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Utica

19th Century Oneida County Records Return Home

September 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

oneida county history center logoOneida County History Center (OCHC) Trustee and Volunteer Barbara Granato recently acquired 19 boxes of records from county archives that the clerk’s office was removing from storage to be returned to their rightful homes in the town or village where they originated.

The records date from the 1840s, 1850s, and early 1900s and include birth, marriage, deaths, orders of filiation, indentures, and commitments to orphanages. Granato spent 10 months organizing, photographing, and transcribing each record. [Read more…] about 19th Century Oneida County Records Return Home

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Archives, Genealogy, Oneida County, Oneida County History Center, Utica

Oneida History Center Names New Director, 1st Woman To Hold Position

September 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

oneida county history center logoThe Oneida County History Center (OCHC) has named Rebecca M. McLain as the new Executive Director.

McLain is the first woman to hold the position of Executive Director of the Center, which was founded in 1876. [Read more…] about Oneida History Center Names New Director, 1st Woman To Hold Position

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

A Visit To The Deansboro, Oneida Co, CCC Camp

May 27, 2020 by Richard Williams 3 Comments

Deansboro CCC Camp flag pole and three buildingsDuring the Great Depression of the 1930s the federal government started numerous programs to provide jobs. One, based on an earlier New York State program established by then Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

The CCC employed about 3.5 million young men nationwide, with about 210,00 of them at 116 camps across New York State. The camps, for men only, were supervised by the U.S. Army and the Soil Conservation Commission. [Read more…] about A Visit To The Deansboro, Oneida Co, CCC Camp

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: CCC, Clinton County, Great Depression, Oneida County, Utica

Utica Slavers & Slave Rescues

May 14, 2020 by Richard Williams Leave a Comment

Before the Civil War fugitive slave laws were passed (notably in 1787, 1793, and 1850) to encourage the capture and re-enslavement of people who had run away from slavery.

In New York, abolitionist sentiment was particularly strong, though not universal. Many New Yorkers believed that only the federal government could regulate slavery, and they had spoken on the matter to give wide support for the recapture of escaped enslaved people. [Read more…] about Utica Slavers & Slave Rescues

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Oneida County, Slavery, Utica

The Cholera Pandemic of 1832 in New York State

May 7, 2020 by Richard Williams 4 Comments

Hand bill from the New York City Board of Health in 1832 courtesy New York Historical SocietyHistory shows that several pandemics have struck in New York State – one of the less remembered is known as the Second Cholera Pandemic of 1832.

New York was among the most thoroughly scourged among the states.

[Read more…] about The Cholera Pandemic of 1832 in New York State

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Buffalo, Erie Canal, Medical History, New York City, Public Health, Utica

‘Prince Hal’ Schumacher: A North Country Baseball Legend

April 19, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Harold Schumacher Goudey cardA celebrity sports delegation attended the Saint Lawrence University commencement on June 12, 1933.

“It was the first occasion that a major league ball team had ever came here to see one of their number receive his degree,” the Ogdensburg Journal reported. “In fact, it was the first time that such a ball team ever came to the village.”

Twenty-two members of the New York Giants were at the university campus at Canton to see standout pitcher Harold Henry “Prince Hal” Schumacher graduate. [Read more…] about ‘Prince Hal’ Schumacher: A North Country Baseball Legend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: Baseball, Hinckley, Major League Baseball, sports, Sports History, St Lawrence University, Utica

Frank Johnson’s Story: An Enslaved Man’s Experiences

January 15, 2020 by Deirdre Sinnott 4 Comments

NY Hospital 1640Sometime around 1797, a baby boy of African descent was born in Oneida County. He didn’t live a very long life, yet his experiences reveal much about the institution of slavery in New York State.

All we know for certain about Frank Johnson’s birthdate is that it preceded the passage of the 1799 Gradual Emancipation Act, thereby making him a “slave for life,” as he was called by the man who owned him according to the law. That man, Alexander Bryan Johnson, born in England in 1786, followed his father to Utica, New York arriving in 1801. There he became an important man, involved with the merchandising business, banking, writing, and gaining recognition as a public intellectual. There is still a park named after him in Utica. [Read more…] about Frank Johnson’s Story: An Enslaved Man’s Experiences

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: African American History, Black History, Medical History, New York City, Oneida County, Slavery, Utica

10th Mtn Division in World War II Talk in Utica

December 1, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

10th Mountain Division soldierThe ranks of the 10th Mountain Division during World War Two were filled by men who in civilian life were already proficient in skiing and mountaineering.

They were shipped to the Italian front and their actions in the Apennine Mountains and the Alps led to the German surrender in Italy on May 2, 1945. The division was disbanded in late 1945, but reestablished in the 1980s, and is based today at Fort Drum, in Watertown, New York. [Read more…] about 10th Mtn Division in World War II Talk in Utica

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Books, Military History, Mohawk Valley, Oneida County History Center, Utica, World War Two

History Center Bookstore Returning to Utica Mall

November 17, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oneida County History Center satellite bookstoreThe Oneida County History Center is set to return to the Sangertown Square Mall in Utica for its 10th year this coming holiday season to operate its satellite bookstore. The store will be located in Center Court by Mr. Smoothie & Zales, and provides extended hours to meet your busy holiday schedule. It also offers a great selection of local history titles and merchandise. [Read more…] about History Center Bookstore Returning to Utica Mall

Filed Under: Books, Events, History Tagged With: Books, Holidays, Mohawk Valley, Oneida County, Oneida County History Center, Utica

Haudenosaunee Folklore & Indigenous Tales in Utica

October 31, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Legend of the Three Sisters provided by Oneida Indian NationThe Iroquois or Haudenosaunee are a historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy in North America. Storytelling is an important component of Haudenosaunee culture. Oral traditions and legends have been passed from generation to generation, teaching communities how to live, act, and care for one another, as well as how to manage during the unpredictable seasons. [Read more…] about Haudenosaunee Folklore & Indigenous Tales in Utica

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Folklore, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Mohawk Valley, Native American History, Oneida County History Center, Utica

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