Skip to content Skip to footer

Search: Scriba

Two Famous Abolitionists of Oswego County

Essays
Paper Presented Before the Oswego Historical Society, September 30, 1940, by Miss Elizabeth Simpson, Vice-President of the Society When Miss Schuelke gave her scholarly paper on the Underground Railroad before this Society last year she quoted from Siebert the names of two local anti-slavery workers—James C. Jackson and…

Read more

Battle of Oswego in 1814

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 While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times offensive.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

Research & Archives

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…

Sponsors & Grantors

Because Oswego County Historical Society is privately-funded and nearly all-volunteer, we rely on event sponsors and awarded grants to accomplish our mission of being the premier resource for Oswego County history. We are incredibly thankful to the generous supporters of our ongoing projects, listed below. Sponsors Apartments-On-Fifth, LLC.…

The Oswego County Historical Society seeks to interpret its collections to connect the community to past, present and future topics relevant to local history, and to promote a public interest in Oswego County’s historical resources.

Address

Richardson-Bates House Museum
135 E. 3rd St., Oswego, NY 13126

Hours

Thurs. – Sat.: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
April through December

© 2024 Oswego County Historical Society. All rights reserved. Ozeum theme by ThemeRex.