Native Artists Exhibit Opening featuring work by Nancy Duffy, Ronnie-Leigh Goeman, and Stonehorse Goeman.
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesJoin us as we start the New Year off with a co-exhibition from three local artists on Wednesday, January 3rd. Artists include the late Nancy Duffy, Ronnie-Leigh Goeman, and Stonehorse Goeman. Duffy was a former resident of Syracuse and worked at News Channel 9. She is best known as the woman who put together the largest one-day event […]
Ben Walsh to Sign Mayor’s Autograph Book
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn February 21s, 2018, Ben Walsh will become the 52nd Mayor of Syracuse to sign the "Mayor's Autograph Book." This book has the autograph of every Mayor of Syracuse since the first Mayor, Harvey Baldwin, in 1848. The signing will take place at the Onondaga Historical Museum at 321 Montgomery Street in downtown Syracuse at […]
Syracuse: How far from Birmingham – The 1963 CORE Protests and the Racial Politics of Urban Renewal
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn Thursday, February 22nd, Curator of History Bob Searing will speak about the CORE (the Congress on Racial Equality) protests during the 1960s. In the summer and fall of 1963, the Congress on Racial Equality, a significant national civil rights group, organized a series of marches to protest the city's program of urban renewal, which was […]
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 […]
A Sustainable World of Equality and Peace
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesA Sustainable World of Equality and Peace, a joint presentation by Freida Jacques & Sally Roesch Wagner. The speakers will explore the impact Haudenosaunee women had on the 19th century women's rights movement. You can make a donation to this event, which will help support future events, exhibits, and programs at the Center, by clicking here. […]
Exhibit Reception for Donald R. Waful: The Remarkable Life Story of a Local Syracusan
On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from 4-6pm, Onondaga Historical Association will open an exhibit examining the life of Don Waful, who is nearing 102 years old, at the Onondaga Historical Museum in downtown Syracuse. This exhibit, designed and installed by SUNY Potsdam undergraduate student, Mahala Nyberg, details Waful’s experiences during World War II as well […]
Buddhist and Indigenous Values and Perspectives on the Ecological Challenges Facing Us
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesThe Skä·noñh Center is excited to host a public dialogue between David Loy and Freida Jacques about Buddhist and Indigenous values and perspectives on the ecological challenges facing us. This event is free and open to the public and will be held Saturday, April 21, from 11am to 12:30pm with a light vegetarian lunch served at 12:30. Partial funding […]
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 […]