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Programs
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History Place hosts historical and educational programs
that are supported by local
sponsors. Authors, historians, political figures,
teachers, and community members speak on topics both historical
and current. Programs
are open to the general public and the cost is $2.00. Members
and children are free. Come see what Your History
Place has to
offer!
You or Your Business can be a Program Sponsor. If
you, your business or organization would like more information
about becoming a program sponsor, please contact us at (315)
735-3642. Your $125 sponsorship helps bring quality programs
to members
while giving you recognition in the media, in printed materials
and at the program.
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Programs are held at the Historical
Society, 1608 Genesee Street.
Programs
are open to the general public and the cost is $2.00. Members
and children are free.
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| Saturday, October 4, 11AM-4PM —Oneida County History Day (free admission to all) & Freedom Trail Commission exhibit opening: The Utica Riot of 1836
The Oneida County Historical Society will open a new exhibit titled ‘The Utica Rescue at Judge Hayden's Law Office' at its home at 1608 Genesee Street on Saturday, October 4 th at 11:00AM. This exhibit was created by the Freedom Trail Commission and highlights the December 29, 1836 events surrounding the rescue of two black men accused of being runaway slaves, whose detention and subsequent escape galvanized the abolitionist movement in the Mohawk Valley. This exhibit is the first of four to be presented by the Freedom Trail Commission and its opening coincides with the second annual Oneida County History Day.
The Oneida County Freedom Trail Commission has been actively studying the Underground Railroad in Oneida County. It was organized in part as a response to an initiative from the Federal National Park Service to identify and preserve sites and develop information concerning the Underground Railroad nationwide. The Oneida County Freedom Trail Commission consists of people from all parts of the county who have shown an interest in the region's Underground Railroad.
The Oneida County Historical Society will be open from 11AM to 4PM on October 4 th . This is a special free event co-sponsored by the Freedom Trail Commission, the Oneida County Historians Association, and the Oneida County Historical Society. |
| Wednesday, October 8 at 6:00PM— Over There: America Enters The Great War For Civilization by Allan Foote; SUNY Empire State College Lecture Series |
| Saturday, October, 18 at 1:00PM — Griffiss Air Force Base book signing & talk with author Peter Leonard; an Arcadia ‘Images of America' event |
Wednesday, October, 22 at 4:00PM— Utica School of Commerce exhibit opening and alumni reception |
Saturday, October, 25 at 1:00PM —H & R Block tax seminar w/ Michelle Strong, Senior Tax Advisor |
Thursday, October, 30 at 6:00PM— OCHS annual meeting & volunteer appreciation evening |
Wednesday, November, 5 at 6:00PM— We Shall Not Be Moved: The Struggle For Civil Rights by Allan Foote; SUNY Empire State College Lecture Series |
Saturday, November, 15 at 1:00PM— A discussion of our American Presidents by Presidential historian Ben Benson |
Saturday, November, 22, 10AM to 3PM— Second annual OCHS BIG Book and Bake Sale |
Programs are made possible
through sponsorships and with funds from the Decentralization
Program, a regrant program of the Central New York Community
Arts Council, Inc. |
