Book Talk: Author Lee Ellen Hickey on “Girl in the Glass Coffin”

Onondaga Historical Museum 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join Oswego-based author Lee Ellen Hickey as she discusses her new book, "Girl in the Glass Coffin: The Tonkin Affairs." This new release is based on the true story of young Virginia Tonkin, known by local legend in Oswego as “the girl in the glass coffin,” whose dead body was kept in her family’s home […]

Free With Museum Admission

Book Talk: Roxanne Bocyck Discussing “Catherine’s Dream”

Onondaga Historical Museum 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY, United States

On June 2nd, OHA is pleased to host author Roxanne Bocyck as she discusses her book, Catherine’s Dream. This historical fiction novel is inspired by true events about a young woman, the author's grandmother, who came to America in 1921 from Poland under an arranged marriage. The novel has been touted as a "well-researched" tale, […]

Free With Museum Admission

Book Talk: Michael Miller Discusses “High Bridge”

Onondaga Historical Museum 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY, United States

On July 14th, join OHA as we welcome author Michael Miller for a talk on his recently published book, High Bridge. About High Bridge: Upstate New York in the mid-19th century is a cauldron bubbling with the lure of fast fortunes, religious zealotry, and battles for civil liberties. This fervor centers on the Erie Canal, […]