Recollections from Beyond the Grave Ghostwalk – June 11
Oakwood Cemetery 940 Comstock Avenue, SyracuseCome experience the newest edition of OHA's Historic Ghostwalks! Walk through Oakwood Cemetery and hear the stories of those at rest there, including an early Syracuse mover and shaker, a prominent local family, a pair of star crossed lovers, and a murder victim; all amidst the beauty of the cemetery as a backdrop. The tours are […]
“All Love Comes Home” Book Signing by Gene Fisch
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOnondaga Historical Association is pleased to invite the community to a free public lecture and book signing by Gene Fisch. Join us at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 16th at the organization’s comprehensive history museum at 321 Montgomery Street in Downtown Syracuse. “All Love Comes Home: A Promise of Truth” is part memoir, part tribute […]
Historic Ghostwalk: We’re Ba-ack!
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseHistoric Ghostwalks presented by the Onondaga Historical Association are led by guides to locations in neighborhoods, buildings, and cemeteries where actors in costume portray individuals from Onondaga County’s past. The “ghosts” reveal their lives in 12 to 15 minute vignettes, giving personal insight to those who have preceded us. Tours leave every 15 minutes and […]
Possessing Harriet Book Talk with Kyle Bass
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin OHA in welcoming Kyle Bass, resident playwright of Syracuse Stage, and recent recipient of OHA's Medal Award! Kyle's OHA commissioned play Possessing Harriet has been adapted into a book by Standing Stone Books. This inspirational chapter of our location history imagines a conversation between an enslaved woman, Harriet Powell, and a young Elizabeth Cady, the fierce advocate for women’s […]
Historic Ghostwalk: Spirits in the City
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseHistoric Ghostwalks presented by the Onondaga Historical Association are led by guides to locations in neighborhoods, buildings, and cemeteries where actors in costume portray individuals from Onondaga County’s past. The “ghosts” reveal their lives in 12 to 15 minute vignettes, giving personal insight to those who have preceded us. Tours leave every 15 minutes and […]
Holiday Open House & Book Talk
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOHA is hosting a holiday open house! Enjoy an evening of extended hours, complete with refreshments, musical entertainment, a book talk, storewide sales, and a special free gift from OHA! We will be open until 7pm on December 4th, allowing our guests plenty of time to do their holiday shopping. Everything in the Gift Gallery […]
Book Talk: “To Have A Tomorrow” with author Gene Fisch
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOnondaga Historical Association is pleased to invite the community to a free public lecture and book signing, featuring Gene Fisch and his new book, To Have A Tomorrow: A True Story. Join us at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7th at the organization’s comprehensive history museum at 321 Montgomery Street in Downtown Syracuse. There, you'll […]
Come In From The Cold Exhibit Opening
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseWarm up from the CNY winter at the opening reception for our new exhibit, Come In From The Cold. The exhibit features selections from OHA's collection of winter fashions through the ages, plus artifacts of winter recreation, and artwork and historic photos depicting the snowscapes of our region. Enjoy refreshments, followed by a Curator Talk […]
2023 OHA Medal Breakfast
The Oncenter Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center 800 S State St, Syracuse, NY, United StatesThe 2023 Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) Medal will be awarded to Christine B. Lozner, William P. Burrows, and Sedgwick Farm Neighborhood Association to recognize their outstanding and meritorious service to local history, and to the preservation and interpretation of the history of Onondaga County. We will be honoring this year’s Medal recipients on May 25th at […]
Aviation Historian James Coulthart: Canadian P-51 Mustangs Over Central New York in the Late 1950s
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn 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 […]