Abstract
The Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario was a War Relocation Authority program founded in 1944 with the goal of temporarily sheltering victims of the Holocaust. In August of 1944, 982 refugees were ferried to Fort Ontario where they would be temporarily housed for an…
This essay was originally published in the 1940 OCHS Yearbook. Please note that this essay was published over 80 years ago. While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times offensive. The Oswego County Historical Society does not stand by the language used in…
Collection Highlights
The Oswego County Historical Society has been collecting records and artifacts related to Oswego County history for over 125 years. View our collections highlights to see some of the most frequented collections. Please note that not all of our collections are available publicly yet. Inquiries into…
The Richardson-Bates House was built in two stages as a private residence for Maxwell B. Richardson, a local attorney, real estate broker and two-term mayor of Oswego, NY. A lifelong bachelor, Max lived in the house with his widowed mother Naomi Richardson, his divorced sister Harriet Richardson Bates…
Thank you for your interest in visiting the Richardson-Bates House Museum. Tours of the museum are guided and take approximately one hour.
Hours
The Richardson-Bates House Museum is open from April to December for guided tours, events, and more. The 2024 season begins on Thursday, April 11, 2024.…
We encourage researchers to browse curated highlights from the Oswego County Historical Society's collections, including artifacts from Dr. Mary Walker, the Richardson-Bates family's furnishings, and more. After viewing the highlights, take a deep-dive into our repository on New York Heritage. visit our new york heritage repository
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This essay was originally published in the 1940 OCHS Yearbook. Please note that this essay was published over 80 years ago. While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times offensive. The Oswego County Historical Society does not stand by the language used in…