Presentation

Upstate New York once supported a thriving billiard and pool table industry, and Syracuse was home to four table manufacturers. This presentation will tell the story of the Syracuse Billiard Table Makers, and give a unique perspective on how furniture styles changed "from Gilded to Gustav". Wherever men gathered in the days before radio and television, there was sure […]

From 7 pm to 8:30 pm Hartman will discuss the creation and consequences of Native American Boarding Schools and Adoption Eras and their social, psychological, legal, and personal consequences. The purpose is to educate people on a subject that few Americans are aware of. This event is free and open to the public with a […]

Enjoy an evening with Jack Manno and the Earth Blessing Chorus.  This event celebrates Jack’s new book: The Earth and other Blessings.  Jack is a member of the executive committee of the Skä·noñh-Great Law of Peace Center and the Neighbors of Onondaga Nation (NOON). He is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies at SUNY College of Environmental Science […]

On Sunday, June 11th from 11am-noon,  OHA will be hosting local aviation historian James Coulthart at our downtown museum at 321 Montgomery Street. He will be presenting his talk,  Canadian P-51 Mustangs Over Central New York in the Late 1950s, the story of how 70+ WW2-era high-performance fighter planes, whose destinations were supposed to be conflict “hot […]

Join us in the downtown museum's auditorium for an in-depth illustrated talk by Beth Crawford of "some well-behaved" 19th century social reformers and their historic houses, featuring Central New York's most prominent suffragists and abolitionists: Harriet May Mills in Syracuse, Isabel Howland in Sherwood, Harriet Tubman in Auburn, Matilda Joslyn Gage in Fayetteville, and the […]

As we prepare for the 2024 election season, Seward House Museum Director of Education Dr. Jeff Ludwig explores the politics behind William Seward's three campaigns for New York Governor in the late 1830s and early 1840s. These early beginnings of Seward's career as a reformer with a radical reputation are deeply connected to Syracuse and […]

A Grain of Salt is a talk by OHA Curator Bob Searing, exploring the history of the Salt City, from the Great Law of Peace to the Erie Canal to the foundation of Syracuse University and the rise of the city's industrial might in the 20th century as one of the 30 largest cities in […]

OHA Away is putting on a touring presentation, Tailspins! Fur trader Ephraim Webster will make an appearance to share legends and stories of early New York State for all ages. This historic performance will take place at the Nottingham Senior Retirement Community, 1301 Nottingham Road, Jamesville, NY 13078, in the main Community Room. All are welcome […]

A Grain of Salt is a talk by OHA Curator Bob Searing, exploring the history of the Salt City, from the Great Law of Peace to the Erie Canal to the foundation of Syracuse University and the rise of the city’s industrial might in the 20th century as one of the 30 largest cities in America. […]