre starting the fire that destroyed the block in 1895 which lead to the building of the theatre.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call\u00a0315-366-2453.<\/p>\n

On Sunday May 31\u00a0at 2 pm Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse will host a guided walking tour entitled \u201cIn the Beginning\u2026\u201d\u00a0 Come learn about the origins of Oakwood and its design as a \u201crural cemetery.\u201d George Curry will explain the how and why of the cemetery\u2019s development starting in the mid-1800\u2019s.\u00a0 There is no charge for this tour but donations are accepted.\u00a0 Tours begin at the chapel on the west side of the cemetery.\u00a0 Tours are rain or shine but not thunder and lightning.\u00a0 For more information please call Sue Greenhagen at\u00a0(315) 684-3418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Matthew Urtz, Madison County Historian (May 2015) On Friday May 8\u00a0from\u00a06 pm until 8 pm\u00a0the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park will host a tour of the historic Riester Hilltop House built in the late 1960\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0Tour guide Carl Stearns will tell the story of the built in the late 1960\u2019s by founder Dorothy Riester and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61614","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=61614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61614\/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=61614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}