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Oneida County History Center

‘Utica: An Olmsted City’ Doc Screening & Discussion

June 19, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Proctor Park c. 1920 courtesy Oneida County History CenterThe Oneida County History Center will host a screening and discussion of  “Utica: An Olmsted City,” a series of six short videos discussing the origins, significance, and evolution of five neighborhoods, the parks and parkway system designed for Utica by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., the preeminent landscape American architect, set for June 22nd.

This program will include a brief introduction and a question-and-answer session with the film’s creators, local historian and Olmsted City Chair Phil Bean, and videographer Dennis Dewey. [Read more…] about ‘Utica: An Olmsted City’ Doc Screening & Discussion

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Documentary, Oneida County History Center

Oneida County Black History Photo ID & Documentation Event

June 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Black History Detectives courtesy Oneida County History CenterThe Oneida County History Center and For the Good Inc. will host a community photo identification, and documentation event on Friday, June 17th, to commemorate Juneteenth and encourage the preservation of Black History in Oneida County. [Read more…] about Oneida County Black History Photo ID & Documentation Event

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Hamilton College, Oneida County History Center

Phrenology in New York State: Manifestations of the Mind

June 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Phren HeadWhile phrenology often merits only a footnote in modern examinations of social and medical history, it played an important role in how people regarded themselves and others during the formative years of the 1840s.

Influencing topics as varied as courtship, employment, criminal justice, abolition, medicine, and suffrage, phrenology was intertwined throughout the everyday lives of many. [Read more…] about Phrenology in New York State: Manifestations of the Mind

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

Oneida County History Center Seeks Hall of Fame Nominations

June 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

oneida county history center logoThe Oneida County History Center has announced they are seeking nominations for the 2022 Historical Hall of Fame and Living Legends Awards. This campaign strives to honor outstanding members of the community, past and present, for their service as leaders, pioneers, and advocates, and for their efforts in furthering the region’s industries, culture, and educational opportunities. Inductees are honored at an annual awards ceremony held each fall and through a permanent display in the History Center’s exhibit gallery. [Read more…] about Oneida County History Center Seeks Hall of Fame Nominations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

A Walking Tour of Utica’s Historic Shoe District

June 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

shoe collage courtesy OCHCUtica, New York once had a thriving shoe manufacturing industry, producing as many as two thousand pairs of shoes a day. The factories were located within a few blocks of each other near the current train station.

The first shoe factory in Utica is believed to have been started in 1837 by John Cantwell. He had a shop at 3 Catharine Street, where he employed over a dozen employees making “the finest shoes and boots in Central New York.”

Shoe manufacturing became mechanized when steam engines began to be used in factories and large-scale operations flourished in the 1870s and 80s when Utica made 1,500 – 2,000 pairs of shoes each day. [Read more…] about A Walking Tour of Utica’s Historic Shoe District

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

Civilian Conservation Corps in the Tug Hill Region

May 19, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Built To Last The Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps GraphicThe Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), sometimes called Roosevelt’s Tree Army, was a public works program first developed under NYS Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and brought into the New Deal when Roosevelt became President.

This program offered paid opportunities for young men during the Great Depression to sow the seeds of environmental conservation and civil development projects throughout the United States.

[Read more…] about Civilian Conservation Corps in the Tug Hill Region

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center, Tug Hill Plateau

Rev. George Fisher: Utica’s John Phillip Sousa Connection

May 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

oneida county history center logoWhen the John Phillip Sousa Band made a concert stop in Utica 125 years ago, Sousa conducted the Knights of Columbus March and Two-Step, composed by Utican Professor George H. Fischer. Fischer, who was then the Music Director at Saint John’s Church in Utica, sat in at the piano with the Sousa Band.

Fischer’s career spanned 67 years and played a major role in the music scene in the Mohawk Valley. His music was published by J. Fischer & Brothers Music of New York City, played all over the world, and was even performed by the John Phillip Sousa Band. [Read more…] about Rev. George Fisher: Utica’s John Phillip Sousa Connection

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

Labor Union Songs Concert in Utica on Saturday

April 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Labor Union SongsLabor unions in the late 1800s, and early 1900s were powerful in solidarity and activism and included songs to motivate and give hope.  The Oneida County History Center will host musicians Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle to sing songs of the labor unions on Saturday, April 30th.

This program presents a variety of songs and historical narratives about the development and progress of the Labor Movement. [Read more…] about Labor Union Songs Concert in Utica on Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

A Brief History of Savage Arms

April 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Marine assembling a World War one era Savage Arms made Lewis Machine Gun at the company's factory in Utica (National Archives photo)Savage Arms played an integral role in weapons production for the First and Second World Wars. The local company sent its arms business to Massachusetts after the Allies defeated the Axis Powers in WWII, and began to manufacture ice cream coolers and washing machines.

By the 1960s, this once-prominent company that employed thousands in the Utica area closed its local operation. [Read more…] about A Brief History of Savage Arms

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

Oneida County History Center Announces 2022 Telethon

April 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2021 Telethon phone bank at the History Center by Dana Nimey-OlneyThe Oneida County History Center has announced the 17th Annual Telethon presented by the Bank of Utica.

The telethon is the History Center’s signature fundraising event of the year and will be broadcast live on WUTR-TV and stream on CNYHomepage.com on Wednesday, May 18th, from 5 to 8 pm. [Read more…] about Oneida County History Center Announces 2022 Telethon

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

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