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On Wednesday February 1st<\/sup> at 1:00 pm the Fabius Historical Society will host a special WWI presentation by retired Cortland College Professor Sam Kelley at the Fabius Community Center.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Kelley will talk about the US in World War I, specifically sending the 93rd<\/sup> Division to France as well as the New York 369, one of the most famous regiments.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 Light refreshments will be served following the program.\u00a0 For more information please contact Sandy Beglinger at 315-683-5878<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday February 4th<\/sup> the Friends of Lorenzo will host a Bootleggers Ball.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Come and enjoy as the Friends of Lorenzo transform a local establishment TBD into an action-filled speakeasy featuring live Jazz music, cocktails from local distilleries, gaming tables, dancing and more.\u00a0 Wear your best flapper dress and bootleg best.\u00a0 For more information or tickets please visit www.friendsoflorenzo.org\/bootleggers-ball<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday February 4th<\/sup> from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm<\/span> the Oneida County History Center will host a special presentation by the Utica\/Oneida Branch NAACP in honor of Black History Month entitled \u201cThe Crisis in Black Education.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The program will include special panel discussion moderated by Mrs. Evon Ervin, poetry readings, dance presentations, musical performances and more.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call 315-796-2512<\/a> or visitwww.oneidacountyhistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday February 11th<\/sup> at 1:00 pm the Oneida County History Center will host \u201cA Soldier\u2019s Journey through the Heart of the Park.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Railroad historian John Taibi will use period photographs to tell the story of his father\u2019s trip from Utica to Lake Placid on the New York Central Railroad.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call 315-796-2512<\/a> or visit www.oneidacountyhistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Sunday February 19th<\/sup> at 1:00 pm the Oneida Community Mansion House welcomes author Carol Faulkner who will present on adultery in the late 19th<\/sup>century.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Faulkner, author of Lucretia Mott\u2019s Heresy:\u00a0 Abolition and Women\u2019s Rights in 19th<\/sup>-Century America <\/em>and Women\u2019s Radical Reconstruction,<\/em> will examine the debate over adultery and marriage among nineteenth-century Americans.\u00a0 During the mind-19th<\/sup> century feminists, abolitionists, communitarians, free lovers and spiritualists challenged the legal institution of marriage, and imagined more egalitarian, consensual relationships between men and women.\u00a0 While society condemned adultery, these reformers condemned marriage.\u00a0 The 2017 speakers series is sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant.\u00a0 Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for students (members of the Oneida Community Mansion House are admitted for no additional donation).\u00a0 For more information please call 315-363-0745<\/a> or visitwww.oneidacommunity.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Friday February 24th<\/sup> at 3:00 pm Oneida Community Mansion House Curator of Education Molly Jessup will lead a special \u201cBehind the Scenes Tour\u201d of the Mansion House<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The tour will feature a rare opportunity to explore the attic spaces, basements and towers of the National Historic Landmark.\u00a0 Tour admission is $5 for OCMH members and $15 for all adults and $8 for students aged 8 & up.\u00a0 Reservations are required in advance of the tour, to reserve your spot please call 315-363-0745<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday February 25th<\/sup> at 11:00 am & 3:00 pm Oneida Community Mansion House Curator of Education Molly Jessup will lead a special \u201cBehind the Scenes Tour\u201d of the Mansion House<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The tour will feature a rare opportunity to explore the attic spaces, basements and towers of the National Historic Landmark.\u00a0 Tour admission is $5 for OCMH members and $15 for all adults and $8 for students aged 8 & up.\u00a0 Reservations are required in advance of the tour, to reserve your spot please call 315-363-0745<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday February 25th<\/sup> at 1:00 pm the Oneida County History Center will host a special presentation entitled Adirondack \u201cFrench Louie.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Regional historian Peter Hemmerich will speak about \u201cFrench Louie\u201d Seymour, a well-known character in Adirondack Folklore.\u00a0 Louie was an eccentric hermit who lived in the wilderness of the West Canada Lakes region during the late 19th<\/sup> and early 20th<\/sup>centuries, spending most of his time as a guide, trapper and woodsmen.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call 315-796-2512<\/a> or visitwww.oneidacountyhistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Sunday March 19th<\/sup> from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm<\/span> the Madison County Historical Society will host a special \u201cArt of Theorem Painting Workshop.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Artist and educator Pamela Vogan Lynch will lead participants through the steps and techniques needed to create a framed theorem painting of a basket of pansies utilizing materials by theorem designer, Jean Hansen.\u00a0 Theorem materials will be provided.\u00a0 The workshop is for adults and children aged 12 and up.\u00a0 The cost of the workshop is $18 per person.\u00a0 Registrations is required.\u00a0 To register or for more information please call315-363-4136<\/a> or email history@mchs1900.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Sunday March 19th<\/sup> at 1:00 pm the Oneida Community hosts a special presentation entitled \u201cUncle Johnny\u2019s Girl Farm:\u00a0 Escapism Through Utopian Fantasy in the Mid-Twentieth Century.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Come and learn how during the mid-20th<\/sup>century men\u2019s\u00a0 magazines ran stories describing the \u201csex cult that rocked New York,\u201d a myth-based and dramatic re-telling on of the Oneida Community with salacious details.\u00a0 These stories reveal twentieth century ideals about marriage, masculinity and monogamy through the interpretation of their utopia.\u00a0 Admission is free for members or $2 + museum admission for non-members.\u00a0 For more information please call 315-363-0745<\/a> or visit www.oneidacommunity.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Friday March 24th<\/sup> at 6:30 pm the Morrisville Public Library welcomes Madison County Historian Matthew Urtz who will present \u201cFaces from the Archives.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>Utilizing records from Madison County\u2019s extensive government records Urtz will tell the stories of different people and events.\u00a0 He will also feature different collections of documents to showcase the wide collection of documents that are available to researchers.\u00a0 There is no charge for this event.\u00a0 For more information please call 315-684-9130<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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