Book Club

The Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) is pleased to offer a second installment of “Our World Remade: World War I,” a reading and discussion series developed and sponsored by Humanities New York. “With its thematic focus, this reading and discussion program offers an unusual twist on the standard book group format by making time for thinking […]

On Saturday, March 24th, the OHA Book Club will discuss Upstate Cauldron: Eccentric Spiritual Movements in Upstate New York. About the book (via SUNY Press) Bronze Medalist 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the US Northeast – Best Regional Non-Fiction Category HONORABLE MENTION 2015 ForeWord INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award in the Religion Category From 1776 to 1914, an amazing […]

Join the OHA Book Club as it welcomes author and LeMoyne Professor, Douglas Egerton, to discuss his book, Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America. About the book: "In Death or Liberty, Douglas R. Egerton offers a sweeping chronicle of African American history stretching from Britain's 1763 victory in the Seven Years' War to the election […]

Join the OHA Book Club as it welcomes Colgate University Professor, Joscelyn Godwin, to discuss his book, Upstate Cauldron - Eccentric Spiritual Movements in Early New York State, ahead of our June Ghostwalk. About the book: “What a fascinating book! Upstate Cauldron takes a refreshing and new look at the period of time when Upstate New York was the […]

Join the OHA Book Club on June 23rd to discuss Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal, by Jack Kelly. About the book: The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through […]

Join the OHA Book Club on Saturday, September 15th for Upstate Travels: British Views of Nineteenth-Century New York, by Roger M. Haydon, Executive Editor at Cornell University Press. About the book (via Cornell University Press):  After the War of 1812, British travelers, intensely curious about the United States, poured across the Atlantic. Hundreds published their impressions in lively, […]

On October 27th, join the OHA Book Club as we welcome author Neil K. MacMillan, writer of Disasters of Onondaga County, for a book signing and to discuss his work. This event is free and open to the public. About the Author via Arcadia Publishing: Neil MacMillan was born and lives in the Syracuse area. He is […]

Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs by Robert Kanigel. Ms. Jacobs was a writer and urban planning activist in NYC. She wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities. The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt […]

Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy by Dan Abrams and David Fisher (about the Syracuse libel trial involving Roosevelt. The book gives special acknowledgment and thanks to OHA and its staff. Roosevelt, the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned […]

There is probably no prominent figure in the history of Oswego, NY more misunderstood than Malvina Guimaraes. She opened the South American market to the sewing machine, which was the technological wonder of its time. A bold successful business entrepreneur, Guimaraes made her fortune as an independent businesswoman at a time when women rarely ventured beyond […]