Book Club
OHA Book Club – A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseThe OHA Book Club will discuss A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century by Witold Rybczynski. In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Home and City Life, illuminates Frederick Law Olmsted's role as a major cultural figure at the epicenter of nineteenth-century […]
OHA Book Club – Quoting Matilda by Sue Savion
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseIn October, the OHA Book Club will be discussing Quoting Matilda by Sue Savion. Though Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are well-known historical names, that of Matilda Joslyn Gage usually evokes the response, "Who?" Yet, this amazing woman contributed equally for many years as part of a triumvirate with Anthony and Stanton. Matilda […]
OHA Book Club – “Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Rise of Roosevelt” by Edward P. Kohn
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseThis November, OHA Book Club will discuss Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Rise of Roosevelt by Edward P. Kohn. From Amazon One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided […]
Book Club – Frontier Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang by E. Fuller Torrey
On March 4th, the OHA Book Club will meet and discuss Frontier Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang by E. Fuller Torrey. Via Amazon: A definitive history of the Loomis Gang who terrorized central New York in the 1800's. Well-educated and from aristocratic New England families, George and Rhoda Loomis raised their children […]
Book Club: “The Soul of Central New York” by Sean Kirst
On April 15th, The OHA Book Club will meet to discuss The Soul of Central New York by Sean Kirst. The author will be joining the discussion. You can purchase the book here or in our Gift Gallery at 321 Montgomery Street in Downtown Syracuse. More about the book via Syracuse University Press: Nationally celebrated columnist Sean […]
Book Club: The Triangle Fire by Leon Stein
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn May 6th, the OHA Book Club will discuss The Triangle Fire by Leon Stein More about the book: March 25, 2011, marks the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, in which 146 garment workers lost their lives. A work of history relevant for all those who continue the fight for workers' rights and safety, this […]
OHA Book Club: Women in the World of Frederick Douglass
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseThis month's OHA Book Club will feature a discussion with author Leigh Fought, Associate Professor of History at Le Moyne College, about her book, Women in the World of Frederick Douglass. Douglas Egerton, author of, Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America, will also be discussing and signing his book. About the book (via […]
OHA Book Club: The Myth of Seneca Falls, by Lisa Tetrault
On Saturday, November 11th OHA is hosting its monthly book club featuring the book, The Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women's Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898 (Gender and American Culture). The book will be available in OHA's Gift Gallery Museum Store at 321 Montgomery Street. "The story of how the women's rights movement began at the Seneca […]
OHA Book Club: Holiday Cooking Edition & Potluck
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseHave a favorite cookbook? Interested in changing up your holiday meals? Join us for the next meeting for the OHA Book Club on December 9th at 11:30am at the Onondaga Historical Museum Auditorium in downtown Syracuse. Have a dish you want to share? Bring it with you! We'll also be hosting Lynne Pascale, owner of Farmer […]
OHA Book Club: “The Traitor’s Wife” by Allison Pataki
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn February 24th, the OHA Book Club will discuss "The Traitor's Wife" by Allison Pataki. About the book (via Goodreads) A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind America's most infamous act of treason . . . Everyone knows Benedict Arnold--the Revolutionary War general who betrayed America […]
OHA Announces Follow-up to World War I Reading and Discussion Program
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 […]
OHA Book Club – Upstate Cauldron: Eccentric Spiritual Movements in Upstate New York
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 […]
OHA Book Club: Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America with Author Douglas Egerton
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin 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 […]
OHA Book Club: Upstate Cauldron with Author and Professor Joscelyn Godwin
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin 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 […]
OHA Book Club: Heaven’s Ditch – God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin 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 […]
OHA Book Club and Author Signing: Haunted Onondaga County, by Neil K. MacMillan
Join the OHA Book Club on October 27th for Haunted Onondaga County along with a book signing with the author, Neil K. MacMillan. About the book: From the halls of Syracuse University to the quiet neighborhoods of Fayetteville and Marcellus, the communities of Onondaga County have a haunted history. Some sites are hotbeds of paranormal activity, like […]
OHA Book Club – Upstate Travels: British Views of Nineteenth-Century New York
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, […]
OHA Book Club and Book Signing
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn 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 […]
OHA Book Club – “Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs”
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseEyes 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 […]
OHA Book Club – Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy by Dan Abrams and David Fisher
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseTheodore 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 […]
OHA Book Club – The Madame’s Business: The Remarkable Life and Tragic Death of Malvina Guimaraes by Ann Callaghan Allen
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseThere 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 […]