Calendar:

Temporary Exhibitions

February 4, 2009 through August 2, 2009 : New exhibit: Exploring History with Art: The Changing View - Landscapes. Fifth Exhibition in the series, featuring paintings from OHA's permanent collection.
May 17, 2009 through August 31, 2009: CNY National History Competition Winners Exhibit. This exhibit will present the 2009 CNY National History Day Competition exhibit winners. The winning exhibits focused on the 2009 NHD theme of the individual in history. Competition winners created exhibits on Malcolm X, Vladimir Lenin, Siddharta Guatma, Johann Guttenberg, Dewitt Clinton, Elizabeth I, and Chester Nimitz. Anyone who missed the competition at the Schine Student Center at Syracuse University can view these award winning exhibits at the OHA Museum!
June 18, 2009 through October 4, 2009: Mining the OHA Archives: A Treasure Hunt Through Three Centuries of Central New York History. Organized by OHA's Curator of History, Dennis Connors, this exhibit will feature a selection of rare maps, manuscripts, atlases, architectural drawings, photographs and letters that showcase the breadth and depth contained in one of New York State's largest holdings of historical records - the Research Center of the Onondaga Historical Association.
October 11, 2009 through January 3, 2010: Syracuse During the Time of Impressionism. A complementary exhibit to the Everson Museum of Art's From Turner To Cezanne, OHA's exhibit will look at what was happening in Syracuse at the time of the European Impressionist painters, 1880-1916. The exhibit will feature artwork, clothing, products, archival material, and other items that will interpret the Syracuse scene during this time impressionist painters were viewed by their contemporaries as “outrageously modern.”

Events

July 16, 2009: Evening at the Museum. Part of OHA's Ghost Walk series, come to OHA for an exciting Evening at the Museum to see and hear ghosts from Syracuse's past. The tour is one hour starting every half hour from 5PM to 7PM at the OHA Museum. Cost if $8 for Members, $10 for Non-Members. Reservations are Required. Groups of 15 maximum.
July 25, 2009: A Creekwalk Crawl: The Unexplored History of Syracuse's Forgotten Waterways. Join OHA's Curator of History Dennis Connors for an informative “crawl” along Onondaga Creek. Participants will discover the fascinating historical part Onondaga Creek played in Syracuse's past. 10AM. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $8 for Members, $10 for non-members.
August 20 , 2009: Evening at the Museum. Part of OHA's Ghost Walk series, come to OHA for an exciting Evening at the Museum to see and hear ghosts from Syracuse's past. The tour is one hour starting every half hour from 5PM to 7PM at the OHA Museum. Cost if $8 for Members, $10 for Non-Members. Reservations are Required. Groups of 15 maximum.
September 17, 2009: Evening at the Museum. Part of OHA's Ghost Walk series, come to OHA for an exciting Evening at the Museum to see and hear ghosts from Syracuse's past. The tour is one hour starting every half hour from 5PM to 7PM at the OHA Museum. Cost if $8 for Members, $10 for Non-Members. Reservations are Required. Groups of 15 maximum.
September 18 - 21, 2009: OHA Goes to Washington, D.C.! Join the OHA for a three night trip to Washington, D.C. We'll be visiting the Capitol Visitors Center, Ford's Theatre plus the Peterson House, the Smithsonian Institution on the Mall, the White House, and the White House Visitors Center. Please click on link for details. ******In order to participate in the White House Tour the OHA must provide a list of visitors prior to June 1, 2009...so sign up today!******
September 20, 2009: Walking Tour of Local Politicians' Graves in Oakwood Cemetery. Join OHA Curator of History Dennis Connors for an informative tour among gravesites of local politicians in Oakwood Cemetery. The tour is presented by the Historic Oakwood Cemetery Preservation Association. 2PM. Meet at Oakwood Cemetery Historical Chapel.

2009 Community Outreach Programs

2009 School Programs

Upcoming Events at Local Historical Societies

Historic Photos of Syracuse, a new hard cover book by Dennis Connors, Curator of History, Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center

A giant electric turbine on the Near West Side provides power to Syracuse 's streetcars. . .

A spindly iron lift bridge carries Salina Street across the Oswego Canal . . .

And a group of men assemble typewriters by hand on the Salt City 's Near East Side.

Very different scenes, but they all survive in photos from the exhaustive collection of the Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center (OHA). These images, and nearly 200 more, are featured in the Association's newest publication, Historic Photos of Syracuse , released this month by Turner Publishing Company of Nashville , Tennessee . This fascinating journey through time is captured in the remarkable images reproduced in this new hardcover book .

Historic Photos of Syracuse is part of a larger series of books by Turner Publishing that features high quality reproduction of historic photos from various American cities. In this book, Connors has made a special effort to select images of distinctive quality with emphasis on photos that have not been published in previous titles by the OHA. The book is divided into four chronological chapters covering 1854 to 1980. Each chapter begins with a description of a unique local event during that time, while offering an overview of Syracuse during that era. These mini-histories are followed by photographs from those decades, with a descriptive caption for each. The book is a stunning celebration of Syracuse 's rich history and will make a very distinctive and memorable holiday gift.

Copies are available at the OHA Museum Gift Shop for $39.95 plus 8% tax. OHA membership discount applies.

Crossroads in Time:  An Illustrated History of Syracuse by Dennis Connors, OHAM&RC Curator of History

ORDER TODAY!

About Crossroads in Time:
OHAM&RC is please to announce the most ambitious publication in its nearly 145-year history.  Crossroads in Time:  An Illustrated History of Syracuse is a 208-page, hardcover book featuring over 225 images, many in color.  Along with an extensive text, it presents the truly engaging story of our city's growth and development over the last 200 years.  Crossroads in Time provides our community with a long-needed general history of Syracuse that will appeal to residents and visitors alike.

This energetic book was authored by OHAM&RC Curator of History, Dennis Connors, who also spent months combing the collection of OHAM&RC for a number of distinctive and unique illustrations, many of which have never been published before.  The book has been many years in the making and is being produced in cooperation with Syracuse University Press along with several generous corporate and institutional sponsors.  The price of the book is $49.95; $42.45 for members.  OHA's Museum Gift Shop will continue to be the exclusive outlet for the book until later this fall.  In addition to visiting the museum, phone orders may be placed by calling (315) 428-1864, extension 321.

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