Book Launch: The Soul of Central New York – Syracuse Stories with Author Sean Kirst
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseA group of strangers risk death along the New York State Thruway to save a soldier from a burning truck. The true story, as told by football legend Jim Brown, of how the number 44 rose to prominence at Syracuse University. The beautiful yet tragic connection between Vice President Joseph Biden and Syracuse. The impossible […]
Salt City Trivia II Book Launch and Signing
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseSalt City Trivia II grew out of Dick Case’s continued love for the little facts that sometimes are lost in the broader sweep of history and is the highly anticipated followup to the first edition, which was released in 2015. Some of the historical tidbits originated when he was a columnist for the Syracuse Post-Standard and Herald-Journal newspapers from 1979 […]
Syracuse’s Grand Hotel: A History, Book Launch and Signing
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseOn January 11th, the Onondaga Historical Association is launching a new book on the history of the newly rennovated Hotel Syracuse (now the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Author, and OHA Curator of History Dennis Connors, will be in attendance to sign copies for guests.
3rd Spirit Search and Book Signing at 321 Montgomery Street
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin OHA for our third Spirit Search with Syracuse Area Paranormal and The Paranormal Chef as we welcome Christ DiCesare: "The Ghost Boy of Geneseo" for a meet and greet, book signing and presentation. We will also go on the third investigation of OHA's VERY ACTIVE 110 year-old Bell Telephone Building. It promises to be […]
Launch of Beneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake at the Palace Theatre – SOLD OUT
The Palace Theatre 2384 James Street, Syracuse, NY, United StatesThe film, Beneath 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. From the birthplace of the Great Law of Peace and the great Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the first representative democracy in the […]
Hotel Syracuse Ghostwalk Revisited (Feb. 3) – Sold out
Hotel Syracuse 500 S Warren Street, SyracuseThis page is for the February 3rd tours. For two days only Onondaga Historical Association is proud to bring back its ghostwalk at the Hotel Syracuse. Relive the stories of the Hotel Syracuse through those who experienced them. Tickets are $15, $12 for OHA members. Tours leave every 15 minutes and last approximately an hour and a […]
Hotel Syracuse Ghostwalk Revisited (Feb. 4) – Sold out
This page is for the February 4th tours. For two days only Onondaga Historical Association is proud to bring back its ghostwalk at the Hotel Syracuse. Relive the stories of the Hotel Syracuse through those who experienced them. Tickets are $15, $12 for OHA members. Tours leave every 15 minutes and last approximately an hour and a half. […]
“Bottoms Up:” A History of the Brewing Industry in Syracuse
Manlius Library 1 Arkie Albanese Ave, ManliusJoin us on February 28th at the Manlius Public Library as OHA's Curator of History, Dennis Connors, presents on Syracuse's brewing history. Beer 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 […]
Book Club – Frontier Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang by E. Fuller Torrey
On March 4th, the OHA Book Club will meet and discuss Frontier Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang by E. Fuller Torrey. Via Amazon: A definitive history of the Loomis Gang who terrorized central New York in the 1800's. Well-educated and from aristocratic New England families, George and Rhoda Loomis raised their children […]
Beneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake at the Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre 2384 James Street, Syracuse, NY, United StatesThe film, Beneath 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. From the birthplace of the Great Law of Peace and the great Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the first representative democracy in the […]