Fort Ontario State Historic Site will host the Fort Ontario Dance-Off 2016 beginning at noon March 26. The event will be filmed as part of an online museum-themed video competition. All members of the community are welcome to participate.
Today (Sept. 21), the Governor announced the nomination of 27 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Nominated in Oswego is the Fort Ontario Military Reservation. The nomination expands and replaces an earlier National Register listing to obtain a more accurate and inclusive boundary more reflective of the fort’s military history.
Join crafters, artists, artisans, kite fliers, and others for FortFest at Fort Ontario State Historic Site on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the festival which will be held on the grounds outside the old fort is free.
Oswego kicked off a 200th anniversary commemoration on Saturday with the War of 1812 Symposium. The event, at The American Foundry, consisted of a series of lectures which focused on Oswego County’s role in the War of 1812. Several local historians and history buffs attended.
Fort Ontario State Historic Site will offer its popular guided ghost tours on Oct. 8, 9, and 10 from 7 to 9 p.m Located at the north end of East Fourth Street in Oswego, Fort Ontario is considered one of the 10 most haunted places in the United States by purported experts on the paranormal.
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