Search Results for “Fort Ontario” – Oswego County Historical Society

Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter

Evelyn FrederiksenDaily Life, Jewish Diaspora, WWII

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…

The Black 369th in Oswego

Evelyn FrederiksenEssays, People, Politics & War

by James J. Cummings Mr. Cummings is a graduate of the State University College at Oswego. While writing this paper he was a student in the honors program of the S.U.C.O. history department and contributed this research in a class in urban history. Although Oswego in its earlier…

Battle of Oswego in 1814

Evelyn FrederiksenEssays, People, Politics & War

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 While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times offensive.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…

Oswego Harbor—Past and Present

Evelyn FrederiksenEssays, Industry

Featured Image: Oswego Harbor, c. 1931. Oswego County Historical Society - Building Photos Collection 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 While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times…

Pioneer Oswego County Preachers and Their Churches

Evelyn FrederiksenEssays

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 While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times offensive.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…

Research & Archives

Joey Sweener

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…

Historic Site Recommendations

Joey Sweener

Once you're done touring the Richardson-Bates House Museum, there are plenty of other places where history is happening in Oswego County. Visit these other historic sites, and tell them we sent you! Bridge House Museum 55 State St., Phoenix (315) 695-1308 www.bridgehousebrats.com Casey’s Cottage Mexico Point…

History of the Richardson-Bates

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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…

Plan Your Visit

Steve Vicario

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.…

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Fort Ontario Historically Distinguished Among Forts Yet Garrisoned