Salina Street Exhibit Reception
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin us Thursday, January 31st from 4 - 6 pm to kickoff the new OHA exhibit! This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. So many Central New Yorkers have fond memories of coming to Syracuse and taking in the shops, the sights, and the sounds of Salina Street, the heart of Downtown. This exhibit re-creates Salina Street in our […]
Beneath the Surface at OHA: Sunday, February 3rd
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseBeneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake covers the amazing history of the lake and the remarkable impact it has had on our American Way of Life over the past six centuries. The film begins at 1:00pm at the Onondaga Historical Association Auditorium. Admission is $5 for OHA Members and $7 for the […]
Opening Reception for “Kokom Lena of the First Nation Algonquin”
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesFor 20 years, Syracuse photographer Michael Greenlar documented four generations of Algonquins in the bush of Quebec, Canada. His work focuses on the matriarch, Lena Nottaway, and the knowledge she passed on through her 15 children. Lena taught Kokomville how to utilize every element of the environment to become a self-sustaining community. The series of […]
Beneath the Surface at OHA: Sunday, February 10th
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseBeneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake covers the amazing history of the lake and the remarkable impact it has had on our American Way of Life over the past six centuries. The film begins at 1:00pm at the Onondaga Historical Association Auditorium. Admission is $5 for OHA Members and $7 for the […]
Beneath the Surface at OHA: Sunday, February 17th
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseBeneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake covers the amazing history of the lake and the remarkable impact it has had on our American Way of Life over the past six centuries. The film begins at 1:00pm at the Onondaga Historical Association Auditorium. Admission is $5 for OHA Members and $7 for the […]
Beneath the Surface at OHA: Sunday, February 24th
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseBeneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake covers the amazing history of the lake and the remarkable impact it has had on our American Way of Life over the past six centuries. The film begins at 1:00pm at the Onondaga Historical Association Auditorium. Admission is $5 for OHA Members and $7 for the […]
Life in the Bush: An Algonquin Perspective
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesJoe Wawatie, the grandson of the subject of our newest temporary exhibit - Kokom Lena of the First Nation Algonquin - will speak at the Center on Saturday, March 2nd beginning at 2 pm. He and his brother, Jacob (featured in the exhibit), spent a lot of time in the bush. Wawatie will start with […]
Indigenous Haudenosaunne Stories of the 17th Century Encounter with Jesuits
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesMarch 6th, 11am-1pm: Join us for a panel discussion, featuring Scott Stevens, Susan, Hill, and Philip Arnold, covering Indigenous Haudenosaunne Stories of the 17th Century Encounter with Jesuits. Traditional Haudenosaunne lunch to follow. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Humanities Center, Department of Religion, Native American and Indigenous Studies at Syracuse University.
Bottoms Up: A Short History of the Brewing Industry in Syracuse
Skaneateles Library 9 E Genesee Street, Skaneateles, NY, United StatesBeer has been made in the Syracuse area as early as the 1790s. This program reviews its local history, ties to various ethnic neighborhoods, struggles with the Temperance Movement and the Depression, and its revival in the late 20th century with both local brewpubs and national industrial giants. Catch Curator of History, Bob Searing, at the Skaneateles […]
Herstory Unsanitized: The Not-So-Golden Life of the Gilded Age Wife
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseFor Women's History Month, we're excited to welcome Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban, who make up The Grounded Goodwife, for "The Not-So-Golden Life of the Gilded Age Wife." Laugh, grimace, and honor our foremothers’ journeys while learning about the little-known issues faced by women during America’s Gilded Age. "Although Gilded Age women in the upper and lower classes had […]